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CAN announces team

By Himalayan News Service

Photo Courtesy: Cricket Association of Nepal

KATHMANDU: The Cricket Association of Nepal on Wednesday announced a 19-member team for the close camp session to prepare for the tri-series under the ICC Cricket World Cup League-II.

The Nepali team is scheduled to take part in the tri-series involving Oman and the United States of America in September.

Skipper Gyanendra Malla, his deputy Dipendra Singh Airee, Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh, Gulshan Jha, Aarif Sheikh, Kushal Malla, Binod Bhandari, Karan KC, Sompal Kami, Sandeep Lamichhane, Kamal Singh Airee, Abinash Bohara, Sahab Alam, Sushan Bhari, Sharad Vesawkar, Bikram Sob, Pawan Sarraf and Rohit Kumar Paudel have been called for the training.

The list also includes former Skipper Paras Khadka, who announced his retirement from international cricket on Tuesday. According to the CAN, Khadka will not be a part of the close-camp. A version of this article appears in the print on August 5, 2021 of The Himalayan Times.