The Italy cricket team won everyone’s hearts with its performance while debuting in the T20 World Cup 2026. In its very first tournament, the Italian team showed such a game on the field, which surprised everyone. But amid these good memories, as soon as the tournament ended, there was a big earthquake in Italian cricket. According to a report, an Italian female cricketer has accused a team official of sexual exploitation, due to which the accused official has been suspended.
Allegations against women’s team coordinator
A report by ESPN Cricinfo has revealed that a player of the Italy women’s cricket team has made serious allegations of sexual harassment against the team’s coordinator Prabhat Ekneligoda. After these allegations came to light, this coordinator has been suspended until the investigation is completed. This investigation is being conducted directly by the government agency and till its decision comes, Ekneligoda Italy Cricket Association No role will be found in (FCRI).
However, from the statement issued by FCRI it is clear that this incident happened last year and the action was also taken in 2025 itself. The statement said that in order to protect the interests of the player and other concerned people, Federation President Maria Lorena Haz Paz had immediately suspended the accused. However, this official was recently present in India with President Maria Lorena during the World Cup, but the Federation has said that he was there as a friend of the President. Eklenigoda’s lawyer has termed all the allegations as false and termed them as motivated by malicious intent.
Men’s team won hearts in the World Cup
Talking about the Italy cricket team, the men’s team, which was participating in the World Cup for the first time, made everyone happy with its strong performance. During this period, Italy also registered its first win in the World Cup, when it defeated Nepal in a one-sided manner by 10 wickets. Whereas against England, this team seemed to be in a winning position by achieving the target of more than 200 runs but in the end had to face defeat by only 24 runs.