Brendon McCullum has been cleared by the England and Wales Cricket Board of breaching its anti-corruption code and can face no additional motion over his involvement with a web-based betting enterprise.
The PA information company understands England’s Test head coach has stepped again from his business position with 22Bet, a Cyprus-registered bookmaker for whom he has appeared in a number of on-line commercials.
Last month, a video was posted on McCullum’s official Facebook web page displaying the New Zealander selling the corporate’s Indian Premier League markets forward of the season getting below approach.
Players, coaches and officers collaborating in or encouraging betting on matches is prohibited below the ECB code, prompting the governing physique to announce it was “exploring” McCullum’s hyperlinks with 22Bet.
But the ECB introduced on Wednesday that having thought-about the problem from a regulatory and employer perspective, it was deemed McCullum had completed nothing opposite to the code, which doesn’t forestall gamers or officers from changing into model ambassadors for betting organisations.
An ECB spokesperson stated: “Discussions have been ongoing with Brendon over the last few days, and the matter has been considered from an employer and regulator perspective.
“We can confirm that no further action will be taken.”
It is known McCullum, who has gained 10 of 12 matches and been credited with revolutionising England’s Test aspect alongside captain Ben Stokes, will seek the advice of with the ECB earlier than enterprise any future work with 22Bet.