The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has banned cricketers from wearing smartwatches in all upcoming matches, tightening anti-corruption rules in view of live streaming of county cricket. The board had earlier allowed players to wear smartwatches on the field, provided that communication or data transmission facilities were kept off during matches broadcast on television.
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According to one website, 'the rules were tightened due to the trend of live-streaming services in county sports. In sports telecast on television, players have been completely banned from wearing smartwatches inside the ground. If the match is not live, then they can use it in places like dressing room, balcony and dugout.
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The matter came to light at the time when Lancashire spinner Matt Parkinson told that he had received information about selection for the national team through a message on the smartwatch of his teammate Steven Croft during the 2019 championship. Smartwatch in international cricket many years ago was banned. Anti-corruption officials had asked Pakistan's Asad Shafiq and Hasan Ali to remove the smartwatch during the Lord's Test in 2018.
