Kathmandu: The Nepali national cricket team will travel to Sri Lanka and India for overseas training as part of its preparations for the ICC T20 Men’s World Cup 2026, which will be jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka.

According to the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN), the team will first complete two phases of training camps in Nepal before heading abroad. During the tour, Nepal will play practice matches against Sri Lanka’s ‘A’ team and the Mumbai Cricket Association team in India to gain international exposure and match experience.

The team is currently training at the Extratech Oval cricket ground in Rupandehi. Nepal will first travel to Sri Lanka next week, train there for about a week, and then proceed to Mumbai for the final phase of preparation.

The Nepali squad is led by captain Rohit Paudel, with Dipendra Singh Airi serving as vice-captain. The team also includes Sompal Kami, Karan KC, Nandan Yadav, Sandeep Lamichhane, Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh, Sandeep Jora, Aarif Sheikh, Bashir Ahmed, Gulshan Jha, Lalit Rajbanshi, Sher Malla and Lokesh Bam.

(RSS)