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Turning balls can turn the game; and that’s what Nepali spinners are looking forward to doing for their country when the U-19 Cricket World Cup begins in Colombo on February 5.

When Nepali youngsters begin their U-19 Cricket World Cup journey for the fourth time on February 5 in Sri Lanka, they would be nervous about how their fast bowlers would perform.

Nepali U-19 team departed for Colombo, Sri Lanka for a fortnight-long training and participation in the Under-19 Youth World Cup with the hopes of reaching the super league stage.

Nepal’s hopes of hosting the ACC Trophy this year received a big blow as Asian Cricket Council’s Development Committee proposed Malaysia to host the cricket event yesterday.

Cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar praised Nepal’s youth team as the King of the game.

Ehsan Mani, the president of the International Cricket Council (ICC) and CEO Malcolm Speed praised Nepal’s performance in the age-group level and hoped that the country would translate the success in the senior level as well.

President of International Cricket Council (ICC) arrived Kathmandu on Tuesday while CEO Malcolm Speed and other members of the ICC Development Committee arrived on Wednesday for the committee’s meeting to be held on Nov 24 and Nov 15.

Nepal filled the last remaining spot in the Youth World Cup 2006 by winning the ACC U-19 Cup. Nepal join England, Zimbabwe and Ireland in Group D and will play the first match agaisnt England, who coincidently, has played against Nepal in every of last four Youth World Cup, on February 6. Here is the groups, provisional schedule, Nepal’s record in Youth World Cups and more.

The national cricket team of deafs today left for Lucknow, India to participate in the Second Cricket World Cup for Deaf scheduled to begin on Nov 17.

Shakti Gauchan, Antim Thapa, Raju Khadka & Paras Khadka The cricketers who received the Baluwatar Cricket Club awards on Sunday.

Baluwatar Cricket Club will honor eight cricket players during the anniversary program on Sunday, club president Upendra Prasad Bhattarai announced here today.

It was assumed that Shakti Gauchan would never marry because he did not love anything other than his cricket bat. But the national vice-captain has a throbbing heart that beats for a sweetheart and he proved it.

Nepal is ranked 25th among 96 cricket nations of the world, according to International Cricket Council (ICC).

National cricket selector Sushil Chaugai has resigned from his post. It is believed that Chaugai, father of national cricketer Kaniska Chaugai and the mentor of the Kalaiya Cricket Club, was unhappy with the process of selection of the cricket teams.

Nepali deaf team will play at least seven matches in the Second Deaf Cricket World Cup 2005 in Lucknow, India as the organizing Deaf Cricket International Federation made public the round-robin league schedule of the eight-nation event.

Nepal Television (NTV) has bought television broadcasting rights of all cricket matches to be organized by Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) for next three years for Rs. 1,200,000.

The Under-17 Asia Cup cricket tournament has been suspended while the semifinals were abandoned as smoke from the Indonesian forest fire blanketed Malaysia today.

The scorecard fo the match between Nepal and Malaysia – the quarterfinal of the U-17 Asia Cup.

Nepal entered the semifinal of the U-17 Asia Cup beating hosts Malaysia by 9 runs in a nail-biting finish at Aman Club today.

Photo Courtesy: Shankar Karuppayah, Penang Nepal has qualified to the quarterfinal of the Under-17 Asia Cup – thank to an emphatic 344-run victory of Afghanistan over minnows Brunei today at the Penang Sports Club, Malaysia.

A day after losing to Afghanistan, Nepal staked its claim for the U-17 Asia Cup title with a 10-wicket hammering of novice Brunei today at the Penang Sports Club, Malaysia.

The scorecard of the match between Nepal and Brunei in the U-17 Asia Cup in Malaysia.

Worst dream of Nepali cricket team came true as the inexperienced lads suffered a 49-run defeat against neighbors Afghanistan in the opening match of the U-17 Asia Cup at the Penang Sports Club Ground, Malaysia today.

The scorecard of the match between Nepal and Afghanistan played at Penang Sports Club, Penang, Malaysia today. Scorecard updated by Roshan Raut

Come November, Nepal will participate in a Cricket World Cup. You may not have heard about it because those who are going to participate won’t tell you, for they can’t. And they won’t even hear you if you ask, as they are deaf.