Cricket Association Of Nepal

Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) is the official governing body of cricket in Nepal. It was suspended from 2016 to 13 October 2019 due to governmental interference. The ICC welcomed the elections of the board held in September 2019 and formally reinstated the board on a conditional basis on 14 October. Its headquarters is in Kathmandu, Nepal. Cricket Association of Nepal is Nepal's representative at the International Cricket Council (ICC) and remains an associate member, having been a member since 1988 AD (2045 BS). It is also a member of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC).

The board was dissolved by the government of Nepal in November 2014 on the grounds of incompetence and a three-member ad hoc committee was established with a new president designated by the government itself. In April 2016, CAN was suspended by the ICC, on the grounds of government interference in its operations. The suspension did not affect the ability of Nepal's national teams to participate in ICC tournaments. In October 2019, the ICC lifted its suspension on the Cricket Association of Nepal.

Domestic cricket

Domestic competitions

The CAN organizes the following domestic cricket competitions:

Men's

* Nepal T20 League
* Everest Premier League
* Manmohan Memorial National One-Day Cup
* Kathmandu Mayor's Cup
* Nepal Pro Club Championship
* Multi Day Champions Cup
* Prime Minister Cup One-Day Cricket Tournament
* Asian Challenger Trophy

Women's

* Prime Minister Cup Women's National Tournament
* Lalitpur Mayor's Cup

National teams

Nepal's position at the top of the ACC rankings rests on its consistent performance at all levels of competition. Wins in U-19 cricket World Cups against Pakistan, New Zealand, and South Africa have been based on disciplined, error-free cricket.

Sri Lanka's batsman Roy Dias, who took over as coach in 2001, was the architect of Nepal's triumphs and he molded a nation high on enthusiasm and short of experience into a competitive force. A good example of his ability to maximize the skills of his charges was seen in the performance of the U-15 team in the 2006 ACC Elite Cup.: only two of the Nepal squad had ever played any competitive cricket before reaching Malaysia to play the event, two weeks later they had won it.

A regime change at the Cricket Association of Nepal has led to the adoption of a more professional approach to development. Greater sponsorship and more focused domestic competitions have been the result. Work has already started on a national Academy, felt to be vital given the extremes of Nepal's weather for indoor practice, which will be partly funded by the ACC. Nepal plays most of its international matches at the Tribhuwan University International Cricket Ground in the outskirts of Kathmandu. Other grounds include Engineering College Ground in Pulchowk. A host of other grounds are used for domestic tournaments including Tudikhel, Army School Ground and Lab School Ground. Various cricket academies have surfaced since 2010, like Sangrila Cricket Academy, Dhangadi Cricket Academy, and Jhapa Cricket Academy. The National Cricket Academy started functioning in late 2011. CAN has partly funded two upcoming national cricket academies in Mulpani and Pokhara.

Former coach Pubudu Dassanayake added the batting strength which had long been the Achilles' heel for Nepalese cricket. Under Dassanayake, Nepal has won World Cricket League divisions 4 and 3 (twice). Nepal participated in the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 in Bangladesh in March 2014, where they produced some good
performances, narrowly missing out on the next round on net run rate. As a result, they were awarded T20 International status by the ICC along with the Netherlands.

Organization

Presidents

* Jay Kumar Nath Shah (1966 – September 2006 = 40 years) One of the longest serving cricket association president in the world. He was forced out for failure to hold an election and improve the game in country.
*Binay Raj Pandey (September 2006 – December 2011) A long serving cricket administrator with business background. He was forced out by the Maoist government showing his failure to hold an election, a requirement of International Cricket Committee.
* Tanka Angbuhaang (December 2011 – June 2014) He was politically appointed by the Maoist government of Nepal. He has no cricketing or sports administration background. During his reign he appointed new coach, made bilateral ties with minor cricket teams in India.
* TB Shah (Interim) (June 2014 – November 2014)
*Binay Raj Panday (Interim) (Since November 2014) He was appointed after the previous working committee formed under Tanka Angabuhang was dissolved by the Government.
* Chatur Bahadur Chand (September 2019 – present)

Between 2014 and 2016, Bhawana Ghimire was CEO of the Cricket Association of Nepal.

Affiliated domestic boards

* Province 1 Cricket Association
** Ilam District Cricket Association
** Jhapa District Cricket Association
** Morang District Cricket Association
** Sunsari District Cricket Association
** Udaypur District Cricket Association

* Cricket Madhesh
** Bara District Cricket Association
** Dhanusha District Cricket Association
** Mahottari District Cricket Association
** Parsa District Cricket Association
** Rautahat District Cricket Association
** Saptari District Crcicket Association
** Sarlahi District Cricket Association
** Siraha District Cricket Association

* Cricket Bagmati
** Bhaktapur District Cricket Association
** Chitwan District Cricket Association
** Kathmandu District Cricket Association
** Lalitpur District Cricket Association
** Makwanpur District Cricket Association
** Nuwakot District Cricket Association

* Cricket Gandaki
** Gorkha District Cricket Association
** Kaski District Cricket Association
** Nawalpur District Cricket Association
** Syangja District Cricket Association
** Tanahun District Cricket Association

* Cricket Lumbini(also includes Karnali Province, Cricket Karnali)
** Banke District Cricket Association
** Bardiya District Cricket Association
** Dang District Cricket Association
** Kapilvastu District Cricket Association
** Palpa District Cricket Association
** Parasi District Cricket Association
** Rupandehi District Cricket Association
** Surkhet District Cricket Association

* Sudurpaschim Cricket
** Achham District Cricket Association
** Baitadi District Cricket Association
** Bajhang District Cricket Association
** Dadeldhura District Cricket Association
** Darchula District Cricket Association
** Doti District Cricket Association
** Kailali District Cricket Association
** Kanchanpur District Cricket Association

Controversies

Despite unprecedented success on the field, including victories over Hong Kong and Afghanistan at the 2014 ICC World Twenty20, Nepal went through some turmoil off the field in 2014 with a boycott of the national one-day tournament by the national players with the captain Paras Khadka slamming the Cricket Association of Nepal for their treatment of national players.

The board then came under an investigation by the Commission for Investigation into Abuse of Authority. Later, CIAA filed a case against 18 CAN members including the then President Tanka Aangabuhang, after finding them guilty of misusing around Rs. 14.31 million, which was to be used for developing the game in the country instead. This resulted in several CAN members stepping down from their posts on moral grounds.

In May, members of CAN filed a no-confidence motion against president Tanka Angbuhang, after the organization of the Nepal Premier League was outsourced to a private sports management firm.

In March, the CAN had said Nepal coach Pubudu Dassanayake would get a year's extension to his contract. However, he was only given a three-month extension, which ran out later June. The change in terms, CAN secretary Ashok Nath Pyakuryal said, was due to the board being under investigation. The coach left the country on 4 June due to unresolved contractual issues.

But the Government of Nepal intervened and handed Dassanayake a year's extension. Dassanayake returned to Nepal on 29 August after being invited by the government and was reappointed coach of Nepal's senior and Under-19 cricket teams.

After all these controversies in the year 2014, the Nepal Government dissolved the Angbuhang led CAN committee on 6 November and formed an ad hoc committee under former president Binaya Raj Pandey on an interim basis.

As a result of the governmental involvement in its running, the ICC suspended CAN in April 2016, though allowed the national teams to continue playing in international competitions.

See also

* Nepal national cricket team
* Nepal national women's cricket team
* Nepal national under-19 cricket team
* Cricket in Nepal
* National League
* Nepal Premier League
* Prime Minister One Day Cup
* Prime Minister Cup Women's National Tournament
* Everest Premier League
* List of cricket grounds in Nepal
* Asian Challenger Trophy

References

External links

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Cricket in Nepal
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Sports governing bodies in Nepal