Top 10 controversies in cricket in 2023 feat. Virat Kohli vs Naveen and Ashes
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1 - Mitchell Marsh's feet on World Cup trophy act did not go well with many fans with Mohammed Shami expressing his disappointment too
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2 - Usman Khawaja tried raising his voice for the Gaza crisis through logo and messages on his shoes and bat in Test matches against Pakistan but was stopped by the ICC
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3 - Khawaja was also reprimanded by the ICC for wearing a black armband during the AUS vs PAK Perth Test. He said he would contest for it
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4 - Angelo Matthews was timed out by Shakib Al Hasan during the SL vs BAN World Cup game and the incident hogged the limelight
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5 - The David Warner vs Mitchell Johnson saga showed bitterness between the two
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6 - Jonny Bairstow's famous stump-out by Alex Carey took the tensions to the stratosphere in the Ashes 2023
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7 - The MCC members confronted Australian players at the Lord's long room after the Bairstow dismissal
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8 - In the fifth and last Ashes Test, a ball change became a fresh point of controversy with Australians claiming the ball looked fresher than the one being already used
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9 - Naveen-ul-Haq and Gautam Gambhir were involved in a heated exchange with Virat Kohli in the IPL 2023
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10 - Harmanpreet Kaur's act of breaking the stumps, criticising the umpires and making shocking statements to Bangladesh players say a two-match ban
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