Published: Jul 19, 2016, 01:53 PM (IST)
Edited: Jul 19, 2016, 01:53 PM (IST)
Nepal are set to play MCC XI at the Lord’s Cricket Ground. You can catch the live streaming of this match on Lord’s Cricket Ground’s official Youtube channel. This match will mark the 200-year bilateral relationship between Nepal and the United Kingdom. This is the first participation of the national team following the suspension of the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) by the ICC owing to internal conflicts. Since then ICC has been handling Nepal Cricket. The Nepali community reportedly has been drawing approximately 10,000 fans for the game. On the other hand MCC has also prepared to bring spectators from the English, Pakistani, Sri Lankan and Indian communities. ALSO READ: Nepal captain Paras Khadka meets Sachin Tendulkar
According to HimalayanTimes.com, Nepal will play 4 other games in England as their preparation for the World Cricket League Championship fourth-round matches against the Netherlands in August. This is the second occasion when ICC has directly interfered in team selection after the World Cricket League Championship match against Namibia in March.
The 15-member squad as expected will be led by Paras Khadka. The International Cricket Council (ICC) had formed the selection team of head coach Jagat Tamatta and skipper Khadka with Asia Development Officer Venkatapathy Raju as the advisor. Khadka will have Gyanendra Malla as his deputy on the big day.
Nepal’s 15-member squad: Paras Khadka (c), Gyanendra Malla (vc), Shakti Gauchan, Basanta Regmi, Sharad Vesawkar, Sompal Kami, Sagar Pun, Binod Bhandari, Subas Khakurel, Karan KC, Anil Kumar Mandal, Sandeep Lamichhane, Bikram Sob, Raju Rijal and Rajesh Pulami Magar
