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Saurav Ganguly is the most punished international cricketer. Of the six most censured international players (Ganguly, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Shoaib Akhtar, Glenn McGrath, Alistair Campbell and Harbhajan Singh), four are from the subcontinent.
The eight strikes against Ganguly:

2004-05: For slow over rate in the BCCI's Platinum Jubilee one-dayer against Pakistan at Calcutta.
Match referee: Clive Lloyd

2003-04: Slow over rate in the VB series between India, Australia and Zimbabwe in Australia.
Match referee: Clive Lloyd

2001-02: For not upholding the captain's responsibility to control player conduct for spirit of the game, second Test match against South Africa at Port Elizabeth.
Match referee: Mike Denness

2001-02: For gesturing at A.P. Arnold after dismissing him in India-Sri Lanka game at Colombo.
Match referee: C.W. Smith

2001-02: For raising bat, shaking head when given out lbw in India-New Zealand ODI at Colombo.
Match referee: C.W. Smith

2000-01: For showing dissent many times towards umpire C.K. Sathe during India-Zimbabwe ODI at Kanpur.
Match referee: B.N. Jarman

*1997-98: Showed bat to umpire David Shepherd after being judged lbw in third Test vs Australia at Bangalore.
Match referee: Peter van der Merwe

*1996-97: For continued aggressive appealing after a bat-pad query wasn't given out in third Test vs South Africa at Johannesburg.
Match referee: B.N. Jarman

—By Anant Gaundalkar

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