Opinion: Sport is Canadian. It\u2019s time to start acting like it<\/a><\/p>\nCricket Canada did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the ICC decision.<\/p>\n
But in a statement on the eve of The Fifth Estate show airing, it said it would review its allegations.<\/p>\n
\u201cRecent (CBC) promotional material alludes to allegations related to organized crime and match-fixing \u2013 issues that Cricket Canada takes extremely seriously,\u201d the statement said. \u201cThe integrity of the sport is fundamental, and any concern that could compromise fair competition is treated with the utmost importance.\u201d<\/p>\n
The statement also noted Cricket Canada had recently undergone leadership changes, including the election of a new president and secretary.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe organization is focused on strengthening governance and continuing to build for the future of the sport in this country. This work is grounded in a clear commitment to integrity, transparency, and open communication.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cricket Canada also said it was undertaking \u201ca review of its integrity-related processes to ensure they meet the standards expected of a national sporting body.\u201d<\/p>\n
In March, 2025, then-Cricket Canada CEO Salman Khan and another man were charged with theft and fraud over $5,000 arising from their time with the Calgary and District Cricket League.<\/p>\n
Khan, in a social-media post via the Alberta Cricket Association, called the allegations \u201ccompletely false.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cricket Canada suspended Khan in October, albeit with full pay, before firing him in December.<\/p>\n
Another legal case saw B.C.\u2019s West Coast Cricket Organization and three other provincial cricket groups allege Cricket Canada broke its own constitution and bylaws.<\/p>\n
In March, a B.C. Supreme Court judge ordered Cricket Canada to hold a special general meeting with an independent arbitrator, as requested by the petitioners.<\/p>\n
Justice David Crerar called the dispute \u201cacrimonious, contentious and complex\u201d and said it was \u201cdriven by egos,\u201d the Vancouver Sun reported.<\/p>\n
He also ordered Cricket Canada to end its suspension of the Alberta Cricket Association.<\/p>\n
Cricket Canada is an associate member of the ICC.<\/p>\n
The Canadian men are currently ranked 20th in both one-day international and T20 play. Canada\u2019s women are 32nd in T20 play.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cricket\u2019s world governing body has suspended Cricket Canada\u2019s membership \u201cdue to serious breaches of its membership obligations.\u201d Canadian…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":708632,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[564],"tags":[3793,3782,64,63,3794,1348,3774,3795,2065,3773,3787,3788,3784,3775,3772,740,164,2555,75,69,3781,3805,3776,3777,3786,3783,1625,2289,3796,3779,3800,3801,3803,3798,3802,3797,3799,3778,3790,3791,84,3789,2111,85,635,105,3792,3785,3780,1346,3804],"class_list":["post-708631","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cricket","tag-alberta","tag-arts-news","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-bc","tag-breaking-news","tag-breaking-news-video","tag-british-columbia","tag-canada","tag-canada-news","tag-canada-sports","tag-canada-sports-news","tag-canada-trafficcanada-weather","tag-canadian-breaking-news","tag-canadian-news","tag-cricket","tag-economy","tag-education","tag-environment","tag-federal-government","tag-foreign-news","tag-globe-and-mail","tag-globe-and-mail-breaking-news","tag-globe-and-mail-canada-news","tag-government","tag-life-news","tag-lifestyle","tag-local-news","tag-manitoba","tag-national-news","tag-new-brunswick","tag-newfoundland-and-labrador","tag-northwest-territories","tag-nova-scotia","tag-nunavut","tag-ontario","tag-pei","tag-photos","tag-political-news","tag-political-opinion","tag-politics","tag-politics-news","tag-quebec","tag-sports","tag-sports-news","tag-technology","tag-travel","tag-trudeau","tag-us-news","tag-world-news","tag-yukon"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/708631","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=708631"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/708631\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/708632"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=708631"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=708631"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=708631"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}