Amidst the Covid-19 scare, the fans got to witness plenty of cricket this year. The inaugural edition of the World Test Championship concluded in 2021. New Zealand beat India by 8 wickets to lift the title. India toured England for a much anticipated Test Series. ICC T20 World Cup 2021 brought smiles to the faces of cricket fans across the world.
Currently, Australia are hosting England in the ongoing Ashes 2021-22 series. Along with cricketing action, what was frequent this year has been the controversies. The year 2021 witnessed some of the biggest controversies which rocked the cricketing world. On that note, we take a look at the five biggest cricketing controversies of 2021.
Five Biggest Cricketing Controversies Of 2021
Cricket Australia cancelled South Africa tour amidst the Covid-19 scare
Amidst the second wave of Covid-19, Cricket Australia decided the postpone the Test series between Australia and South Africa, which was scheduled to play from March 2021. Cricket Australia took the decision to not travel to South Africa as it could pose an unacceptable level of health and safety risk to the players, support staff, and community.
As a result of that, Cricket South Africa suffered huge losses financially. Australia too had to pay the price as they failed to reach the final of the World Test Championship.