Canadian cricket team captain Nicholas Kirton has been taken into custody by the police. Nicholas was arrested at Grantley Adams International Airport in Barbados. According to the report of Jamaica Gleener, Kiratan is currently in police custody and is being questioned. Nicholas was carrying 20 pounds (about 9 kg) canbis with him.
Cricket Canada clarified the case …
The cannabis is also known as Ganja or Marijuana. According to the Canadian law, keeping a cannabis up to about 57 grams is not kept in the category of crime, but people cannot take it out publicly. If someone does this, then he can be fined heavy. Kirton got 160 times more cannabis than the prescribed quantity.
The Canada Cricket Board said in a statement, ‘Cricket Canada has been informed about the recent allegations and custody related to the national team player Nicholas Kirton. We are actively monitoring the situation. We are also closely eyeing the whole incident. Cricket Canada is committed to ensure transparency and will provide updates if more details are available.
Cricket Canada further said, ‘We take the matter seriously and are firm in maintaining the highest standards of honesty and accountability within the game. While the investigation of this case is going on, we want to assure the fans that the entire focus of our national men’s team is on the preparations for the upcoming North America Cup.
The North America Cup is scheduled to begin on April 18 in the Cayman Islands. In this, Canada will compete with Bahamas, Bermuda, Keman Islands and the United States. 26 -year -old Nicholas Kiratan has played 21 ODIs and 28 T20 matches for Canada. He has scored 514 runs in ODI International. While T20 International has 627 runs in his name.
Kirton played with Russell
In the year 2020, Nicholas Kiratan played 3 matches in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) for Jamaica Tallawah. The team was also part of that team Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) star player Andre Russell. Born in Barbados, Nicolas Kiratan played cricket for West Indies Under-19 and Barbados before going to Canada.