Nepali cricket team departing for UAE for ACC U19 Asia Cup
Photo courtesy: CAN
KATHMANDU: The Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) bid farewell to the national cricket team heading to participate in the ACC Under 19 Asia Cup in the United Arab Emirates, on Monday.
On the occasion, Minister for Youth and Sports Maheshwor Jung Gahatraj and the CAN President Chatur Bahadur Chand and CAN other office bearers extended their best wishes to the national team.
The Nepali team comprising Captain Dev Khanal, Sher Malla, Dipesh Kandel, Bibek Yadav, Gulshan Jha, Bibek Ranamagar, Santosh Karki, Aadil Ansari, Tilakraj Bhandari, Arjun Kumal, Bashir Ahamad, Durgesh Gupta, Prakash Jaisi, Arjun Saud, Rahul Bhandari and Coach Basanta Shahi is departing for UAE at 10:00 PM.
Eight countries—Nepal, hosts UAE, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Kuwait, Afghanistan and Pakistan—are participating in the tournament that is scheduled to take place on December 23-31.
The participating teams have been categorized into two groups. Nepal alongside Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Kuwait is placed in Group 'B'. Likewise, hosts UAE, India, Pakistan and Afghanistan are in Group 'A'. Nepal is playing its opening match against Bangladesh on December 23 and the second match against Sri Lanka on December 26.
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