In Pics: Shahid Afridi to Chris Gayle, cricketers caught in sex scandals
Here are some big cricketers caught in sex scandals over the years. Check the full list which also involes a cricket umpire
Cricketers enjoy huge fandom and many male players have massive female following but sometimes they go one step ahead and do the big mistake of crossing the line. Here are some sex scandals involving some big names in international cricket. Check the list below.
Chris Gayle sex scandal
West Indian giant run-machine Chris Gayle was once caught with three british women in a Sri Lankan hotel room and thanks to West Indies security team, the women were handed over to the police and Gayle was saved from an embarrasment. He once again became headlines for wrong reasons for asking a TV presenter out on LIVE TV. He later apologised to her. (Image source: Twitter)
Shane Warne sex scandal
Warne was in a love affair with a popular British actress Elizabeth Liz Hurley and the two were dating each other after she gave divorce to businessman Arun Nayar. The relationship was going amazing before Warne cheated on the actress. While dating her, his pictures with London porn star Chlow Conrad surfaced and that led to Warne-Liz getting split. (Image source: Twitter)
Asad Rauf sex scandal
Pakistan umpire Asad Rauf was once blamed by a 21-year-old model from India for 'sexually exploiting' her. The then ICC Elite Panel umpire had denied the claim and said that she was a fan girl. However, the pictures of intimate moments between the two had gone viral. Defending himseld, Rauf had said, "I am 56 and happily married with two kids, and at my age how can I promise marriage to anyone else?"
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Herschelle Gibbs sex scandal
Gibbs was one such personality who made headlines for his off the field activities. He was among the Bad Boys of world cricket. In his book To The Point, he mentioned about sleeping with a hotel staff during the World Cup 1999.
"I just knew I was going to get a century. Perhaps the girl lying in bed beside me had inspired me. She worked at the hotel, where I had befriended her. I guess she was my lucky charm — she certainly was when it came to my batting. I just wish her powers had extended to my fielding and the bladdy dropped catch," he wrote.
(Image source: Twitter)
Kevin Pietersen sex scandal
Kevin Piersen had his share of controversies over the years. One of them includes his affair with Big Brother fame Vanessa Nimmo, who was dumped by KP over a SMS text. Furious after the break up, she had made a bold statement, saying: "Kevin was desperate for sex and kept pestering me all day. I certainly wasn’t hit for six by his performance."
(Image source: Twitter)
Shahid Afridi sex scandal
Shahid Afridi continues to have crazy female following even today. But once he was caught on the wrong side when he along side two other Pakistani cricketers - Hasan Raza and Atiq-uz-Zaman - were caught with some women in a hotel room in Karachi. The defended themselves by saying that these were their fans who had come from autographs but PCB did drop them from an upcoming tournament. (Source: Twitter)
