Earlier this week, the ICC had informed Cricket Canada that its funding would be frozen for the next six months. All member countries receive funding from the ICC, but associate nations like Canada depend more on those funds than established full members like India, Australia, or England.
Before this funding freeze, the Canadian team and some of its players were already under investigation by the ICC's Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU).
Former Canada coach Pubudu Daasaanayake had also made similar allegations in 2024. He is now the coach of the USA National Cricket team. Monty Desai is the new Head Coach of Canada.
The show reported that there were "breaches of ICC policies, including concerns over Cricket Canada's governance and lack of financial oversight."
Turmoil in Cricket Canada's leadership
In recent times, Cricket Canada's leadership has come under fire for haphazard appointments and removals of certain office-bearers.
In April, Arvinder Khosa was appointed the interim President of the board. The ICC's funding decision came immediately after Cricket Canada's annual general meeting last weekend (May 9-10), in which the board announced reforms it said were part of its "ongoing governance transformation initiative". It also elected a new nine-person board of directors, with Khosa elected president, after his interim stint.
ICC ACU head makes a statement
As reported by ESPNCricinfo, Andrew Ephgrave, Interim General Manager of the ICC's Anti-Corruption and Integrity unit, issued a statement regarding the allegations and ICC's response to them.
"The ACU is aware of the programme broadcast by CBC," he said. "Consistent with its established operating procedures, the ACU is not in a position to comment on the substance of any allegations contained within it.""Governance matters in relation to ICC Members are considered by the ICC, where they fall under its jurisdiction, in accordance with the ICC's standard constitutional processes.""The ICC's Anti-Corruption Unit operates across three core functions: intelligence, prevention and education, and investigation. These functions operate concurrently and are applied wherever there is a credible basis to believe the integrity of the sport may be at risk."Also Read: ICC takes major action in Sri Lanka cricket turmoil, high-ranking BCCI official reaches Colombo
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