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ECB bans smartwatches during upcoming matches

WALES: English cricketers have been barred by the cricket board from wearing smartwatches during upcoming matches, a step towards stopping corruption in the team and the administration.

The cricketers were previously allowed by the administration to wear the watches provided that players were not communicating through it.

England Cricket Board (ECB) announced that it was reviving the rules before the live streaming of country fixtures taking place this year.

“We review the anti-corruption codes and PMOA minimum standards on a yearly basis so that they remain relevant to the current threats and risks to cricket,” an ECB official said.

The decision to review and change the rules was taken after it was revealed that Steven Croft, one of the players in the team, informed Lancashire player Matt Parkinson about his selection using his watch.

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M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.