Stir in cricket world, allegations of betting on explosive batsman, deep connection with KKR

Brendon McCullum: The season of IPL 2023 is going on with a bang. Meanwhile, the difficulties of former New Zealand captain and current England batting coach Brendon McCullum have increased. Brendon McCullum faces serious betting allegations. The England Cricket Board has also decided to speed up its investigation. Brendon McCullum is accused of promoting online betting. After this news, the England Cricket Board can take strict action against him.

Actually, McCullum has tied up with a company named 22bet as an ambassador. On 17 March, he shared a video of its advertisement on his Facebook, in which he is promoting 22bet in IPL. Because of this, now McCullum seems to be stuck. At the same time, the England Cricket Board can take a decision on this issue. However, the ECB has put its reaction on Brendon McCullum in front of everyone. For information, let us tell you that the Problem Gaming Board of New Zealand had complained about this to the ECB.

According to media reports, the ECB while talking on this serious issue said that we are investigating the matter. Apart from this, discussions are also going on about the company that Brendon McCullum has promoted and their relationship. We have certain rules regarding betting and we always try to follow these rules. According to the ECB, Brendon McCullum is not currently under any investigation.

Had played a stormy innings in the very first match

Let us tell you that McCullum is the player who played stormy innings in the very first match of IPL. IPL was started in 2008. The first match was played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore. McCullum, who played for Kolkata in this match, scored an unbeaten 158 off 73 balls. Apart from this, it is known that McCullum has played the role of head coach of Kolkata Knight Riders for many years.