England fast bowler Tymal Mills will not be permitted to showcase a logo promoting his OnlyFans account on his bat during The Hundred Men’s 2025 competition. Although OnlyFans is commonly associated with adult content, Mills, the all-time leading wicket-taker in the tournament, emphasizes that his channel features exclusively safe, non-explicit material.
Tymal Mills joined the platform last week, aiming to provide fans with a more personal insight into the life of a professional cricketer. He explained that his content focuses on sharing his passion through health and lifestyle themes, rather than anything inappropriate.
“𝑱𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒂𝒃𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒄𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓, 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒏’𝒕 𝒃𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒈𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒕𝒔,” 𝑴𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒔 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅. “𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒚𝒍𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒕. 𝑰𝒕’𝒔 𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝑰’𝒎 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒆𝒙𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒍.”
ECB Refuses Approval Over Family-Friendly Concerns
While Mills has appeared in two matches this season without the OnlyFans branding, any use of such logos requires permission from the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). The ECB has decided not to grant approval, citing that the OnlyFans brand does not align with the family-friendly ethos of The Hundred. Mills reportedly accepts this ruling without dispute.
On the field, the left-arm pacer was part of England’s 2022 T20 World Cup-winning squad and impressed in Southern Brave’s opening game last week, taking 3 wickets for 22 runs and hitting a crucial six in a one-wicket victory over Manchester Originals.
This isn’t the first time an athlete’s association with OnlyFans has sparked controversy. Earlier in May, British canoeist Kurts Adams Rozentals faced suspension by Paddle UK over content on his OnlyFans account, highlighting the ongoing tension between athletes’ social media activities and sporting authorities.
Tymal Mills remains optimistic about his new venture, stating,
“𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆’𝒔 𝒏𝒐 𝒉𝒊𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚’𝒓𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒅𝒖𝒍𝒕 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒕, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝑰’𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒆 𝒅𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒔 𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒅𝒊𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕. 𝑼𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒗𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒊𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒆𝒙𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒎𝒆.”
So far in the tournament, Tymal Mills has taken three wickets in two matches and contributed eight runs with the bat.
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