Big Bash Bust-Up

Australian star Shane Warne was banned for one match and fined Aus $4,500 (US$4,700) after an ugly, foul-mouthed clash with West Indian Marlon Samuels during a Big Bash T20 match in Melbourne. (Photo by Michael Dodge/Getty Images)

Warne, Hurley At It Again!

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 12: Shane Warne of the Stars kisses Liz Hurley in the players rooms after winning the Big Bash League match between the Perth Scorchers and the Melbourne Stars at WACA on December 12, 2012 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images)

Ponting: The Week After

Former Australian cricket team captain Ricky Ponting waves to the crowd as he passes them in a vehicle on a lap of honour after he retired recently from international cricket at Bellerive Oval in Hobart December 14, 2012. REUTERS/David Gray (AUSTRALIA - Tags: SPORT CRICKET)

India vs England in Nagpur

Virat Kohli and Jonathan Trott exchange a few words on Day 4 of the fourth cricket Test between India and England at the Jamtha Stadium in Nagpur, Sunday, December 16, 2012. (c) BCCI

Virat Kohli – India’s performer of the year

2012 saw a young Turk making his presence felt, retirements galore as well as internal team controversies that saw former captains forced to sit out before making their comebacks. These are the cricket-related personalities who made the headlines this year.