Top 5 instances of players being led into blunders by their captains

Trevor Chappell is known for the underarm incident
Trevor Chappell is known for the underarm incident

#3 Herschelle Gibbs (Captain: Hansie Cronje)

Gibbs faced lot of heat following match-fixing allegations
Gibbs faced
lot
of heat following match-fixing allegations

The match-fixing saga in 2000 shocked the whole cricketing fraternity. There were names after names that kept coming out and that were linked to match-fixing. Gibbs was one such player who was involved in the who scandal.

Gibbs, the right-handed opener, is known for a lot of amazing innings. His 175 against Australia helped SA chase a record total of 414.

However, his image was tarnished after the revelation that he accepted money from bookmakers. Gibbs later revealed that it was his Captain Hansie Cronje, who introduced him to bookmakers.

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