Prime Life Insurance awarded Nepali national cricket team on Friday for winning the World Cricket League Division 3 title.
Founding Chairman of Prime Life Rajendra Khetan and CEO Resta Jha handed over a cheque of Rs 500,000 to team Captain Paras Khadka and Manager Tarani Bikram Shah amidst a program in the capital.
Khadka thanked the insurance company for setting an example to corporate sector by rewarding cricketers. “Playing both T20 and One-Day World Cup is our dream and only the effort of we players would not be enough to fulfil it. We need support from every sector. Let’s all come together and together we can,” said Khadka.
Earlier, Prime Life Insurance had appointed cricketer Sharad Vesawkar as its brand ambassador. Khadka mentioned it and said the company has set an example for the other corporate houses.
Founding Chairman of Prime Life, Rajendra Khetan, termed the success achieved in Division 3 as historical success of Nepali cricket. He gave best wishes for the World Cup Qualifiers and vowed to support cricketers in future also.
Prime Life CEO, Jha, said the felicitation was a small gesture from corporate side to the national team to reward its success. “The entire corporate sector should stand tall to support Nepali cricket,” said Jha.
Former captain of national cricket team, Pawan Agrawal, termed the winning streak of Nepali cricket team at the international level as a golden journey of Nepali cricket. He also thanked Prime Life for its unconditional support to the Nepali cricket and cricketers.
Nepali national cricket team, which lifted the titles of Division 4 and ACC Elite Trophy last year, defeated Uganda in the final of the Division 3 on Sunday in Bermuda and qualified for the ICC World Cup Qualifiers to be held in New Zealand in January, 2014.