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Nepal announce 14-member squad
Nepal announced a 14-member final squad for the ACC Under-19 Eastern Region cricket tournament on Sunday.Nepal announced a 14-member final squad for the ACC Under-19 Eastern Region cricket tournament on Sunday.
Dipendra Singh Airee will skipper the Nepali team in the tournament slated for September 8-17 in Malaysia.
Among the other members selected by Nepal Head Coach Jagat Tamatta and Nepal U-19 coach Binod Kumar Das include Sandeep Lamichhane, Mohammad Asif Sheikh, Sandeep Sunar, Pranit Thapa Magar, Anil Kumar Sah, Pawan Sarraf, Rohit Kumar Paudel, Kishor Mahato, Shahab Alam, Nandan Yadav, Bikram Kumar Bhusal, Sundeep Jora and Sumit Maharjan. Kamal Singh Airee, Lalit Narayan Rajbanshi, Prakash KC and Rijan Dhakal were named as reserves.
Nepal are pitted in Group ‘A’ with Singapore, Thailand and Bhutan. Hosts Malaysia, Hong Kong, China and Mayanmar are in Group ‘B’. Only the champions will qualify for the ACC U-19 Asia Cup slated for November in Malaysia. Tiesheet of the event is yet to be done.