ICC hands responsibility to Ghimire, same panel

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has decided to stick with its previously formed selection panel and nominated Bhawana Ghimire to assist in Nepali cricket’s local operations ICC hands responsibility to Ghimire, same panel

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Published at : June 7, 2016

Kathmandu

Nepali cricket has been without a board for over a month after ICC suspended CAN on April 25 following a dual existence of the cricket governing body caused by National Sports Council’s decision to form an ad-hoc committee in response to a controversial election that formed a new body under Chatur Bahadur Chand.

The ICC move comes at a time when Nepal are preparing for two important tours, they are scheduled to play Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in a 50-over friendly one-day game at the Lord’s on July 19 and take on the Netherlands in two away matches of the ICC World Cricket League Championship (WCLC) fourth round slated for August 13 and 15.

ICC decided to stay firm with the three-member selection panel comprising of national team coach Jagat Tamatta and skipper Paras Khadka with ICC Asia Development Officer Venakatapathy Raju acting as an advisor. The trio had also picked up the national team for Nepal’s third round WCLC home matches against Namibia on April 16 and 18.

Ghimire, a CEO under the ad-hoc committee, has been assigned to carry out Nepali cricket’s local operations until another decision is be taken. “Bhawana Ghimire will assist the ICC with local operations, and in this role will act under ICC’s management. The ICC may seek additional local and/or international support as the need arises,” said the ICC in an email .

Ghimire had also assisted ICC when the world cricket governing body took the entire responsibility of holding the WCLC matches against Namibia in Nepal.

ICC will also look after the costs associated with Nepal’s preparation and participation in ICC events from the funding that Nepal is supposed to receive as grant. ICC has currently held around 900,000 dollars which CAN failed to retrieve due to poor governance and internal dispute.