The ICC seized Bajwa’s cellphone and, in one wild swoop, froze funds to Cricket Canada for six months in an effort to fix governing issues. Cricket Canada receives $3.6 million of its $5.7 million total revenue from the ICC and this move is a major financial blow to Cricket Canada’s new administration. The previous association lost its way in a blizzard of confusion and corruption and created a financial mess. In fact, it came within the length of a pitch of destroying the country’s hard-earned
reputation as one of the finest associate nations. But the ICC moved with the lightning speed of a turtle and allowed serious incidents go unpunished. Then it drops its bombshell by freezing funds just when the new administration steps in. Go figure that one out. What is Monty Desai’s next task? Now tasked to lifting the national team to its previous glorious years is Monty Desai, who brings with him more than 20 years of international coaching experience. The 51-year-old Desai has had spells with
Nepal, Afghanistan, the Indian Premier League and also as a batting coach with the powerful West Indies under head coach Phil Simmons.
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So they freeze the money… and that’s gonna fix the “governing issues”??
I don’t get why ICC had to seize a cellphone too. Like, is this a criminal thing or just paperwork? Either way 6 months is rough for Cricket Canada.
Monty Desai is probably just gonna be the scapegoat while they figure out who stole what. Also $3.6 million out of $5.7 million is basically the whole thing so yeah that’s a disaster. I’m confused why they didn’t punish whoever was in charge BEFORE the new admin came in.
This sounds like the ICC moves in super slow and then all of a sudden like “freeze everything” when it’s convenient. And now they expect Monty Desai to lift the team like it’s nothing? I saw “Bajwa” and thought it was about the player getting frozen out or something, my bad. Cricket Canada can’t even run qualifiers without cash, right? Seems like they’re messing with associate nations again.