Nepal’s squad announced for CWC League-2 tri-series with Canada in Oman
Kushal Bhurtel misses head coach Stuart Law’s 15-member travelling squad to Oman, where the tri-series kicks off on October 7. Photo: Courtesy of Cricket Association of Nepal/Facebook
The Cricket Association of Nepal announced the 15-member squad travelling to Oman for the ICC CWC League-2 tri-series comprising Canada. The series kicks off on October 7.
Sandeep Lamichhane, the skipper, will lead Nepal’s experienced spin lineup— Lalit Narayan Rajbanshi, Shahab Alam and Sher Malla—to Oman.
Meanwhile, experienced opener Kushal Bhurtel misses the squad. Aasif Sheikh could be seen starting the innings with batters like Arjun Kumal, Dev Khanal or Ishan Pandey—all three who have proven their might in the opportunities they could grab in the last one year.
In the middle order, head coach Stuart Law has options in Rohit Kumar Paudel, Dipendra Singh Airee, Gulshan Kumar Jha, Sundeep Jora and Basir Ahmad.
While veteran pacer Sompal Kami is also not travelling, Law has Karan KC and Nandan Yadav.
Nepal face Canada on October 11 and 17, and Oman on October 13 and 19.
The Rhinos are currently seventh in the eight-team League-2 with 11 wins, 19 losses and two of the 32 games ending without results.
Nayak Paudel covers sports for The Kathmandu Post. He previously worked at the Post (2018–19) and spent over five years at The Rising Nepal. His reporting spans crime, health, education, and social issues.
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