Victories, defeats, success stories, failures and controversies – all happened in 2025. Trophies and historic wins are remembered, but it’s controversies that stick out. 2025 was riddled with some shocking, tragic and unsavory moments.
Year-Ender 2025: Major cricket controversies in 2025
Asia Cup trophy drama
After Team India refused to take the Men’s Asia Cup trophy from the current ACC and PCB chief, Mohsin Naqvi, they were forced to return home empty-handed. The Men in Blue didn’t want to receive the trophy from Naqvi, who is Pakistan’s Minister of Interior and Narcotics Control. The Asia Cup trophy remains locked at ACC’s office in Dubai.
The Asia Cup trophy is still locked inside Mohsin Naqvi’s office in Dubai. pic.twitter.com/djTMmLX019
— Nibraz Ramzan (@nibraz88cricket) November 11, 2025Tragic RCB stampede
In what is the most tragic moment involving cricket, 11 people were left dead, and around 50 were injured. During RCB’s celebrations after their maiden IPL title run, several suffered during a deadly stampede. In the aftermath, RCB was taken to court, and M Chinnaswamy Stadium has been labelled as ‘unfit for mass gathering’ and hasn’t hosted a match yet.
India-Pakistan captains photoshoot controversy
There wasn’t any captain’s shoot in the two major ICC events in 2025: the Men’s Champions Trophy and the Women’s ODI World Cup. The first didn’t happen since Rohit Sharma didn’t travel to Pakistan, the hosts of the event. The second didn’t happen since Pakistan wasn’t allowed to travel to India.
India-Pakistan handshake gate
In the aftermath of the India-Pakistan skirmish in May, Team India didn’t shake hands with Pakistan before or after their first Men’s Asia Cup match on September 14. This happened in the next two matches and drew criticism for disregarding ‘spirit of cricket.’ This continued. It happened in the Women’s ODI World Cup and every other event following, junior or otherwise.
#WATCH : Team India refused to shake hands with Pakistan after their Asia Cup win. Earlier, captains Suryakumar Yadav and Salman Ali Agha avoided any interaction, even refraining from a handshake.#AsiaCup #INDvsPAK #Cricket #TeamIndia #MenInBlue #IndianCricket #INDvPAK… pic.twitter.com/ibxfUEtvnu
— upuknews (@upuknews1) September 14, 2025Yash Dayal accused of rape
Yash Dayal has been accused of rape by two women, one of whom was a minor when the alleged crime took place. The left-arm pacer hasn’t played a competitive match since RCB’s campaign ended in June 2025. Despite this, Dayal has been retained by RCB for IPL 2026. If incriminated under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, he could face a jail term of over 10 years.
Australian women cricketers harassed
In what was a remarkable Women’s ODI World Cup for India, one moment marred the tournament. 2 Australian women’s cricketers were stalked and molested by a man while returning to the team hotel from a cafe in Indore. The man was arrested, and BCCI apologised for the unfortunate incident.
BCCI’s Dharamshala misstep
The BCCI came under fire after they decided to continue hosting a match during the India-Pakistan skirmish. On May 8, the board decided to host a match between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals in Dharamsala, despite the stadium being just 200 kilometres from Pakistan. The crowd was evacuated, citing floodlight failure, but the match was abandoned due to security reasons.
Handshake gate 2.0: Ben Stokes
During the India vs England 4th Test, Ben Stokes was ready to shake hands on the fifth day at The Oval. India had fought tooth and nail to draw the match after being 0/2. From there, the visitors scored 425 runs. However, before Washington Sundar and Ravindra Jadeja could score hundreds, in their 80s, Stokes offered India to end the match. When they denied him, the England captain was mouthing them both off and decided to bowl Harry Brook in spite.
The game was done, but the drama wasn’t #SonySportsNetwork #GroundTumharaJeetHamari #ENGvIND #NayaIndia #DhaakadIndia #TeamIndia #ExtraaaInnings pic.twitter.com/zErsvC4XkA
— Sony Sports Network (@SonySportsNetwk) July 27, 2025Jasprit Bumrah & Shukri Conrad’s comments
In the India vs South Africa Test series, two unfortunate comments stoked controversy. The first was Jasprit Bumrah using a slur for Temba Bavuma while talking about his diminutive stature. The second was South Africa head coach Shukri Conrad using the word ‘grovel’, which was previously associated with racist connotations. Both Bumrah and Conrad apologised, and the controversy ended.
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