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Days aft making a historic debut astatine the T20 World Cup, Italy cricket has been rocked by intersexual harassment allegations by a women's squad subordinate against women's cricket coordinator Prabath Ekneligoda, who has been suspended by the nation's cricket board, the Federazione Cricket Italiana (FCRI) informed.
According to a connection released by FCRI, the allegations are the taxable of an probe by the national prosecutor.
"The Federation confirms that, during 2025, the President of the federation acting wrong her organization responsibilities and with the afloat safeguarding of the athletes and different parties progressive successful mind, ordered the contiguous precautionary suspension of the idiosyncratic acrophobic from each national duties and activities," ESPNCricinfo quoted the the committee arsenic saying successful a statement.
"This measurement was adopted pending a thorough and definitive appraisal of the circumstances. The determination was taken arsenic a prudent and liable step, aimed astatine preventing immoderate undue speculation, preserving the integrity of the sporting environment, and ensuring that immoderate fact-finding takes spot successful the due forums, with afloat respect for idiosyncratic dignity, owed process and the presumption of innocence."
According to reports, Ekneligoda's lawyer has denied the allegations, claiming "ulterior motives" were down them.
FCRI media manager Rakbir Hasan confirmed to the website that Ekneligoda had travelled with the committee president Maria Lorena Haz Paz astatine the T20 World Cup successful India and Sri Lanka but didn't person immoderate authoritative duties.
"It is further noted that proceedings are presently nether mode earlier the Federal Prosecutor's Office, which is liable for carrying retired the assessments and investigations provided nether sporting regulations," the FCRI said.
