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The International Cricket Council (ICC) has suspended Cricket Canada from ICC membership with immediate effect after determining that the national governing body had committed serious breaches of its membership obligations. The suspension comes amid broader scrutiny of Cricket Canada following allegations of corruption and match-fixing that surfaced earlier this year.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has suspended Cricket Canada from ICC membership with immediate effect after determining that the national governing body had committed serious breaches of its membership obligations.

"The ICC Board resolved to suspend Cricket Canada from ICC membership with immediate effect due to serious breaches of its membership obligations. To support the continued participation and development of the national teams, Cricket Canada will be permitted to access ICC funding through a controlled funding mechanism, under the oversight of ICC management, solely for approved national team programmes," ICC said in a statement.

The decision was taken by the ICC Board following concerns regarding Cricket Canada's governance and administrative functioning. Despite the suspension, the global governing body has moved to protect Canadian cricketers from the fallout. That means Canada's teams across age groups can still participate in ICC events.

The suspension comes amid broader scrutiny of Cricket Canada following allegations of corruption and match-fixing that surfaced earlier this year. Reports claimed that the ICC's Anti-Corruption Unit was investigating Canada's T20 World Cup match against New Zealand, as well as allegations of interference in team selection and governance irregularities within the board.