10 cricketers who have been arrested

Vinod Kambli and his wife were accused of assaulting their maid

#2 Makhaya Ntini

South African speedster Makhaya Ntini, was arrested for his involvement in a sexual assault controversy in 1998. The cricketer was arrested for raping a woman from East London. However, Ntini escaped a six year jail term, as the court proceedings could not prove him guilty. He was in jail for a short period of time. According to reports, fans of the first black player to play for the Proteas celebrated outside the court as Ntini was released.

He has a fantastic career record of bagging 309 wickets from the 101 tests he featured in and 266 wickets from 173 matches in the 50 over format of the game. Ntini has also been a part of the Indian Premier League, playing for Chennai Super Kings.

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