All The Teams That Have Been Accused Of Ball Tampering, India Included

Ball-tampering is one of the many ways a fielding team sometimes tries to do to gain an unfair advantage by changing the condition of the ball in illegal ways. The fielding team tries to alter the c

3) South Africa - In 2010, Faf du Plessis was caught scuffing the ball against the zip of his trousers in a test match against Pakistan. The ball got changed and Pakistan was awarded five runs. Du Plessis was charged 50% of his match fees. 

The South African captain was once again charged for ball-tampering in 2016 against Australia. He was caught using mints to shine the ball. Du Plessis was fined by the match referee. 

In 2014, Vernon Philander was charged 75% of his match fee for ball-tampering. He scratched the ball with his fingers and thumbs during the match against Sri Lanka. 

4) India - Sachin Tendulkar was accused of ball-tampering in a test match against South Africa. The Match referee charged for scuffing with the seam of the ball however Tendulkar said that he was removing the grass from the ball with the permission of the on-field umpire. 

Rahul Dravid, in the 2004 ODI match against Zimbabwe, rubbed cough Lozenge to shine the ball. He was fined 50% of his match fee. 

5) Pakistan - Waqar Younis became the first player to be suspended for ball-tampering in 2000 and was fined 50% of his match fee. 

Shahid Afridi, in 2010, faced a two T20I match ban for biting the seam of the ball to readjust it. The ball was replaced. 

Apart from these five, New Zealand and Sri Lanka have also been accused of tampering with the ball in the past.