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Farewell to the Nepali Cricket Team

September 20, 2026

 

Kathmandu – The Nepali men’s national cricket team, which will participate in the 20th edition of the Asian Games being held in Japan, was given a farewell on saturday.

The National Sports Council (NSC) organized the farewell ceremony, where NSC Member Secretary Ram Charitra Mehta, Nepal Cricket Association (CAN) Secretary Paras Khadka, and other officials bid farewell to the Nepali team.

Speaking at the ceremony, NSC Member Secretary Mehta wished the team success. He expressed confidence that Nepal would perform well in the competition and said he hoped the team would win a medal.

Nepal is scheduled to play Afghanistan in the group stage next Friday and Japan today. This will be Nepal’s fourth appearance in cricket at the Asian Games.

Nepal’s best performance in cricket at the Asian Games so far has been reaching the quarterfinals. Captain Dipendra Singh Airee said the team is targeting the gold medal this time.

Nepal’s squad for the Asian Games includes Dipendra Singh Airee (Captain), Sandeep Lamichhane, Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh, Rohit Kumar Paudel, Aarif Sheikh, Kushal Malla, Sandeep Jora, Lokesh Bam, Gulshan Jha, Karan KC, Sompal Kami, Nandan Yadav, Lalit Narayan Rajbanshi, and Sher Malla.