Twitter Ban After Twitter Trouble for BCCI With Yuvraj Singh and Rohit Sharma?

Social networking is becoming a bit of a headache for cricket administrations. Even as England goes about contemplating rules for Twitter for their cricketers, it seems the Indian cricketers may be looking at a clamp down themselves.

rohit sharma amused in training

Before the fate of the third ODI of the India Australia series in Goa would be officially gathered, Yuvraj Singh decided to play the role of the weatherman and while it is commendable that he did just a splendid forecast and prediction, the BCCI are not looking to fill that position.

This is what Yuvraj Singh had to tell those who cared to follow his Tweets:

Rained again last night might start might not maybe 20-20 maybe not don’t think will start before 1.

His team mate, Rohit Sharma, returned shortly thereafter to tweet:

Match called off.

It is unclear whether Rohit has decided to sample the world with his ability as a news desk anchor or an investigative journalist with the business to report the latest. But it is pretty apparent that the BCCI certainly will not be calling upon him for his media services any time soon.

Twitter has become a nuisance for cricket boards who have more often than not had to face the brunt of the cricketers' penchant to be constantly feeding data on the social networking site.

Australia's Phil Hughes announced he was dropped from the team before the news hit the media. Dmitri Mascarenhas did not waste the opportunity to rant off against the selector while Kevin Pietersen made it known to all and sundry about how he felt about being dropped from the team. The latter copped a fine and price. That though has not stopped KP and Graeme Swann from exchanging tweets that are followed by others, the latter landing himself in trouble over racial slur.

Graeme Smith took on Kepler Wessels to express his disgruntlement. Virender Sehwag used Twitter to speak about Sri Lanka no balling him to stop him from scoring a century, describing the act as selfish. Twitter bashing by Shane Warne of Ricky Ponting had the world chewing word for word. Shilpa Shetty explains court room drama.

There is not much by way of example if one sees how within one cricket administration, nothing is secret because Lalit Modi has used Twitter like his calling card. The only downfall - the former IPL chairman and Commissioner has landed himself in heaps of trouble by opening his mouth because he has also set himself for scrutiny that would have perhaps been shoved under the carpet if not for his personal vendetta against Shashi Taroor.

The England team are contemplating how the England and Wales Cricket Board may enforce rules for the forthcoming Ashes, the BCCI may be thinking of stopping players from using the social networking sites on match days as a way to prevent them from writing the script unofficially.

The banes of the modern era where cricket is not merely sport but also, business and where cricketers are not just sportspersons but celebrities and icons who enjoy the occasional ego trips of counting their followers!