Big update on Brendon McCullum caught for betting advertisement, England announces decision of coach post

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New Delhi: There is no dearth of fans of cricketers in Brandunia. Fans are eager to know the life of their favorite players closely, which is taken advantage of by many companies. Many cricketers appear in advertisements, but sometimes they get embroiled in controversies because of advertisements.

Recently, England coach Brendon McCullum was in trouble for appearing in online betting advertisements, which was being investigated by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). Recently, the ECB has completely cleared the matter by calling McCullum innocent. Let us know about it in detail through this article.

ECB reacts to Brendon McCullum’s online betting ad

Indeed, England head coach Brendon McCullum was being investigated by the ECB for breaching anti-corruption rules due to online betting advertisements. Let us inform that former New Zealand captain McCullum became the brand ambassador of betting company ’22bet’ in January and since then he has been seen in its online advertisements. He shared a video on his Facebook page on 27 March in which he is promoting 22bet in the Indian Premier League.

In such a situation, the ECB after its investigation has declared McCullum innocent in this matter. The ECB said that McCullum had done nothing wrong. It is understood that such brand ambassador roles are not prohibited in the anti-corruption code signed by players and coaches. Also, an ECB official said that the matter was being investigated for a long time, but the final decision has been taken that no action will be taken against McCullum.