Top 10 IPL controversies of all time

#7 Luke Pomersbach arrested for allegedly molesting a woman (2012)

A whiff of scandal was already clouding the league and the scent turned completely foul when a 27-year-old Luke Pomersbach was arrested by the Delhi police for allegedly molesting an American Indian woman. The incident came just two days after the Shah Rukh Khan incident at the Wankhede Stadium and did nothing to enhance the flagging reputation of the league.

The RCB batsman was subsequently charged under multiple sections of the Indian Penal Code. It was alleged by the lady in question that Pomersbach had followed her into the bedroom and indulged in some unscrupulous behaviour. When the victim’s fiancée intervened, he was apparently beaten up by the Australian.

The case was later settled out of court and the charges against Pomersbach were dropped.