Author Archives: Ujjwal Acharya

If memories can be erased, a memory that I will surely erase will be the Cricket World Cup 2015 Qualifiers. Not for that we failed to qualify for the World Cup or that we couldn’t be in top four with a hope of ODI status, but for the impact the results of the tournament could have on future of our cricket. With four losses in four matches, three heavy ones and one tight one, it’s now look very difficult that Nepal’s world ranking will improve. It couldn’t win next match, then either we remain at the same ranking or we’ll go down by a place. The finishing is crucial because International Cricket Council (ICC) is in the discussion to restructure… Read More

Can honors be inhuman? My answer is yes, after seeing what Nepali cricket players went through on Wednesday. This might sound harsh, but Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) is a body that doesn’t think of consequences of any action thus they fail to think beyond the day. The drama and mismanagement with the team on Wednesday in the name of honoring their achievement was simply a behavior that couldn’t be called human in nature. If you think I’m accusing, take this example: The World Cricket League Division 3 winning team returned home on Wednesday. They played six hard-fought matches in eight days before taking a flight back; they travelled more than a couple of days in economy class (if you have been… Read More

Nepal stepped on Bermuda’s soil as the favorites to win the World Cricket League Division 3. After a couple of matches, it looked like Nepal would have to struggle to avoid relegation. The month changed after that and in May, Nepal came up with the performance that for many were simply unexpected. With the bravery within the field – and some luck – Nepal qualified to the Division 2 and World Cup qualifiers and is strongly poised to win the trophy! The journey was bumpy. USA had just two home-born players and one of them Steve Taylor ensured Nepal has the worst start possible. He scored 162 off 102 balls helping USA post 366 in 50 overs. The massive total… Read More

Australia thrashed Nepal by 212 runs. Ireland beat Nepal by 14 runs. England outplayed Nepal by 200 runs. Sri Lanka defeated Nepal by 8 wickets. These were results of first four matches of the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup in Australia. Anything odd? Yes, of course. This was first time Nepal lost four straight matches in six U19 CWCs. In 2000, it had lost three matches straight but it was Nepal’s debut and the Super League – the second round of top 8 teams – where Nepal lost matches to India, Sri Lanka and England.

“We can qualify to the World T20 Cup in 2014.” If anybody else has told me this, I would have eyed him as someone who has no idea about our cricket. But this was Paras Khadka, the skipper whom anyone keeping an eye on cricket can only praise. He said so publicly as soon as returning from UAE, when he led the team to an impressive seventh-place finish in the World T20 Cup qualifiers. This time, only two teams qualified but next time, six teams will proceed to the world stage from the qualifiers. “We finished seventh, a step ahead and we are in,” Paras told the media. The captain knew, perfectly, that his team has every chance to move… Read More

Binod Das is out of the national team! On Tuesday, Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) announced the preliminary squad for the World Cup Twenty20 Qualifiers, axing former captain Binod. This is the first time in almost 13 years that the cricketer from Bara was not considered for a team he is qualified to play for. This alone speaks a lot about his contribution to cricket in Nepal. I feel saddened by the news that he is not in the team but that doesn´t mean I am against the decision to axe him. I feel Binod has done so much for cricket, and has created enough ground to continue contributing to cricket, that it doesn´t matter whether he is in the… Read More

Dear Mr. Angbuhang, Congratulations for becoming the first elected president of Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN).

The Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) is busy planning for the general assembly and first-ever organizational election in its more than 50 years of history. It will elect a big executive committee full with promises. I believe the first agenda that the newly-elected committee should take up is the review of the ACC T20 Cup and Nepal´s performance.