ICC suspends Cricket Association of Nepal

The ICC has suspended the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) in view of government interference in the board.

• In December, Nepal's National Sports Council (NSC) had formed an ad-hoc committee to run the CAN.
•  This happened soon after Chatur Bahadur Chand was elected the CAN's president in controversial annual general meeting - which was not attended by its then president Tanka Angbuhang - without the NSC's permission. 
• The Chand-led CAN faction then filed a court case, which is still pending, challenging the NSC's decision.
• 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.
• The ICC board added that the suspension would stay in place "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."
• While the suspension will cut off ICC funding for the CAN, the ICC board decided that Nepal national teams could continue to feature in ICC events.

International Cricket Council (ICC) :

• Headquarter- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• Membership- 105 members
• Chairman - Shashank Manohar
• President -Zaheer Abbas
• CEO- David Richardson

The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the international governing body of cricket.

•  It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from England, Australia and South Africa, renamed the International Cricket Conference in 1965, and took up its current name in 1989.
• The ICC has 105 members: 10 Full Members that play Test matches, 38 Associate Members, and 57 Affiliate Members.
•  The ICC is responsible for the organisation and governance of cricket's major international tournaments, most notably the Cricket World Cup.
•  It also appoints the umpires and referees that officiate at all sanctioned Test matches, One Day International and Twenty20 Internationals.
•  It promulgates the ICC Code of Conduct, which sets professional standards of discipline for international cricket, and also co-ordinates action against corruption and match-fixing through its Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU).