The English leg-spinner is the Gurkhas’ fifth international recruitment for the Nepal Premier League T20 cricket tournament.

The Bolts, whose marquee signing is national men’s cricket team wicket keeper batter Aasif Sheikh, have appointed former Nepal boss Pubudu Dassanayake as their head coach.

The NPL kicks off on Nov 30, with Biratnagar Kings facing Janakpur Bolts at the TU Cricket Ground in Kirtipur.

Nepal will now participate in the third round of the AFC Asian Cup Qualification, which will take place in March next year.

Bipin Neupane, Asim Shrestha, Atharva Paudel, Shardul Bhatta, Rajendra Bam and Kamal Gupta have also been selected as six other best players for further training.

Bopara has represented England 171 times including Tests, ODIs, and T20Is.

CAN confirms Star Sports Network as the official broadcasting partner of NPL T20 cricket tournament, set to take place from Nov 30 to Dec 21.

Oli had a rather blunt take on the salary of women volleyball players, who get Rs5,000 a month, saying all that was available was encouragement.

Shervoni Mabatshoev and Alisher Jalilov both score double as the Gorkhalis lose the game 4-0 in Dushanbe.

The skipper scores 130—second ton by a Nepali woman cricketer in an international match—and takes 5-8.

A total of 380 players had registered online for participation in the talent hunt programme. Of these, 150 players demonstrated their skills in Baluwatar on Tuesday.

Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) announced the squad under the captaincy of Hemant Dhami. Arjun Kumal will be Dhami’s deputy.

A 13-run defeat leaves Nepal two points below the leaders and hosts UAE in the ICC U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier table.

Nepal have been drawn alongside defending champions Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan in Group B.

Dan Douthwaite joins Gurkhas as the fourth overseas player, adding to an impressive lineup that includes Dutch opener Michael Levitt, Namibia captain Gerhard Erasmus, and English domestic star and Big Bash League veteran Stevie Sean Eskinazi.