Nepal leave with high ambitions
KATHMANDU, JUN 24 - The Nepali national cricket team on Tuesday embarked on its quest to make a back to back appearance in the 2016 ICC World Twenty20, beginning with a week-long tour of England. Players and officials of Nepali national cricket team pose for a group photo after a farewell programme in Kathmandu ahead of their departure to England for the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifiers preparations, on Tuesday. After completing the 15-day tour of India, the Nepali cricketers left for London for a second phase of their preparation where they will undergo few training sessions at the Marylebone Cricket Club apart from playing four practice matches. Before the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifiers that begins in Ireland and Scotland from July 9-26, Nepal will also play the Netherlands in a four-match Twenty20 International bilateral series set for June 30 to July 3. Nepal created history by securing a maiden berth in the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 in Bangladesh last year and having prepared for a ...