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Although former Pakistani Test player Aftab Baluch coached Nepal only for a year leading the team in an international tournament, his contribution can not be underestimated. The 47-year old Karachi resident was seen supporting Nepal and watching every matches involving Nepal in the ongoing Youth Asia Cup. His 428 runs in an innings in a first class game is still the sixth highest score in first class cricket. The cricket world’s governing body ICC appointed Baluch for Nepal before ACC took over the charge and Nepal was given to Sri Lanka resulting termination of Baluch’s contract. At present Pakistan looks after Middle East countries. NepalCricket contributor Purushottam Kattel, who is in Karachi reporting event for NepalCricket and The Kathmandu Post,… Read More

Sri Lankan coach of Nepal’s cricket team Roy Luke Dias left for Karachi, Pakistan today to join the rest of the team competing in the third Youth Asia Cup starting from July 14. Nepal are the defending champions. Dias, who could not fly with rest of the team due to the visa problem last Saturday, departed to Dhaka on a Biman Bangladesh flight. From Dhaka, he will fly to Karachi after four hours of transit stop, according to Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN).

Nepal’s cricket captain Raju Khadka was found watching National League Football at the Dashrath Stadium after his side Region No 4 (Bhairahawa) were defeated by Region No 1 (Biratnagar) in the semifinal of Birthday Cup Cricket tournament last week. The national champions were defeated not because of their poor form, but ‘hard luck’ did the trick. Khadka’s inability to judge the turn of coin ruined them as the match against Biratnagar was decided on the toss of a coin.

Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) has selected 18 players from among 26 of those being trained in the closed camp for U-19 Asia Cup to be held in Karachi of Pakistan in third and fourth week of June, according to a press release issued by CAN. The final 14 players and team captain will be announced soon, said the release.

Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) has selected 26 young probable players for the closed camp for U-19 Youth Asia Cup that will be held in Karachi of Pakistan during in third and fourth week of July. The tournament was initially scheduled to be held in Singapore but the SARS epidemic forced the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) to shift the Youth World Cup selection tournament to Karachi.

National Sports Council (NSC) has announced a new ad hoc committee of Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) retaining most of its former members including President Jai Kumar Nath Shah. Those who were in the dissolved committee and did not found any place in the new committee are Pramos Upadhaya (vice-president), Uma Karki (vice-president), Shahi Dutt Pandey (Treasurer), Damodar Nath Suwal (joint secretary), Rajendra Bahadur Bam, BS Gurung, Narendra Shrestha, BS Dhami and Anil Shah (all members).

Super Star Club became the winner of the Kalaiya League Cricket Tournament defeating Vinex Club in the final match by four wickets.

Cricket Assiciation of Nepal (CAN) has officially released the cricket calendar for 2002/2003 season on Friday in a bid to systematise country’s cricket. The calander highlight the internal and international events.

President of Cricket Association of Nepal Jai Kumar Nath Shah has requested all the concerned bodies including Ministers’ Council, Nepal Sports Council (NSC) and his colleagues at CAN to unite to bring ACC Central Academy to Nepal forgetting the regional differences.

Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has informed Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) that ACC Central Academy for Cricket Development could not be built in Pokhara, the western city, due to some contraints, according to a report published by The Kathmandu Post, the national English daily.

The firstever cricket calender of Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) will focus three desciplines: introduction to cricket, Nepal’s preparation for international events and umpire training. According to CAN secretary Binay Raj Pandey, the calender will be released very shortly.

(As published in The Sportstar, December 25, 1999 issue) If you fancy a game of cricket in the foothills of the Himalayas, then Nepal is the place for you. Yes, the fascinating Kingdom of Nepal is now one of the fastest growing cricket nations in the world.