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Trolls target wife of disgraced cricketer David Warner

Cricket fans from across the world are taking out their anger on disgraced cricketer David Warner's wife Candice after it emerged that the vice captain of the Australian cricket team was involved in ball tampering.

Candice, who is active on social media platforms, has not been active since the scandal erupted on Saturday. However, that has not stopped cricket fans from plastering her Instagram account with insults.


"Your husband has disgraced your country! Cheater!", one message read. Commenting on photos of their children, another added: "When you realise your dad is a cheat."

Australian cricket captain Steve Smith and Warner were both sacked from their positions for conspiring to cheat by tampering with the ball on Saturday. Smith has been banned for one match by the International Cricket Council.

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The ball-tampering scandal is expected to prove financially costly for the duo, as reports indicate that they are likely to be dropped by their sponsors.

Sanitarium Health and Wellbeing Company, makers of Weet-Bix, said the company's relationship with Smith is "under review." The company wants its brand ambassadors to "align with the right values," it told ABC.

According to celebrity agent Max Markson, Smith and Warner will be dumped by all their major sponsors. "They will lose every single one of their contracts - nobody will stand by them," he told ABC.

Meanwhile, South Korean electronics company LG is keeping a close eye on the developments before it makes a decision regarding Warner's contract.

"LG is acutely aware of the incident in South Africa involving the Australian Cricket team," the company said in a statement. " As a sponsor of vice-captain David Warner, we are keeping a close eye on developments in this case and in particular the ongoing response from Cricket Australia, which will inform actions regarding our partnership."

"Our ambassadorships are constantly undergoing review so that we are able to make the best decisions for our customers, employees and stakeholders. As a brand that sets out to improve the everyday lives of Australians, our focus is on ensuring our partnerships reflect those values and that is our first priority," it said.

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