The International Cricket Council (ICC) has launched an investigation after reports of a fixing scandal at the 2026 T20 World Cup involving the Canada team have emerged. According to reports, the Lawrence Bishnoi gang is the mastermind behind fixing the Canada vs New Zealand match.
The ICC’s Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) is probing the performance of Canada skipper Dilpreet Bajwa, including an expensive over against the Mitchell Santner-led side. Following the suspicious activity, Bajwa was questioned, and the ACU searched his mobile.
The 22-year-old Bajwa was named Canada captain just three weeks before the tournament, jointly co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka.
New Zealand was 35-2 when Bajwa started the fifth over with a no-ball, then bowled a leg-side wide ball before eventually conceding 15 runs off the over.
“The ACU is aware of the program broadcast by CBC,” Andrew Ephgrave, the interim general manager of the ICC’s integrity unit, told The Associated Press in a statement. “Consistent with its established operating procedures, the ACU is not in a position to comment on the substance of any allegations contained within it.”
The documentary also included other allegations of corruption within Cricket Canada. A former Canada team coach, Pubudu Dassanayake, was interviewed in the documentary and claimed there was undue influence on the team selection process during the 2024 T20 World Cup.
Canadian players also faced delayed payment of their share of the prize money from the 2024 T20 World Cup, and the documentary claimed national team players were uncontracted from July 2025 before they were put on retainers for four months before this year’s T20 World Cup.
The Lawrence Bishnoi gang has been designated as a terrorist group by the Canadian government following attacks on the South Asian community in the country.
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