Monthly Archives: July 2012

Nepali U-19 loses practice match

Posted on July 29, 2012 by cricketnepal

Nepali U-19 cricket team, which reached Australia on Saturday to participate in the U-19 World Cup starting from August 4, lost its first practice match on Sunday against a local team in Darwin. Northern Territory (NT) Strike Senior Team thrashed Nepali U-19 by 98 runs in the practice match. Nepal elected to field and the local team put up 281/7 in 50 overs. In reply, Nepal was all out for 183 runs. Naresh Budhaayer scored 53 runs while Faizlur Rahman added 50 runs. “According to our team manager Kiran Rana, Faizlur had picked injury while fielding but he succeeded in scoring a half-century,” said Assistant Coach Jagat Tamata. He will leave Kathmandu on August 3.

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U19 cricketers get sponsorships

Posted on July 25, 2012 by cricketnepal

Three members of the U19 cricket team scheduled to participate in the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup received equipment sponsorship from two Indian sports goods and equipment manufacturers — Talwar Sports and Ranger Sports. Talwar Sports sponsored wicketkeeper-batsman Subash Khakurel and batsman Rajesh Pulami Magar, while bowler Ram Naresh Giri got sponsorship from Ranger Sports for two years.

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Mehboob Alam dropped

Posted on July 23, 2012 by binod

Mehboob Alam is dropped from the national squad of the World Cricket League Division 4 in Malaysia while former captain Binod Das has made a return. According to a source at the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN), all-rounder Alam and opener Paresh Lohani have not been included in the 18-member preliminary squad to be announced shortly.

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It’s about the attitude

Posted on July 22, 2012 by somesh

A cricketer, who plays at the national level, bumped into a few sports journalists at a café. Incidentally, I happened to witness the conversation. He asked, “When are the national championships happening?” He was promptly replied, “It’s not likely to happen this year.” While it may sound as a normal conversation, it is definitely not normal. It goes on to show, at a deeper level, the problems our cricket faces. A cricketer has to ask a journalist about when a tournament that he is supposed to play in takes place. The incident shows that the governing body of cricket in the country, Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN), has not communicated with its players, whether the national championship is going to… Read More

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Troubled Preparation

Posted on July 19, 2012 by somesh

Nepali cricket is always surrounded by problems before participating in International tournaments. Nepal had lots of plans even before participating in ICC U-19 World Cup and World Cricket League Division 4 tournaments, but  lack of training due to rainy field in the mid monsoon season, and national cricket championship not being organized are the main problems this time around. The U-19 players in the close camp were unable to practice due to continuous rain. Pitch at the TU Cricket Ground is under covers, while the rest part of the ground is completely water logged. Nepali team spent most of its time inside the gym. The time ran out fast for the players for the ICC Under-19 World Cup to be… Read More

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Teams for ICC U19WC

Posted on July 12, 2012 by icc

All 16 squads have now been named ahead of the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2012, which takes place in Queensland, Australia, from 11-26 August, according to International Cricket Council (ICC). The final Nepal squad consists of Pradeep Airee, Prithu Baskota, Naresh Budhaayer, Ramnaresh Giri, Mahamad Hasim Ansari, Bhuban Karki, Krishna Karki, Avinash Karn, Saurabh Khanal, Gopal Singh, Rahul Kumar Vishwakarma, Rajesh Pulani, Subash Khakurel, Sagar Pun and Fajlur Rahman. Nepal is placed in Group A alongside hosts Australia, England and Ireland. Nepal will play Australia on August 13 at Tony Ireland Stadium (TIS), Townsville; Ireland on August 15 at Endeavour Park 1, Townsville and England on August 16 at TIS. The TIS is the only ground from where ESPN… Read More

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Way forward

Posted on July 5, 2012 by cricketnepal

BY BIKALPA GAUTAM Once again we have promised a lot; and once again we have failed to deliver and returned empty handed. I know that apart from Malaysia, other opponents in the group (India and Pakistan) are the cricketing powerhouses, who have won the U19 World Cup a couple of times each. I also know that expecting our boys to win against them is asking for impossible to happen. But still, being a Nepali cricket nut, I was expecting at least some serious fight back. What really amused and, more importantly, made me angry was that very little has been done by Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) to address the age-old problem of Nepali cricket – the batting. Failure of… Read More

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WCL Division 4 in September

Posted on July 4, 2012 by icc

The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced that Malaysia will host Pepsi ICC World Cricket League (WCL) Division 4 from 3 to 10 September 2012. Six teams will compete for the opportunity to finish in the top two of the event and ultimately gain promotion to the Pepsi ICC WCL Division 3 which will be held next year.

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Prithu, Tamata win NSJF Pulsar Sports Award

Posted on July 4, 2012 by cricketnepal

Prithu Baskota, the U19 captain, and Jagat Tamata, the coach of U19 national team, were among the winners of the prestigious NSJF Pulsar Sports Awards. Prithu won the Youth Player of the Year award while Tamata won the Coach of the Year award.

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Rubina wins Dasharath Chand Award

Posted on July 1, 2012 by cricketnepal

National Sports Council (NSC) and Shahid Dasharath Chand Memorial Trust awarded the Dasharath Chand Most Talented Sports Personality award of the year 2068 BS to cricketer Rubina Chhetri on Sunday.   NSC and the trust organized an award ceremony at the Dasharath Stadium on Sunday to mark the 110th birth anniversary of Martyr Dasharath Chand. Chhetri, who as a captain madeNepalcomplete title hat-trick in the ACC U-19 Women´s Championship, received Rs 15,101 and a letter of appreciation. Former Prime Minister Lokendra Bahadur Chand handed over the award and the cash prize to Chhetri. Meanwhile, judokas Saroj Maharjan of Central Region and Rohit Karki of Mid-western Region as well as weightlifters Tara Devi Pun of Western Region and Champa Thakulla of… Read More

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