Kathmandu, December 31
A 20-member preliminary squad has been announced ahead of Nepal’s national cricket team’s tour of the UAE scheduled for next month.
The selection committee has selected Paras Khadka (captain), Gyanendra Malla (Vice-captain), Sharad Vesawkar, Basant Regmi, Binod Bhandari, Sompal Kami, Sandeep Lamichhane, Karan KC, Aarif Sheikh, Rohit Kumar Paudel, Pradeep Airee, Dipendra Singh Airee, Lalit Bhandari, Lalit Narayan Rajbansi, Pawan Sharraf, Sandeep Jhora, Susan Bhari, Bikram Sob, Bhim Sarki and Avinash Karn.
Nepal are to play three ODIs and two T20s against the hosts. The Rhinos’ first match has been scheduled for January 25. The second ODi will be played two days later and the third on January 28. The first of the T20 matches will be played on January 31. The second T20 has been scheduled for February 3.
