Kathmandu, March 7
The Finance Ministry has allocated Rs 50 million for the preparation of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Cricket Championship. Member-Secretary of the National Sports Council, Tanka Lal Ghising said, “Nepali team is playing a big championship like the cricket world cup. The National Sports Council through the Ministry of Youth and Sports had recommended the Finance Ministry for the allocation of Rs 50 million.”
After the selection of the Nepali men’s cricket team in the World Cup, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal assured that there would be no budget constraints for their preparation. Ghising urged the Cricket Association of Nepal to take the preparation seriously and move forward diligently.
Nepal had made its place in the World Cup defeating the United Arab Emirates by eight wickets in the semi-final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Asia Regional Qualifier held in Nepal from October 30 to November 5, 2023. ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Cricket Championship is scheduled in the USA and West Indies from June 1. Nepal had played T20 World Cup Cricket Championship in 2014 for the first time.
