Ever since the inception of Indian Premier League in 2008, it has acted as a launchpad for the youngsters. Even for the retired cricketers, the tournament is a means to showcase that they still have it in them. And each competition similar to the IPL has had its share of controversies and disruptions.
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The controversies have resulted in the players or athletes receiving bans or getting suspended for one reason or the other. Pakistan players, who played in the first edition, couldn’t play further due to the 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai. Australia’s David Warner and Steve Smith couldn’t feature in IPL 2018 after Cricket Australia imposed a ban on them due to the sandpaper scandal. And yet, there still exist players who faced bans or suspensions for bizarre reasons.
We take a look at five players who got banned for weird reasons in IPL:
Luke Pomersbach:
Australian batsman Luke Pomersbach had been playing for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2012 and experienced a hot and cold season with them. In total, he played 17 matches in the lucrative league, mustering 302 runs at a strike rate of 122.76.
Things took a turn for the worse when a woman accused the Australian of sexually assaulting her and handing a beating to her fiance. Subsequently, he got arrested by the Delhi police. For this very reason, RCB had banned him from the subsequent games of the season.
A US national had also filed a case on Pomersbach for giving them a blow in their hotel room for which the cops detained him. He received a bail; however, had to surrender his passport.