The International Cricket Council today barred Indian television news channels from covering the World Cup final, 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.