Nepal U-16 Cricket team departs for Malaysia

Nepal’s under-16 cricket team departed to Malaysia to take part in the ACC U-16 Elite Cup organized by Asian Cricket Council today.

Before the departure, Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) organised a farewell programme at Nepal Sports Council (NSC) office, Tripureshwor today. The 16 member team will be led by CAN’s member Sanjeev Kumar Pandey.

Meanwhile, Member Secretary of NSC, Yuvaraj Lama gave farewell to all the members at the programme. Dipendra Chand will lead the team during the tournament.

The ten nation tournament will be held from May 4 – 13th at Malaysia. Nepal will take on Kuwait in the first match of the tournament on May 4 at Bayuemas Ground.

Nepal has been placed in group B alongside Malaysia, Bahrain, Kuwait and Iran in group B while Group A comprises the defending champion Singapore, Hong Kong, Oman and Thailand.

Runners up of the first edition, Nepal will play against Bahrain on May 6 at Kinrara, take on Iran on May 8 at Bayuemas and will face Malaysia on May 9 at Kinrara ground. All the matches will be of 40 overs. I as cricket lover will wish Nepal U-16 team best wishes and will bring live update of the Tournament. Stay with anantasports.blogspot.com to get scores

CAN announces Squad for the ACC U-16 Elite Cup

Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) announced a 14-member team for the ACC U-16 Elite Cup to be held in Malaysia from May 4 to 13. The CAN picked the final 14 out of 19 players in the closed camp training for the tournament.

Deependra Chand is the captain of the Nepali U-16 team, which includes Aadil Khan, Kali Charan Yadav, Shashi Bhusan Mishra, Nurdhwaj Sen, Jagadish Chand and Akash Bista. Likewise, Rabin Gupta, Aasif Sekh, Kushal Bhurtel, Rupesh Banstola, Mukunda Yadav, Alfaj Mansoori and Anup Neupane are other members of the team.

Nitesh Thakur, Lokesh Jha, Ajay Sahani and Heman Rai are considered as reserve players.

Manjur Alam Khan is the coach of the U-16 team. Despite playing at the home, Nepali U-16 cricket team led by Switchon Shah had to satisfy only as runner-up in the first edition of the ACC U-16 Elite Cup in 2010. Singapore had defeated Nepal in the final of the first edition.

The current U-16 team has been going through last phase of closed camp training under the guidance of coach Manjur Alam Khan..

“We got very short period to prepare for the tournament. However, I’m focusing the closed cup training on match scenario and match practices. Boys are improving in all departments,” said Khan.

Khan said that he is working on the area of fitness also. “I’m trying to make boys fit enough in the short training period. They have a pressure to be fit but it is only to a limit,” said Khan.

“We have a bunch of talented players in the team. If you ask me to name some of them, they would be Deependra Chand, Adil Khan, Shashi Bhusan Mishra as batsmen, Jagadish Chand and Kali Charan Yadave as medium pacers and Rupesh Banstola as spinner,” added Khan.

The U-16 team has been training 4-5 hours daily at the TU Cricket Ground under the closed camp training. “Our ultimate aim is to win the title but to reach there we’ll focus on a match at a time,” said Khan.

AFC Presidents' Cup 2012: Nepal Police Club Traveling On Wednesday for Combodia

Red bull A Division League Champions from Nepal, Nepal Police Club is traveling to Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Wednesday afternoon via Bangkok transit to take part in AFC Presidents' Cup Group B qualifiers. The qualifier is starting from May 5 and will end on 9 may..

Red bull A Division League Champions, Nepal Police Club will board on Thai Airways on Wednesday afternoon and spend whole night in Bangkok before boarding on Thai Airways again on Thursday morning. The team will reach Phnom Penh on Thursday afternoon. 

The team will stay at Tai Ming Plaza, Hotel in Phnom Penh. The hotel is located at  Norodom Blvd., Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Nepal Red Bull A Division League Champions, Nepal Police Club will take on Kyrgyz League Champions, Dordoi Dynamo in the opening match of Group B AFC Presidents' Cup qualifiers.    

The match will be played at National Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh at 4:30 local time.

The Cops will meet Cambodian League Champions, Phnom Penh Crown FC on 7th of May and take on Bhutanese League Champions, Yeedzin FC on 9th May.
Stay with me to get exclusive updates of AFC President cup 2012.

AFC U-22 Group D Qualifiers: ANFA announces 48 Players In Preliminary Squad

ANFA (All Nepal Football Association) has announced 48 players in the preliminary squad for up-coming AFC U-22 Group D qualifiers starting from June 2 in Kathmandu. The selected players are:

GK: Bishal Shrestha (LH MMC), Bikesh Kuthu(IMYA), Amrit Choudhary (YHSC), Ranjit Gurung (Boudha), Dinesh Thapa (Machhindra)

DF: Dipak Gurung (Friends), Ajit Bhandari (Boudha), Man Bdr Tamang (Boudha), Buddha Lama (Boudha), Niraj Magar (RCT), Saurav Magar (Machhindra), Robin Shrestha (NPC), Palsang Lama (YHSC), Sabindra Shrestha (LH MMC), Ganesh Thapa (LH MMC), Prabin Sainju (NRT), Naresh Pokhrel (IMYA), Ravi Thapa (MTSC), Dipak Bhusal, Rohit Chand (HAL, India), Dil Bdr Tamang (Bansbari)

MF: Dinesh Karki (YHSC), Ganesh Khadka (YHSC), Rupesh KC (YHSC), Amir Shrestha (LH MMC), Shiva Shrestha (LH MMC), sulav Maskey (LH MMC), Roshan Lamichane (NRT), Subash Gurung B (NRT), Sushil KC (NRT), Prabin Karki (SJYC), Anil Ojha (MTSC), Santosh Tamang (Friends), Bishal Rai B
(Machhindra), Nirajan Malla, Jagjeet Shrestha, Dipak Thapa (RCT), Ram Thapa (LH MMC), Bikram Lama (MTSC)

FW: Bharat Khawas, Buddha chemzong, Jangbu sherpa (YHSC), Kunjan Gurung (YHSC), Sujal Shrestha (LH MMC), Kalu Thapa (LH MMC), Prakash Budhathoki (Friends), Asim Jung Karki (NRT), Amar dongol (RCT)

Mohammad Asif to be released from jail on May 5

Banned Pakistan pacer Mohammad Asif will be released from prison on May 5 after completing his jail term in the United Kingdom. Asif will decide when he plans to return to Pakistan after being released from prison, said his lawyer Ravi Gill. “Asif will complete his jail term on May 5 and all formalities have been completed for his release,” he said.

Asif and his Pakistan teammates Mohammad Aamir and Salman Butt were given different jail terms by a crown court in London last year in October for being involved in spot—fixing during Pakistan’s tour to England in 2010.

Mohammad Asif 

The trio are also serving a five year ban by the anti—corruption tribunal of the International Cricket Council imposed in February 2011 for the same offence.

Aamir, the youngest of the three, returned home in March after completing a six months jail term in a youth detention centre in the UK, and he has also decided against appealing against the five year ban imposed on him by the ICC.

“We have heard Asif is being released this week. Whenever he returns to Pakistan, the terms and conditions of the ICC ban will remain and he will not be allowed to take part in any cricket related activity in Pakistan,” a official of the board said. Asif, 29, who took 106 wickets in 23 tests and another 36 wickets in 48 one—day internationals, was jailed for 12 months by the crown court while Butt was given a 30—month sentence.All three had appealed against their sentences but had their appeals rejected by the Lord Chief Justice.

Aamir since returning home has been kept away from all cricket activities and the board has not even allowed him to use the facilities at the National cricket academy in Lahore.

A family member of Asif said they wanted him to return home as soon as he was released as they were desperate to meet him