Mumbai, Dec 24: Indian cricket went through another disheartening year both on and off the field, starting with the national side failing to defend its World Cup title to Indian Premier League (IPL) sides Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) being suspended by the Supreme Court-appointed Justice Lodha Committee in the spot fixing and betting scandal.
Co-hosts India who had won the World title after 28 years in 2011 under the leadership of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, failed to defend it in March 2015, as the visitors went down to Australia in the semi-finals by a big margin. Co-hosts Australia went on to clinch their fifth World title beating New Zealand.