Category Archives: Opinion

When the country is dreaming about playing One Day International (ODI) cricket, there is one Nepali, who — having already done his bit in the one-day version — is thinking bigger. Standing in a Test match. Buddhi Bahadur Pradhan, the 29-year-old from Biratnagar, is a member of International Cricket Council (ICC) Associate and Affiliate Umpire Panel and has already officiated seven ODIs.

Baglung is a small hilly city 72km from Western city of Pokhara – 271km from Kathmandu. When I reached there for my personal visit, I was pleasantly surprised to see a few kids playing cricket at the ground of the Mahendra Multiple Campus. The backdrop for the game: world’s seventh highest peak Mt Dhaulagiri standing tall at 8,167m from sea level.

This interview is originally published in the official website of Asian Cricket Council. Binaya Raj Pandey became President of the Cricket Association of Nepal in September 2006, having previously been an Honorary Secretary of the Association for 39 years. Small in stature, soft-spoken and exquisitely mannered, he brings with him the shrewdest of minds, the most adroit diplomac skills and an ability to slowly but surely, get things done. We spoke to him in Kuala Lumpur soon after the start of his term in office when he sought to outline his plans to overhaul cricket in Nepal to the ACC Secretariat. On his return to Kathmandu things indeed started happening – major sponsorships were announced, domestic cricket was revamped and… Read More

Paresh Lohani’s century in the first innings against Singapore was a kind of resurrection for the long-serving national cricketer. His 103 not only made him the only batsman to score two centuries for Nepal but also justified the faith of the team management on him.

If anybody is qualified to be the icon of Nepali cricket, then it is Binod Das – the lean fast bowler representing the country since 1997. The 23-year-old lad of Kalaiya added one more feather to his already glittering cap by taking his 50th scalp in two-innings cricket.

The absence of career option in sports has led to yet another flight of talent in the form of country’s most flamboyant all rounder Mehboob Alam. Alam is one of the most successful cricketers of the nation at both domestic and international level.

It seems that new era of sports have begun in the country with the real story of Nepalese sportsman winning a car worth 2.3 million in a domestic sporting event. It’s definitely a ray of hope for every sports person in the country that sports will soon become a career option. It seems that All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) team has clearly understood the basic fundamental that professionalism in the game is indispensable to improve its standard beyond certain level.

Last week I had an opportunity to read a write up on the front page of leading Indian news paper The Economic Times about the audited financial statement of Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) for the year 2004/05.

All the cricket lovers in the country including me are building high hopes with Nepalese cricket. Why should not we? As we have seen some inspirational performance by our Nepalese team at both junior and senior level in recent past. However, being a cricketer my worries aggravates when I see the deteriorated domestic structure cricket in the country. For the development of the cricket it is imperative to have good domestic structure of the cricket.

Year 2005 will go into the history book of Nepali cricket as a successful year. Despite the year started with two heart-breaking news they just proved ghosts of 2004, an unsuccessful year, and as the year proceeded it brought glorious moments.

Last week I happened to be in the press meet organized by ICC development committee in Kathmandu. Cricket’s top most governing body’s head Mr. Ishan Mani (President ICC) and Mr. Malcam Speed (CEO) also spoke about cricket of Nepal. They expressed their appreciation for the performance of Nepalese Cricket Team at junior level. However, they also expressed the need for replicating junior level performance at senior level for Nepal’s transition to ODI status.

Two articles about Baluwatar Cricket Club’s chairman Upendra Bhattarai.

‘Where do you play cricket, in the Himlayas?’ It”s normal for Nepali cricketers to face such queries during international tours. They always try to convince the curious people by saying the country is not only Himalayas, but the youngsters in this remote district of Humla have different answer: they play cricket on the lap of Himalayas.

By Yadumani Gautam Looking back to our cricket team’s recent performance, it looks better. And it’s not only improving but also showing a light for the bright future.

By Rajendra Gyawali Published in the Kantipur National Daily in Gyawali’s column – Rangshala (Stadium). Gyawali is Kantipur’s sports co-ordinator. On the eve of the New Year, when the young players are signaling that what we had hoped for 2007 World Cup could come true in 2011, Cricket Association of Nepal has lost its sponsor.

By Yadumani Gautam No doubt, Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) is one of the best sport governing bodies in Nepal. Everyone knows it’s easy to be best buts it’s difficult to maintain that place. Same is with CAN. Although it is best, it lacks professionalism.

By Yadumani Gautam Nepal nearly beat Hong Kong in the ACC Fast Track Country Tournament at Hong Kong Cricket Club ground before losing out the three-day match on the last day. We were in the door of a historic win but we couldn’t make it at last.

By Pawan Agrawal Nepal is all set to take on Hong Kong in a three-day fixture in Hong Kong from October 29. The preparation of the Nepali team is almost over after it lost against UAE in the home ground. I don’t have any idea about what the Nepali team specifically worked on after the defeat. As far as I understand, there was nothing lacking in terms of skills, techniques and talents.

By Sandip Shrestha When I used to be in National Team; no matter how the heat beats or the sweat melts, there I was with sheer determination, willingness to work hard and most importantly to perform for my country.

This time we feature here the interview of Roy Dias while Nepal was touring Malaysia published in the Asian Cricket Council’s official site.

Nepal’s victory in the final of Youth Asia Cup was a big story for all the national dailies of Kathmandu. Most of them covered the news on the front page and quite a few made them the main news. Here, NepalCricket enlists all the national dailies and their coverage: