We all know once you become a successful cricketer at International level, a lot of things like money, fame and glamour follows. Some cricketers make the right use of it and some cricketers get distracted with sudden change of fortunes. The nexus of Bollywood heroines, models and struggling actresses with cricketers is being around since decades. It is also a known fact that most of them party in the same clubs and hotels. Many women are enchanted by the wealth of these cricketers and then there are many bookies too who use beautiful women as bait to lure the cricketers!
Cricket Cult brings to you 5 such sex scandals of cricketers that shocked the world.
Umpire Asad Rauf
Looking at this 60yr old umpire no one can ever makeout that he had an affair with a beautiful 21yr old Bollywood actress Leena Kapoor. The Pakistani umpire who is also in the ICC Elite panel of umpires was caught in an ugly scandal where Leena charged him of sexually exploiting her. She also further accused Asad Rauf that he had promised for a marriage which was all fake only to lure her to the bed. Various intimate pictures were leaked online and since then umpire Asad Rauf has got very less work to officiate in matches at International level.
Herschelle Gibbs
News24
As much as his contribution to South Africa Cricket, Gibbs will also be in the official list of Bad Boys of Cricket for his personality off the field. Gibbs in his book “To the Point” revealed the many sex scandals & dirty side of South African cricket which raised eyebrows of the cricket fraternity. Gibbs himself admitted in the 1998 World Cup, he was sleeping with a hotel waitress who actually proved to be her lucky charm as he ended up scoring a century the next day!
Sir Ian Botham
The Sun
Highly regarded as one of the finest all-rounder to have graced the game, Botham was a colorful personality off the field. Botham is also amongst the rare players to receive Knighthood from the Royal Palace. However, he came in the wrong news when he was caught having an affair with an Australian waitress which resulted in his wife divorcing him in 1979. Ian Botham also had a steamy affair in 1980’s with Miss Barbados Lindy Field where his hotel room was captured with a broken bed!
Chris Gayle
IPL T20 Matches
The big Jamaican bull is known for his extravagant lifestyle as he himself claims to “live like a king”. The West Indian all-rounder was caught with 3 British women in his Sri Lankan hotel room during the 2012 T20 World Cup. Gayle once even asked on air an Australian television reporter Mel Mclaughin for a date which raised the eyebrows of everyone! In one of the interviews with a journalist Charlotte Edwards, Gayle in a cheeky manner quoted “I have a very, very big bat”, a statement which did not go well with the media.
Shane Warne
Deccan Chronicle
Even though he is considered to be a legend on the field, Warne’s life off the field is equally contrasting! The Australian leg-spinner is known for multiple extra marital affairs and harassment charges. In 2006, he remained under scanner for harassing British nurse Donna Wright while he was also found getting naughty with 2 young 25yr old models. In 2006, Warne also found himself caught having fun with a stripper in Melbourne. In 2011, Warne again made headlines for kissing his then to be wife Elizabeth Hurley openly in a stadium in the 2011 IPL opening ceremony!