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It’s a big opportunity for us to play against India: Rohit Paudel

[ad_1] Nepal captain Rohit Paudel said on Sunday that playing against accomplished teams like India will help them massively in their cricketing journey. Nepal will face India in their final Asia Cup Group A match here on Monday. They had lost their first match against Pakistan in Multan in the tournament opener. “We all are very excited, especially playing against India. We didn’t get such opportunities often. So, it’s a big opportunity for all of us to represent our country on the biggest stage,” said Paudel on eve of the match. Paudel hoped that it would not rain on Monday. There is a prediction for 70 per cent rain in this city on the morrow. “Weather is not in our control. But we are hoping that we get an opportunity to play against India to showcase our talent on a bigger stage. ...

Asia Cup 2023: Nepal come back from the brink of losing ODI status; to face India on Monday

[ad_1] Scaling peaks isn’t new for Nepalis, having scaled summits that few could even dream of. On the peaks of Mt Everest where centimetres can separate life and death, they are known to pull off heroic rescue acts. For the Nepal cricket team, the past six months or so have been similar on the sporting scale, where from the verge of losing ODI status they went on to feature in the 50-over World Cup Qualifiers and are now in the middle of their maiden Asia Cup campaign where – weather permitting in Pallekele – they are set to face India on Monday. Ever since they booked their Asia Cup berth by winning the ACC Premier Cup in front of a full-house, they have been waiting for this fixture against India. “It is no doubt going to be a fanboy moment for a lot of them. They watched India play P...

Asia Cup schedule finalised, India not going to Pakistan: BCCI secy Arun Dhumal

[ad_1] The much anticipated Asia Cup games between India and Pakistan will be held in Sri Lanka as Rohit Sharma led team won’t travel to Pakistan, IPL chairman Arun Dhumal confirmed on Wednesday. Dhumal, who is in Durban for the ICC Chief Executives Meet (CEC) confirmed that BCCI secretary Jay Shah and PCB representative head Zaka Ashraf met ahead of ICC Board meeting scheduled on Thursday to finalise the schedule. “Our secretary met PCB head Zaka Ashraf and the Asia Cup schedule was finalised and it is on course as it was discussed earlier. There will be four games of league stage in Pakistan, followed by 9 games in Sri Lanka including both India versus Pakistan game and in case a third game if both teams play final,” Dhumal told PTI from Durban. He rubbished reports emerging from Pakis...