5 times when cricketers were penalised for ball tampering

#2 Pakistan cricket team

Pakistan is the only team to have forfeited a Test match

Pakistan and controversy are two rods that go hand in hand. Either of their players, coaches, ex-cricketers or board are often seen getting involved in some controversy or the other.

What happened in 2006, though was a one of its kind event. In the Oval test of the 2006 series against England, on-field umpires accused the Pakistan team of ball tampering and awarded the English team with five penalty runs apart from changing the ball.

Post the tea break on the fourth day, the Pakistan team did not take the field. Taking note of the incident, the two umpires directed Pakistan skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq to resume play and the duo of Billy Doctrove and Darell Hair once again reached the pitch fifteen minutes later.

The umpires waited for the visitors to take the field for another two minutes, failing which they remove the bails and awarded the test match to England in accordance with the laws of cricket, claiming a Pakistan forfeiture.

Pakistan, who took the field 25 minutes later, protested the decision of the umpires, but to no avail. This was and remains the only instance of a test match forfeiture in the 141-year history of cricket.