IPL controversy: There are only a few days left for the Indian Premier League 2025 to start. This 18th season of IPL starts from 22 March. The final match will be played on 25 May. The first match will be played between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the Eden Gardens.
A total of 74 matches will be played between these 10 teams in 65 days in the IPL 2025 season. Let us tell you that the history of IPL is as interesting as it is surrounded by controversies. From the first season to the 17th season, many major controversies have been associated with. Today we will learn about the special and 5 big controversies of IPL.
Founder who started IPL was expelled
This grand and big tournament, Indian Premier League, was started by Lalit Modi. He worked very hard for him. But after the first three seasons, Lalit Modi was shown the way out.
In fact, Lalit Modi was accused of irregularities in IPL financial matters. Due to this, he was excluded from the league. Lalit Modi was found guilty in 5 major cases including Rajasthan Royals and Suspected auction of Kings XI Punjab teams, irregularities in the broadcast deal with Soni. Currently Lalit Modi has been declared a fugitive in India and he lives in Vanuatu.
Harbhajan slaps Sreesanth
The IPL 2013 season was in the discussion not only for his exciting matches but also for a dispute between Harbhajan Singh and S Sreesanth. On the 12th day of the beginning of this season, the match was played between Mumbai Indians (Mi) and Punjab Kings (then Kings XI Punjab). Mumbai suffered defeat in this match.
After this, Sreesanth described Harbhajan Singh as ‘unfortunate’. On hearing this word, Harbhajan got angry and slapped Sreesanth on the field. On which he was seen crying and the matter became even more heated. Harbhajan was banned for this act. While the BCCI also dropped him out of 5 ODIs. However, now both have become good friends.
One year ban on Jadeja
In the IPL, franchisees keep offering attractive offers to players. Many players get caught in this trap, while many remain honest. Star all -rounder Ravindra Jadeja got caught in one such case. At that time he was playing for Rajasthan Royals (RR). But he was signing a deal to join Mumbai Indians without informing his franchise.
The matter was brought to the notice of Rajasthan franchise and IPL Governing Council. Jadeja was later found guilty and banned for one year. After joining Kerala in the 2011 season, Jadeja later became part of the Chennai Super Kings (CSK).
Three players were found guilty of match fixing
The 2013 IPL season was in the news due to spot fixing and betting. Then, in the fixing case, the names of three players of Rajasthan Royals S Sreesanth, Ankit Chavan and Ajit Chandila came out. A case was registered against all of them and they were also found guilty.
After this, the BCCI imposed a lifetime ban on these players from the IPL. Apart from this, the BCCI convicted Gurunath Meiyappan, son -in -law of Chennai owner N Srinivasan and Raj Kundra, owner of Rajasthan in a betting case. Due to which Rajasthan and Chennai teams were banned for two years (2016-2017).
There was a lot of controversy between Virat and Gambhir.
Veteran cricketers Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli are also not away from controversies. There was also a season when the two clashed during the match. There was a lot of debate between them. This dispute was also very much discussed.
In a match played in the 2023 season, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) defeated Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) by 18 runs. After this match, Virat Kohli and Lucknow team bowler Naveen ul Haq clashed again while shaking hands. During this, Kohli also had a severe debate. Then the players had to intervene.
