The International Cricket Council today barred Indian television news channels from covering the World Cup final in Mumbai tomorrow, accusing them of breaching the accreditation guidelines. Representatives of the channels, who had come to attend the pre-match press conferences of the rival captains and ICC President Sharad Pawar were asked to stay out of the Wankhede stadium complex. Despite marathon negotiations to resolve the matter last night, the News Broadcasters' Association (NBA) and the ICC could not reach an agreement on terms of coverage. The TV channels, who had faced a similar ban ahead of the semifinal between India and Pakistan in Mohali before the Information and Broadcasting Ministry stepped in to help their cause, were today barred from the pre-match media conference of both Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Kumar Sangakkara. During the Mohali match, the ICC officials had allowed only those channels who were not in the banned list to enter the stadium while others had to report from outside the venue.