Nepali cricket team leaves for UAE
Kathmandu / November 4: Nepal’s national cricket team on Tuesday left for United Arab Emirates (UAE) to participate in the ICC World Cricket League.
At a farewell ceremony, Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) officials wished success for the team. Nepal will play two-day friendly match against Hong Kong and ODIs against Pakistan, Oman and local teams. Nepal will also take on Papua New Guinea on November 16 and 18 under the ICC Cricket League.
In the first round Nepal was defeated in two matches by Ireland. Nepal is under pressure to win against Papua New Guinea.
Nepal’s coach Pubudu Dassanayake said the team had worked hard to prepare for the competition and expressed frustration at CAN’s delay in selecting the players.
CAN announced a 16-member team headed by skipper Paras Khadka on Monday night only which include Vice Captain Gyanendra Malla, Subash Khakurel, Basanta Regmi, Shakti Prasad Gauchan and Sagar Pun. Other players include Anil Kumar Mandal, Sompal Kami, Karan KC, Mahesh Kumar Chhetri, Mahaboob Alam, Sharad Veswakar, Puthu Banskota, Isad Ahmed, Naresh Bahadur Budhayer and Bikram Sob. Skipper Khadka said his team would do its best to win the tournament. RSS