5 Times when cricketers were punished for their social media activity
Cricketers that faced heat after their controversial posts on social media.
4) Kevin Pietersen
It is safe to say that KP was one of the most enigmatic players of all time. Despite all his achievements and accolades, controversies never seemed to get rid of him. The Former English skipper’s poor form resulted in him being dropped for the England squads to take on the tourists in five ODIs and two T20s in 2010.
Pietersen broke that news by posting a message on Twitter which said: “Done for rest of summer!! Man of the World Cup T20 and dropped from the T20 side too.. Its [sic] a f*** up!!” This didn’t go really well with the ECB. They punished him for this and he faced ECB probe for this tweet.
Geoff Miller, the national selector was clearly unimpressed both by Pietersen’s outburst and the use of Twitter in general. “Whether there is an apology or not, I’m sure [England coach] Andy Flower will have a word with him. I don’t like that kind of language – and I don’t use that language at all. I don’t follow Twitter and I’m not a great believer in that kind of thing. I don’t think it is necessary.” Miller said. KP deleted this tweet minutes later and has apologized for his controversial tweet as well as for his harsh words.
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