We have seen examples of many such players, whose entire cricket career was ruined due to their extravagance. There are many such players included in this list but the name of an Indian is also included in it.

This player of Team India was considered to be a superstar of the cricket world but he ruined his entire career because of his love for girls and alcohol. This player is none other than former Team India batsman Vinod Kambli.

Vinod Kambli was considered a promising player

Vinod Kambli was considered a promising player but he could not prove his talent and his international career was ruined. He was compared to former great batsman Sachin Tendulkar.

On one hand, Sachin focused his entire attention on cricket, while Kambli got involved in other things and because of this his cricket career did not last long.

There were many reasons for this because he started paying more attention to things other than cricket.

Vinod Kambli's career was ruined because of alcohol

Actually, Kambli's (Vinod Kambli) career was ruined because of alcohol and girls. It is believed that he started drinking alcohol and due to this his cricket career could not progress much. Alcohol affected his cricket and due to this he could not play for Team India for a long time.

Not only this, many times he was accused of being more interested in girls than cricket and due to this he had to be dropped from the team.

Kambli could not achieve even half the heights of Sachin with whom he was compared.

Cricket career of Vinod Kambli

Kambli has played 17 Test matches for India, in which he has scored 1084 runs at an average of 54.20. During this period, he has scored 4 centuries and 3 half-centuries. Apart from this, he has played 104 ODI matches, in which he has scored 2477 runs at an average of about 33.

Vinod has scored 2 centuries and 14 half-centuries in ODI cricket. Apart from this, his record in first class cricket has also been excellent and he has scored 9965 runs at an average of 60.

During this period, this legendary player has scored 35 centuries and 44 half-centuries.