Nepal through to ICC World T20

[GoldenSun]

Addition of Ishant and Vinay to any team will just degrade/regress them

and I'm supposed to care? :giggle: He was just joking you know..

[Temujin Khaghan]

Congrats to my university friends from Nepal :D

[Zero_Unit]

Good to see a strong fan base. Why don't they add Nepal, Afganistan, Hong kong in Asia cup? Atleast this way they get to spar with the big boys and learn a thing or 2.

[Temujin Khaghan]

Nepal should be allowed to participate in the Ranji Trophy... their standard will improve

[bulbul]

Too many weak teams spoiling 20-20

[SLICKR392]

Gonna be a fun World T20 :yay:

Now only if the WT20 was in SA.

[beetle]

chinky boys !:two_thumbs_up:

[Square Drive]

The Transformer Published by Somesh Verma on November 29, 2013 If you have watched Team Nepal playing cricket, whether it is at home or abroad, you cannot miss vociferous crowd chanting for Nepali win. If you are close by the pavilion, you would also see the players pumping their fists or exclaiming on fall of wickets or boundaries scored. If you look closer, you would see a man – in his 40s – who looks completely detached from what is going on the field. That man is Pubudu Dassanayake. Make no mistake, this man – Sri Lanka born Canadian national – who currently coaches Nepal cricket team, is anything but detached from the game. In fact, he is calculating, analyzing and thinking on what he needs to do next. Even after his team wins the match, you don’t see him jumping around in joy, or fist-pumping. You’d see him smiling. His grin widens, if you tell him, “Congratulations, Coach!†Those in the know within Nepali cricket circle tell you, Pubudu is the best thing to happen to Nepali cricket. If you look at the stats, after Dassanayake took the charge of Nepal Cricket in September 2011, success has been coming our way. Under him, Nepal took the title of ICC World Cricket League Division 4 and 3, became joint winner of ACC Trophy 2012 (for the first time), became semi-finalist of ACC T20 2011, reached the final of ACC T20 2013 (both for the first time), and to top it all, Nepal qualified for the World T20. Stats don’t lie. In past few years, things have changed in Nepali cricket. You see players are more agile, more confident and delivering when it is expected of them. It cannot be mere coincidence that the change started since Pubudu took over. When Dassanayake came to Nepal, he told yours truly, “Nepali players do not seem to be mentally strong.†Just two years from that, he says, “The boys know what is expected of them and they are fulfilling their roles.†In these two years, Nepali cricket changed. The players have now started believing in their abilities. Nepal’s former captain Binod Das says, “Pubudu had the belief that Nepal can enter the World Cup, even when we had doubts.†Somewhere along the lines, Dassanayake has been successful in instilling that belief in the players, that they belonged to higher level, that they could achieve what fans could only dream of. Ever since he came here, he tried to send Nepali cricketers abroad to play. Captain Paras Khadka and Gyanendra Malla played in Canadian League. Some other players played in Sri Lanka, some in India. A coach taking personal initiative to develop players. It is a rare sight in any sport. Despite playing Test matches for Sri Lanka, Dassanayake’s batting record is anything but great. But when he came to Nepal, he came with a reputation. A reputation of taking Canada to World Cup. Nepali fans hoped he would do the same for Nepal. And he did, coaching Nepal to World T20. When I asked Nepal captain Paras Khadka what was the biggest factor behind Nepal reaching the World T20. He said, “Pubudu. We’re here because of him.†That is perhaps the reason why the soft-spoken Sri Lankan stays quiet most of the time, and lets players take the limelight. http://www.cricket.com.np/new/2013/11/29/the-transformer/ Transformer :hatsoff:

[maniac]

U.A.E and Hongkong :banghead: substandard teams making it in....Looking forward to watch Nepal. Only Ireland and Afghanistan and to a very small extent Netherlands can compete with the big boys

[Zanjeer]

Saw Nepal team yesterday on TV. Well, they are just ok. Nothing much to get excited about. One thing which struck me about these guys is that they are just way too short. Even their fast bowlers look very tiny. There is hope because they have plenty of support back home and hopefully they will produce some quality players.

[Square Drive]

Too many weak teams spoiling 20-20

I think they have to play another qualifying round before the main tournament. So some of these teams won't go beyond that.

U.A.E and Hongkong :banghead: substandard teams making it in....Looking forward to watch Nepal. Only Ireland and Afghanistan and to a very small extent Netherlands can compete with the big boys

No offense, but they should be called P. I. S (Pak Ind SL) instead :giggle: It's a Pak, Ind and SL combined XI just like Canada. What is good about Nepal is they seems to be genuine Nepalis.

[StriKe]

I think they have to play another qualifying round before the main tournament. So some of these teams won't go beyond that.

Yes Group A Bangladesh Hong Kong Afghanistan Nepal Group B Zimbabwe Ireland UAE Netherlands Only 1 team from each group can play against top teams like Aus,Ind etc.. Can the host make it ?

[jalebi_bhai]

U.A.E and Hongkong :banghead: substandard teams making it in....Looking forward to watch Nepal. Only Ireland and Afghanistan and to a very small extent Netherlands can compete with the big boys

UAE is not a substandard team ......they have one or two decent hacks from Poyzstan :giggle:.......

[smbhayi]

Welldone Nepal... Btw how many team participate in T20 wc...?

[Sidhoni]

These teams have only qualified for Phase 1 where 2 out of 8 will make it to the main comp. That phase also has hosts Bangladesh so looks unlikely anyone apart from Ireland has a real chance.

[SLICKR392]

chinky boys !:two_thumbs_up:

You could get yourself arrested for using that word. :agree:

[cowboysfan]

Yes Group A Bangladesh Hong Kong Afghanistan Nepal Group B Zimbabwe Ireland UAE Netherlands Only 1 team from each group can play against top teams like Aus,Ind etc.. Can the host make it ?

so Bangbros might not even make it to the tournament held in their country,this doesnt seem right.

[GoldenSun]

Shouldn't Bangladesh be allowed an automatic entry on the basis that they are the host nation? This seems really unfair.

[jatindra]

The first match will decide who will go through from Group A and may be the 3rd match will decide who will go through from Group B.

[rageaddict]

Bangladesh is already placed in the tournament. The first round is part of the WC.