10 most controversial cricketers of all time

#2 Mohammad Asif (Pakistan)

Pakistan's Bad Boy

There was a time around 2006 when Mohammad Asif was one of the most promising cricketers in the world. Fast forward to 2010, and the man was easily the most hated person in the whole cricketing world. Famous for his impressive line and lengths as well as his ability to swing the ball in either direction, Asif was on course to becoming the greatest bowlers in Pakistan's history, which sadly never became reality due to the controversies that he got himself involved into.

Along with fellow fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar, Asif was the centre of focus of the infamous drug-scandal that jolted Pakistan Cricket in 2006. Accused of using performance-enhancing drugs to improve their bowling speed, Asif was banned by the PCB for one full year from any type of organised cricket. In 2008, Asif was tested positive for steroids during the inaugural IPL and was subsequently suspended for the next season.

However, none of his controversies even come close to the infamous match-fixing scandal from 2010. Asif, along with fellow bowler Mohammad Amir, were found guilty of taking money from the bookies and fixing matches by bowling huge no-balls during the course of the match. The duo, along with captain Salman Butt, were suspended by ICC for terms of between 5 and 10 years. The trio was also imprisoned by London police, with Asif given 1 year of imprisonment.