11/03/2014
The year began with the successful Under-19 World Cup campaign in Sri Lanka. Led by flamboyant opening batsman Kaniskha Chaugai, the youngsters won the Plate Championship, defeating two Test nations - South Africa and New Zealand. They became only the second team from Associate nations in the event's history to win the Plate after Bangladesh in 1997. The Under-15s were also triumphant in the Asian Cricket Council Trophy. But the senior team got into the habit of losing when it mattered most. They reached the semi-final of the main ACC Trophy in Malaysia, a qualifier for the Asia Cup and, eventually, the 2011 World Cup. Nepali fans had high hopes, but their chances were marred by the absence of Chaugai, who was studying in the US. And, after a 25-run win over Bahrain, Nepal were bowled out for just 103 by UAE, and lost by nine wickets. Frustrated by the result (and defeat by Afghanistan in the third-place play-off), Nepali fans attacked the lack of initiative from the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) and talked on internet discussion boards about stoning the offices. The government thought it was time for change too. It dismissed Jai Kumar Nath Shah, who had chaired CAN for more than three decades, and his committee. Former general secretary Binaya Raj Pandey was made chairman, and immediately began to plan a new national league and other changes.
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