Right-arm seamer Bikram Sob, wicketkeeper batsman Subash Khakurel and his opening partner Anil Mandal on Monday made comeback to the national fold for Nepal’s upcoming tour of England.

Nepal are leaving for England on July 10 to play a historic match against Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) on July 19 at the Lord’s in London. The match is organised to mark a 200-year bilateral relationship between Nepal and the United Kingdom.

The Tribhuvan Army Club fast bowler Sob, included for Nepal’s ICC World Cricket League Championship (WCLC) matches against Papua New Guinea in the UAE in November last year, was ignored for Nepal’s WCLC home matches against Namibia on April 16 and 18.

Khakurel and Mandal had also missed both the matches against Namibia due to injury. Naresh Budhayer and Gyanendra Malla had opened the innings in the duo’s absence. Budhayer and left-arm spinner Sushan Bhari Shrestha were left out of the squad. The independent selection panel comprising of skipper Paras Khadka and coach Jagat Tamatta selected the 15-member team for the tour.

The panel has ICC Asia Development Officer Venakatapathy Raju as acting advisor. Khadka will lead the side that also includes Shakti Gauchan, Basanta Regmi, Sharad Vesawkar, Sompal Kami, Sagar Pun, Binod Bhandari, Karan KC, Sandeep Lamichhane, Raju Rijal and Rajesh Pulami Magar.

Nepal’s match against MCC is preceded by four friendly matches against local clubs. After the match against MCC, Nepal will return home on July 21 before heading back to Europe for their WCLC fourth round matches against the Netherlands slated for August 13 and 15.

Nepal are currently in the sixth spot of the WCLC which sends the top four teams directly into the 2018 50-over World Cup Qualifiers to be held in Bangladesh. The Netherlands currently lead the eight-team WCLC standings with 10 points from six matches. Hong Kong (nine), PNG (eight), Scotland (seven), Kenya (six), Nepal (four), Namibia (two) and UAE (two) are behind the Netherlands.