Shocking!! ICC suspends Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN)
ICC suspends Cricket association of Nepal after a meeting of the ICC Board held at ICC headquarters on Monday. The step has been taken by the International Cricket Council as a result of the ongoing court case involving the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) and the Ad hoc Committee established by the Nepalese National Sports Council (NSC). ICC Board suspended the Membership of CAN for breach of the Article 2.9 of the ICC’s Articles of Association, which prohibits government interference and requires free and fair elections. The suspension means that CAN will not be entitled to receive any ICC funding.
“In light of the ongoing court case involving the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) and the Ad hoc Committee established by the Nepalese National Sports Council (NSC), which has led to a vacuum of cricket leadership in Nepal, the Board suspended the Membership of CAN for breach of Article 2.9 of the ICC’s Articles of Association, which prohibits government interference and requires free and fair elections,” said ICC in a statement on Monday.
ICC suspends Cricket Association of Nepal
However there is no mention of the specified duration of the suspension in the statement bu it has been said that until Govt. stops interfering into board matters CAN’s membership will remain suspended
“Until such time as the CAN becomes free of government interference and is properly structured to begin exploiting the tremendous cricket talent and opportunities that exist in Nepal, the membership of CAN will remain suspended.”
Meanwhile, despite suspension Nepal cricket team would be able to participate in the ICC events. As ICC made it certain that the players should not suffer due to this suspension.
“However, the Board, in its absolute discretion and considering that the players should not suffer due to this suspension, decided that the Nepal cricket teams would be able to continue to feature in ICC events,” reads the statement.
