5 Indian cricketers who have been called for chucking in last 5 years

#3 Rajesh Pawar

Rajesh Pawar

Thirteen years of First-class cricket and 17,394 balls in the long form of domestic cricket apparently failed to matter when Rajesh Pawar was called for throwing in a league match for Baroda against Delhi in 2009. Agonizing as it was, Pawar went on, without complaint, to the NCA in order to rectify his action.

He had toured the Indian Test team to Bangladesh and had been a frequent member of the India A team in Australia and Zimbabwe. However, the India label didn’t help as he was forced to alter his run-up and adjust his stride before receiving BCCI’s permit to play domestic cricket.

Delhi Daredevils signed him up on his comeback, but, at 33 years of age, the left-arm spinner had little hopes of donning the Indian jersey again. Meanwhile, the domestic circuit turned out to be unforgiving as Pawar went from door to door in search of vacancies before Andhra Cricket Association finally hired his services in 2012.