The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is keeping a close watch on its players, even from a continent away.
The Indian cricket team, led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, was in Australia over the weekend to play the One Day International against the Aussie team. And to—possibly—boost the team’s morale, the BCCI announced the team that they are banned from visiting casinos while they’re in the country, One India reported.
The unprecedented instruction was relayed to the team during their bus ride from Brisbane to Melbourne, where the tournament was held.
According to The Sunday Express, BCCI President Shashank Manohar and Secretary Anurag Thakur were worried that the cricket players would meet the “wrong people,” or be seen at a place not suitable for a national player, especially since the team is staying in five-star hotel in Melbourne that houses one of the country’s most famous casinos.