IPL: Courting controversies with franchises. | After IPL-IV, Kochi Tuskers Kerala was scrapped from IPL, after it had failed to pay franchise fee. Also, discrepancies were found in the ownership of the franchise 2012 (IPL-V): | Pune Warriors threatened to pull out of IPL before scheduled auc- tions, as BCCI did not heed its request for an additional foreign player. Tussles over fee emerge. Its request for open auction with no player retention was also rejected. | Royal Challengers Bangalore cricketer 2008 (IPL-I): 2010 (IPL-III): Luke Pomersbach (Bottom) arrested for harassing NRI Zohal Hameed and | (Top Left) Harbhajan Singh, then | BCCI suspends Lalit Modi for misap- beating up her boyfriend. Dispute stand-in captain of Mumbai propriation of funds. Then junior settled out of court Indians, slaps S Sreesanth (then foreign minister Shashi Tharoor with Kings XI Punjab), after Mumbai resigns after investigations revealed | Life ban on Deccan Chargers pacer Indians loses a match in Mohali. his role in bringing Kochi Tuskers T P Sudhindra, after he was caught After a BCCI investigation, Harbhajan Kerala on board with his then girl- agreeing to spot-fix matches in a is suspended for 11 matches friend Sunanda Pushkar, who was sting operation. Five-year ban on also involved in dealings UP pacer Shalabh Srivastava on 2009 (IPL-II): being caught agreeing to fix | IPL shifted to South Africa, owing to 2011 (IPL-IV): matches. Mohnish Mishra, Amit general elections. Allegations of | (Top Right) Manish Pandey banned Yadav and Abhinav Bali get foreign exchange violations surface. by IPL governing council for four one-year bans for unsubstantiated A year later, the Enforcement matches on allegations he had bragging. Directorate issues ‘red corner’ indulged in underhand dealings | Pune Warrior players Rahul against Lalit Modi, then IPL Sharma and Wayne Parnell chief. caught in a rave party in | Kings XI co-owner Mohit Mumbai. Burman is beaten up by | Deccan Chargers scrapped security guards who from IPL, after it failed to pay alleged he behaved franchisee fee to BCCI improperly with a lady spectator. 2013 (IPL-VI): | Shah Rukh Khan and John | Delhi Police arrests Buchanan’s decision of S Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila multiple captaincy creates and Ankeet Chavan of rifts in the Kolkata Knight Rajasthan Royals for alleged Riders, with blogger ‘Fake spot fixing IPL Player’ creating a flutter (Source: Agencies, published reports).