Cricket Australia have banned wicketkeeper Emily Smith of Hobart Hurricanes for revealing team news on Instagram before of its official release time, Samaa reported.
According to the details, Emily had posted the team line-up on her personal Instagram handle ahead of the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) match against Sydney Thunder on November 2, leaking the news one hour before its official publication time.
The anti-corruption code of Cricket Australia restrains “disclosing inside information to any person (with or without reward) where the participant knew or might reasonably have known that such disclosure might lead to the information being used in relation to betting in relation to any match or event”.
Cricket Australia head of integrity and security Sean Carroll has said, “Since the commencement of the WBBL, Cricket Australia has had in place a robust anti-corruption programme”, adding that “We have been working with Emily throughout the process and Emily now realizes the mistake she made. Unfortunately, in this instance, Emily’s actions breached the anti-corruption code.”
Nine months of the ban have been suspended, meaning that Smith is likely to miss only three months of action.
