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By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - The Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) included Sandeep Lamichhane in the second phase of the preliminary squad. Axing off Sharad Vesawkar, Binod Bhandari, Sagar Dhakal, Siddhant Lohani, Abinash Bohara, Bibek Yadav, Anil Sah, Bikram Sob, Bhuvan Karki, and Ankit Subedi, CAN included former Skipper Sandeep Lamichhane and Pratish GC in the second phase of the preliminary squad on Thursday. The Board Meeting of CAN held on Tuesday at Pokhara lifted the ban imposed on Sandeep Lamichhane, who is accused of raping a minor. With the upliftment of the ban, CAN involved him in the preliminary squad. Nepal is all set to host the tri-series from February 14 to 21 at TU Cricket Ground. Namibia and Scotland will visit Nepal to compete in a series under ...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - The Office of Attorney General filed a petition in the Supreme Court on Tuesday demanding that cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane, accused of rape, should be detained and prosecuted. The bench of High Court judges Dhruvaraj Bhattarai and Ramesh Dhakal on January 12 overturned the Kathmandu district court’s order and directed Lamichhane to be released on bail. The court demanded a bail amount of NRs. 2 Million. Citing that the order given by Patan High Court to release Sandeep is flawed, the Office of Attorney General filed a petition in the Supreme Court on Tuesday. According to the Attorney General's spokesperson Sanjeev Raj Regmi, the High Court's decision to release Sandeep on bail is not in accordance with the law. The complaint was filed aga...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Seven3sports has terminated the contract with the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) to organize the Nepal T20 League. After facing continuous criticism and controversies, Seven3sports stepped up to terminate the contract itself. Jatin Ahluwalia, the founder of Seven3Sports, announced that he has terminated the contract with CAN. He further added that he canceled the contract because National Sports Council (NSC) didn't permit yet to hold the Nepal T20 League. Earlier, the Indian company, Seven3sports joined hands with CAN as a commercial and strategic partner to organize the Nepal T20 League for 8 years paying 330 million rupees for the scheduled time. But in the middle of the first edition, Jatin left Nepal and ran away to India. He then n...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - The Nepal National Cricket Team began training under Monty Desai for the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 commencing on the 14th of February at TU Cricket Ground. The former Batting coach of the West Indies Cricket Team - Desai landed in Nepal on Saturday and took charge of the Nepal National Cricket Team a day after his arrival. The Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) is all set to appoint Desai as the new head coach of the National Cricket Team. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has given the green signal to CAN to appoint Desai as the Head Coach. However, the CAN is yet to receive the approval of the Nepal Sports Council (NSC) due to which the appointment of Desai is getting delayed. On his first day at the job, Desai had a ...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - The Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) on Friday announced the 28- membered preliminary squad for Nepal-Namibia-Scotland Tri Series. Nepal is all set to host the tri-series to be held on February 14 to 21 at TU Cricket Ground. Namibia and Scotland will visit Nepal to compete in a series under ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2. Nepal stands second from the bottom in the competition points table with 18 points from 24 matches. Nepal won 8, drew 1, lost 14, and shared points in 1 match as the match was abrupted by rain. While Scotland is at the top of the table with 46 points from 32 matches, Namibia stands third with 37 points from 30 matches. Nepal's Fixture:February 14: Nepal VS NamibiaFebruary 17: Nepal VS ScotlandFebruary 18: Nepal V...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Nepal National Cricket Team and Nepal APF Club's Wicketkeeper Aaasif Sheikh won the ICC Spirit of Cricket Award 2022. Aasif was picked up for the award for his decision not to run out Irish star Andy McBrine in the Quadrangular series in Oman on 14 February 2022. In the 3rd ball of the 19th over, bowled by Kamal Singh Airee, Mark Adair went for a big shot. However, the ball stroked his leg and dropped towards the leg side. While attempting to retrieve the ball, Kamal collided with non-striker Andy McBrine. The Irish batter then tripped and fell halfway on the pitch. Kamal quickly picked up the ball and threw it to Aasif. McBrine was quite far from his crease. However, Aasif decided not to whip the bails off which won him the ICC Spirit of Cr...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Nepal U19 team will begin their ICC U19 Men's Cricket World Cup Asia Qualifier campaign facing Singapore in the last week of February. The teenage Nepali cricketers will then take Kuwait on February 25 after meeting Singapore on February 24. Before meeting the hosts UAE on March 2, the Nepali U19 team will vie against Hong Kong and Malaysia on February 27 and 28. The matches under the qualifiers will be played at Malek cricket stadium and Eden Gardens in Ajman, UAE. The Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) on Sunday announced the Nepal National U-19 Cricket team to compete in ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup Asia Qualifier UAE 2023. Nepal U19 Final Squad: Aakash Tripathi, Arjun Kumal, Dipak Bohara, Deepak Bohara, Uttam Thapa Magar (Wi...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Crime Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police arrested All Rounder Aadil Ansari and former cricketer Mehboob Alam on the charge of spot-fixing in the Nepal T20 League that concluded earlier in January. Both the cricketers were arrested on Monday morning, the CIB source informed. The source further added they are preparing to arrest some more. Aadil featured Janakpur Royals in the Nepal T20 League, the first franchise league organized by the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN), which was in dispute before the start of the tournament. Aadil's no-ball against Far West United in the sixth over became the talk of the town. The same no-ball created doubt in him. Moreover, Mehboob Alam was found as an outsider source involved in spot-fixing. ...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - The Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) on Sunday announced the Nepal National U-19 Cricket team to compete in ICC U19 Men's Cricket World Cup Asia Qualifier UAE 2023. The head coach of U19 side Jagat Tamata had left out 4 players from his 18-membered preliminary squad. Prajwal Thapa, Nirmal Thapa, Tul Bahadur Thapa, and Rajesh Yadav are the left outs. Even so, they have been kept in reserves. The 14-membered final squad consists of 8 faces, who made it to the squad for the first time. However, the CAN is yet to announce the captain. Dev Khanal and Gulsan Jha, who had played for the senior national team earlier are the prospects. UAE will host the ICC U19 Men's Cricket World Cup Asia Qualifier which is scheduled to be held in February this ye...

By a Staff Reporter Sudurpaschim Province bagged their maiden National Women's Cricket Tournament title defeating Province 1 by 6 wickets with 1 ball in spare. Opening with the bat, Province 1 scored 101/5 in the scheduled 20 overs at Janata Cricket Park in Itahari. Opener Kajal Shrestha top-scored 48 runs off 63 deliveries with 8 fours remaining unbeaten. With Skipper Rubina Chhetry departing for 14, Apsari Begam contributed the second-highest of 15 runs for the runners-up. While Sabnam Rai left the crease following a golden duck, Lakita Rajbanshi 4 and Smirti Katuwal 3 contributed in a single figure. Sangita Rai remained not out for 2 off 2 deliveries. Sudurpaschim's pacer Manisha Chaudhary picked 2 wickets from 4 overs expending 18 runs. Ritu Kanoujiya added one fur...