Nepal just made history by defeating the West Indies 1-2 in a three-match Twenty20 International series. The president of the Cricket Association of Nepal commended the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), pointing out that India’s training assistance prior to Nepal’s first T20I series against a full-member team produced outstanding outcomes.
Chatur Bahadur Chand, president of the Cricket Association of Nepal, claimed that the cricket team’s operations were impacted by the young rebellion that overthrew the government.
It resembled a nightmare or a bad dream. The demonstration affected the cricket team’s training and brought about a significant political change. According to The New Indian Express, Chand said, “Thankfully, only a few sessions were cancelled.”
Before their series against the West Indies, Chand thanked the BCCI for allowing them to practise at the BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE) and play against Assamese local teams.
Before attending a training camp at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru in August, we participated in the Top End T20 Series in Darwin, Australia, where we faced Bangladesh A, Pakistan Shaheens, and other Australian teams. After that, we played in Guwahati against the Assamese teams. All of this helped the boys be ready for the next task. We are incredibly grateful to the BCCI for giving us these opportunity,” he continued.
Chand anticipated that Nepal cricket will receive the recognition it deserves as a result of the series victory over a full-member team like the West Indies. He also gave an update on the new stadium that is now being built and would be the home field for the Nepali squad.
“Perhaps this victory will draw the attention of the Test-playing countries. I just hope that nations like Bangladesh, Pakistan, and India play us in bilateral or triangular series after the Asian Cricket Council and the international organisation ICC take notice of our performance. In the nation, stadium construction is now in progress. The series victory is like frosting on the cake because we were the hosts. I hope it heralds in a new era for Nepal cricket,” Chand said.
Nepal sealed the series at Sharjah by defeating the Windies by 19 and 90 runs in the opening two games.
There were many encouraging signals for the squad and the board to treasure and develop upon, even if they lost by 10 wickets in the third match, a dead rubber.
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