Nepal choose Dhakal and Jora in Asia Cup squad

Aug 14, 2023 at 8:37 PM
Nepal choose Dhakal and Jora in Asia Cup squad
Uncapped offspinner Mousom Dhakal has been known as as much as Nepal’s squad for the Asia Cup. The squad additionally consists of the batter Sundeep Jora, who missed out on Nepal’s marketing campaign on the World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe in June.
Batting allrounder Rohit Paudel, who has led Nepal to 17 wins in 27 ODIs up to now, will proceed to captain the aspect.
Dhakal is but to play top-level worldwide cricket however he performed for Nepal not too long ago on the ACC Men’s Emerging Cup, selecting up two wickets of their solely win of the event, against UAE A. Jora additionally performed that match, contributing a 15-ball 24 to Nepal’s profitable chase of 158.
Fast-bowling allrounder Sompal Kami additionally performed the Emerging Cup after recovering from the hand damage that pressured him to drag out halfway by the World Cup Qualifier. He is anticipated to guide Nepal’s tempo assault on the Asia Cup alongside Karan KC.

Nepal have been drawn in Group A of the six-team Asia Cup, alongside Pakistan and India. They are scheduled to face co-hosts Pakistan in Multan on August 30, and meet India in Pallekele on September 4.

Nepal males’s ODI squad: Rohit Paudel (capt), Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh (wk), Bhim Sharki, Kushal Malla, Aarif Sheikh, Dipendra Singh Airee, Gulshan Jha, Sompal Kami, Karan KC, Sandeep Lamichhane, Lalit Rajbanshi, Pratish GC, Mousom Dhakal, Sundeep Jora, Kishore Mahato, Arjun Saud