Nepal’s males’s cricket staff will practice on the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru from August 20 to September 4 as a part of its preparations for the T20 World Cup qualifiers, a transfer that’s supported by the Indian authorities to “join the youth of the 2 nations”.
The T20 World Cup qualifiers are scheduled in October this yr. The match correct can be held in India and Sri Lanka.
India beforehand supported coaching of Nepal’s staff on the Centre of Excellence in August final yr.
Nepal additionally participated in a triangular T20 apply match in opposition to groups of Baroda and Gujarat Cricket Associations earlier than the T20 Cricket Cup held in June final yr.
“Cricket cooperation has added a brand new dimension to the deep rooted and age-old historic ties between India and Nepal, connecting the youth of the 2 nations by way of a shared ardour for cricket,” an Indian authorities official said.
Highlighting India’s dedication, Exterior Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar had met the Nepalese males’s cricket staff and representatives of CAN (Cricket Affiliation of Nepal) in January 2024 and “conveyed India’s assist for progress of cricket in Nepal”.
The Indian authorities additionally supported the apply match between the Underneath-19 groups of Nepal and Delhi & District Cricket Affiliation in Nepal in March this yr.
Nepal’s girls’s staff additionally participated in a preparation camp in Delhi in April-Might to arrange for Asia World Cup Qualifiers in Thailand, additionally held in Might. Nepal reached the finals of the Qualifiers.
In July this yr, the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu supported three promising Underneath-19 cricketers from Nepal for a month-long skilled coaching programme in Bhopal.