Melbourne, Feb 15 (PTI) In a bid to ensure a corruption-free World Cup following the spot-fixing scandal, the International Cricket Council 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 Ashes and the subsequent ODI series, according to a report in 'Sydney Morning Herald'.
The long-time manager was told soon after arriving in Bangalore with the team last week that he, as well as any other player or team official at the World Cup, had been banned from tweeting during matches.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
ICC bans use of twitter by players during World Cup
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World Cup: Mahendra Singh Dhoni , Sachin Tendulkar's cover down to a third
KOLKATA: Indian cricketers Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Sachin Tendulkar playing for the nation in the World Cup to restore the glory last achieved 27 years ago, are worth just a third of what they were when playing for the trimmed-down version of the game in the scandal-ridden Indian Premier League tournament. The highest cover for an individual player during the world cup would be Rs 5 crore a player, while it was Rs 15 crore in last year’s IPL.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has bought the cover from Oriental Insurance Company (OIC) at Rs 5 crore a player, which is divided into two parts — a personal accident insurance of Rs 2.5 crore and an equal amount of medical cover. “The cover sold by OIC will come into play on February 19 and will remain till April 2 — the final day of the Cup. It will include all the 15 players with a Rs 2.5-crore personal accident policy per player, and another Rs 2.5 crore insurance that will shield them against medical emergency , unforeseen medical expenses and loss of baggage to a maximum of $1,000 per player,” said R Bhatnagar, deputy general manager at Oriental Insurance.
World Cup will be played in India , Sri Lanka and Bangladesh and the cover will remain in effect in all these countries. During the 2010 IPL, Dhoni, the skipper for the Chennai Super Kings, had bagged a Rs 10-crore cover followed by Andrew Symonds of Deccan Chargers at Rs 9 crore and Sachin Tendulkar, the captain for Mumbai Indians, at Rs 7.5 crore. The highest cover went to the West Indies player Kieron Pollard from Mumbai Indians at Rs 15 crore —possibly the highest cover offered by any Indian cricket team to any of its players for matches played in India.
During the second IPL held in 2009, covers were higher than the IPL 2010 because it was held in South Africa and the highest cover went to Dhoni at Rs 50 crore. “The covers offered by Oriental Insurance during the IPL were roughly proportionate to the prices these players fetched during the auction. For example, Pollard fetched the highest price, so his cover was the highest,” said an insurance analyst.
However, this World Cup all players, including Dhoni, the skipper, and Sachin as well as all the others will have the same Rs 5-crore cover per player. The current covers for the cricket World Cup are just Rs 1 crore higher than the covers offered during the first IPL in 2008. During the 2008 IPL, Dhoni, Sachin and Saurav were insured with covers of Rs 4 crore each.
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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has bought the cover from Oriental Insurance Company (OIC) at Rs 5 crore a player, which is divided into two parts — a personal accident insurance of Rs 2.5 crore and an equal amount of medical cover. “The cover sold by OIC will come into play on February 19 and will remain till April 2 — the final day of the Cup. It will include all the 15 players with a Rs 2.5-crore personal accident policy per player, and another Rs 2.5 crore insurance that will shield them against medical emergency , unforeseen medical expenses and loss of baggage to a maximum of $1,000 per player,” said R Bhatnagar, deputy general manager at Oriental Insurance.
World Cup will be played in India , Sri Lanka and Bangladesh and the cover will remain in effect in all these countries. During the 2010 IPL, Dhoni, the skipper for the Chennai Super Kings, had bagged a Rs 10-crore cover followed by Andrew Symonds of Deccan Chargers at Rs 9 crore and Sachin Tendulkar, the captain for Mumbai Indians, at Rs 7.5 crore. The highest cover went to the West Indies player Kieron Pollard from Mumbai Indians at Rs 15 crore —possibly the highest cover offered by any Indian cricket team to any of its players for matches played in India.
During the second IPL held in 2009, covers were higher than the IPL 2010 because it was held in South Africa and the highest cover went to Dhoni at Rs 50 crore. “The covers offered by Oriental Insurance during the IPL were roughly proportionate to the prices these players fetched during the auction. For example, Pollard fetched the highest price, so his cover was the highest,” said an insurance analyst.
However, this World Cup all players, including Dhoni, the skipper, and Sachin as well as all the others will have the same Rs 5-crore cover per player. The current covers for the cricket World Cup are just Rs 1 crore higher than the covers offered during the first IPL in 2008. During the 2008 IPL, Dhoni, Sachin and Saurav were insured with covers of Rs 4 crore each.
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Tendulkar to play, Zaheer rested against New Zealand
CHENNAI: "The heartbeat goes up just a bit when you are in a match-situation. The competitive edge and the intensity stay, and you know whether those outside edges are going straight to slips or racing away to the boundary," India skipper MS Dhoni explained the importance of another practice match ahead of their World Cup opener against Bangladesh in Mirpur on Saturday.
The schedule is quite hectic, yet the World Cup organisers have gone for two practice games and much like Sunday in Banglaore, it's a sell-out in Chennai for Wednesday's match against New Zealand.
There were a few whispers here and there whether it's too much cricket ahead of the quadrennial showpiece, but Dhoni gave the impression that he didn't mind. He shouldn't, either. Since last February, Sachin Tendulkar has played only four ODIs out of the 27 that India have played while Virender Sehwag has been part of only nine. With the team so heavily dependent on the duo, both should look to have a hit in the middle and get into some good ODI form before the real action starts.
Tendulkar wasn't played in the first game but Dhoni made it clear that the Little Master will play at his favourite MA Chidambaram Stadium. Tendulkar, too, looked quite keen, as he shifted from one net to the other, looking comfortable both against pace and spin during practice. Sehwag, on the other hand, did look a touch patchy. In fact, right at the beginning of his net session, Viru was hit on his chest by one that rose from the length and for a moment it seemed, something might have gone wrong.
The opener, though, examined the spot for a while and then shifted to the adjacent net. He hit a few typically lusty blows, but did get out a couple of times as well to practice bowlers. Those are the small lapses that Viru would like to work on in the practice match before the caravan heads for Bangladesh.
With the team management deciding to hold back Zaheer Khan for the World Cup, the rest of the pacers will get another chance. Ashish Nehra, who bowled only two overs in the Bangalore game, is sure to get an extended spell. Gary Kirsten & Co looked extremely keen to have Nehra back in rhythm during practice, working on his run-up, as Tendulkar, too, kept a keen eye.
Dhoni said that he was happy with the way the team has shaped up and there were more than one option for the slots he was worried about till sometime back. Yusuf Pathan has sealed the No. 7 slot, but the team management is in a bit of a dilemma whether to go in with Suresh Raina or Virat Kohli at No. 6.
While Kohli was the star in South Africa, Raina has struggled just a bit of late, but the skipper has immense faith in his Chennai Super Kings teammate.
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The schedule is quite hectic, yet the World Cup organisers have gone for two practice games and much like Sunday in Banglaore, it's a sell-out in Chennai for Wednesday's match against New Zealand.
There were a few whispers here and there whether it's too much cricket ahead of the quadrennial showpiece, but Dhoni gave the impression that he didn't mind. He shouldn't, either. Since last February, Sachin Tendulkar has played only four ODIs out of the 27 that India have played while Virender Sehwag has been part of only nine. With the team so heavily dependent on the duo, both should look to have a hit in the middle and get into some good ODI form before the real action starts.
Tendulkar wasn't played in the first game but Dhoni made it clear that the Little Master will play at his favourite MA Chidambaram Stadium. Tendulkar, too, looked quite keen, as he shifted from one net to the other, looking comfortable both against pace and spin during practice. Sehwag, on the other hand, did look a touch patchy. In fact, right at the beginning of his net session, Viru was hit on his chest by one that rose from the length and for a moment it seemed, something might have gone wrong.
The opener, though, examined the spot for a while and then shifted to the adjacent net. He hit a few typically lusty blows, but did get out a couple of times as well to practice bowlers. Those are the small lapses that Viru would like to work on in the practice match before the caravan heads for Bangladesh.
With the team management deciding to hold back Zaheer Khan for the World Cup, the rest of the pacers will get another chance. Ashish Nehra, who bowled only two overs in the Bangalore game, is sure to get an extended spell. Gary Kirsten & Co looked extremely keen to have Nehra back in rhythm during practice, working on his run-up, as Tendulkar, too, kept a keen eye.
Dhoni said that he was happy with the way the team has shaped up and there were more than one option for the slots he was worried about till sometime back. Yusuf Pathan has sealed the No. 7 slot, but the team management is in a bit of a dilemma whether to go in with Suresh Raina or Virat Kohli at No. 6.
While Kohli was the star in South Africa, Raina has struggled just a bit of late, but the skipper has immense faith in his Chennai Super Kings teammate.
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