By: Anup Chalise
Special Report for YOC
The development of cricket in Nepal is because of the strong influence of Indian culture in Nepalese society and development of international T.V. communication system in Nepal. Cricket now holds an inseparable part in Nepalese sport. Although new in world cricket, Nepal has shown rapid development in cricket but the lack of infrastructures is the biggest hurdle in its development.
With the starting of this decade, Nepalese cricket has been showing some remarkable improvements. The development of women cricket can be taken as one of the most important achievements. The world record 10 wicket haul by Mehaboob Aalam, hat-trick by Shakti Gauchan and his visit to India in the invitation of Rajsthan Royals are some of the important events of Nepalese cricket. Moreover, Nepal finished 7th in this ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier and has been selected for upcoming U-19 cricket world cup. The strong bowling lineup of Nepal blessed with some promising players like Shakti Gauchan, Mehaboob Aalam, etc is capable of destroying any batting lineup.
Nepal played first class cricket for the first time in 2004, playing in the ICC Intercontinental Cup against the UAE and Malaysia. They beat Malaysia, but drew with the UAE, failing to reach the semi-final stage. They finished third in the ACC Fast Track Nations Tournament during 2004, which qualified them for the 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup, and finished 5th in the ACC Trophy, which qualified them for the-repêchage tournament of the 2005 ICC Trophy. They finished third in this tournament after beating Qatar in a play-off, meaning that they did not qualify for the 2005 ICC Trophy in Ireland.[13] They beat the UAE and drew with Hong Kong in the 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup, but missed out on qualification for the semi-finals by half a point. They were runners-up to the UAE in the 2005 ACC Fast Track Nations Tournament.
In March 2006, Nepal played Namibia in Windhoek in a play-off match to decide the final team in the 2006 ICC Intercontinental Cup. Needing to win outright to qualify for the main tournament, the match was drawn after there was no play on the first day. Later in the year, they toured Pakistan, playing against the Pakistan Cricket Academy before playing in the ACC Trophy in Kuala Lumpur. They finished fourth in the tournament after losing to Afghanistan in a play-off. They won the first ACC Premier League in 2006. They most recently played in the ACC Twenty20 Cup in Kuwait, where they finished fourth in their first round group.
In May 2008, Nepal traveled to Jersey to play in Division Five of the World Cricket League. Although Nepal topped Group A after the group qualifying matches, they lost their semi-final to Afghanistan and finished third overall after defeating the USA in a playoff. With only the top two from this tournament qualifying for Division Four in Tanzania later in the year, Nepal missed out on the chance to take their 2011 World Cup dream any further.
Nepal won their first major tournament beating USA in the final of World Cricket League Division Five held at Kathmandu in February 2010.They then came 3rd in 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Four, thus remaining for 2012 ICC World Cricket League Division Four.
Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) has been playing decent role in development of Nepalese cricket. Being an underdeveloped country, Nepal has been facing the problems regarding sports infrastructure and the government is the positive enough towards it but this has stopped CAN from delivering its goals.The great support of Nepalese cricket fans and personal contribution by some big industrialists of Nepal has been playing supportive role in its development. Nepal posses a great potentiality of cricket, So the international cricketing bodies and the Government of Nepal need to introduce big projects for the development of infrastructures and skilled human resources.
Special Report for YOC
The development of cricket in Nepal is because of the strong influence of Indian culture in Nepalese society and development of international T.V. communication system in Nepal. Cricket now holds an inseparable part in Nepalese sport. Although new in world cricket, Nepal has shown rapid development in cricket but the lack of infrastructures is the biggest hurdle in its development.
With the starting of this decade, Nepalese cricket has been showing some remarkable improvements. The development of women cricket can be taken as one of the most important achievements. The world record 10 wicket haul by Mehaboob Aalam, hat-trick by Shakti Gauchan and his visit to India in the invitation of Rajsthan Royals are some of the important events of Nepalese cricket. Moreover, Nepal finished 7th in this ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier and has been selected for upcoming U-19 cricket world cup. The strong bowling lineup of Nepal blessed with some promising players like Shakti Gauchan, Mehaboob Aalam, etc is capable of destroying any batting lineup.
Nepal played first class cricket for the first time in 2004, playing in the ICC Intercontinental Cup against the UAE and Malaysia. They beat Malaysia, but drew with the UAE, failing to reach the semi-final stage. They finished third in the ACC Fast Track Nations Tournament during 2004, which qualified them for the 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup, and finished 5th in the ACC Trophy, which qualified them for the-repêchage tournament of the 2005 ICC Trophy. They finished third in this tournament after beating Qatar in a play-off, meaning that they did not qualify for the 2005 ICC Trophy in Ireland.[13] They beat the UAE and drew with Hong Kong in the 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup, but missed out on qualification for the semi-finals by half a point. They were runners-up to the UAE in the 2005 ACC Fast Track Nations Tournament.
In March 2006, Nepal played Namibia in Windhoek in a play-off match to decide the final team in the 2006 ICC Intercontinental Cup. Needing to win outright to qualify for the main tournament, the match was drawn after there was no play on the first day. Later in the year, they toured Pakistan, playing against the Pakistan Cricket Academy before playing in the ACC Trophy in Kuala Lumpur. They finished fourth in the tournament after losing to Afghanistan in a play-off. They won the first ACC Premier League in 2006. They most recently played in the ACC Twenty20 Cup in Kuwait, where they finished fourth in their first round group.
In May 2008, Nepal traveled to Jersey to play in Division Five of the World Cricket League. Although Nepal topped Group A after the group qualifying matches, they lost their semi-final to Afghanistan and finished third overall after defeating the USA in a playoff. With only the top two from this tournament qualifying for Division Four in Tanzania later in the year, Nepal missed out on the chance to take their 2011 World Cup dream any further.
Nepal won their first major tournament beating USA in the final of World Cricket League Division Five held at Kathmandu in February 2010.They then came 3rd in 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Four, thus remaining for 2012 ICC World Cricket League Division Four.
Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) has been playing decent role in development of Nepalese cricket. Being an underdeveloped country, Nepal has been facing the problems regarding sports infrastructure and the government is the positive enough towards it but this has stopped CAN from delivering its goals.The great support of Nepalese cricket fans and personal contribution by some big industrialists of Nepal has been playing supportive role in its development. Nepal posses a great potentiality of cricket, So the international cricketing bodies and the Government of Nepal need to introduce big projects for the development of infrastructures and skilled human resources.
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