MUMBAI – In a bid to ensure a corruption-free World Cup following the spot-fixing scandal, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has banned players and team officials from tweeting during matches. The decision, an initiative of ICC’s Anti-Corruption and Security Unit, was intended to restrain the players and officials from any possible approach by people with links to illegal betting during World Cup matches.
The move from the ICC came in response to Australian team manager Steve Bernard’s tweets which attracted more than 1,100 followers to his @stevebernard37 account in the past six months, including during the Ashes and the subsequent ODI series, according to a report in the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper.
