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Jul 29, 2018-Nepal will be pleased to meet again with the iconic Lord's cricket ground during the Triangular Twenty20 Series involving Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and the Netherlands on Sunday.
Two years after making their debut at the Mecca of Cricket, Nepal are reliving their memories of July 19 when Nepali fans made the team feel at home. While Sri Lankan cricket legend Mahela Jawardene, the Twenty20 International has also been awarded a boost for rankings. The one-day event will see the Netherlands taking on MCC in the first match and it will be followed by Nepal's clash against the hosts. The Netherlands-Nepal will end the day of cricket at the Lord's.
Nepal skipper Paras Khadka, who had said 'it felt like playing at home' two years ago still shows the Nepali diaspora in UK throng to the stadium.
"This is a great opportunity for the Nepalis to wave the national flag at this iconic ground," Paras told the MCC in a video interview ahead of the Triangular Twenty20 Tournament in London. "Every game in Lord's is special. And Nepal cricket at Lord's does not happen very often. We are hoping to get a decent crowd and put on a good performance and return with victory, "he added. Paras also considered Nepal lucky to get another opportunity to exhibit their cricketing prowess at a stadium that carries a glorious history and celebrates achievements of international notch cricketers. "We played here couple of years ago and it was great. We are lucky to get another chance and this time is a Triangular Twenty20 Series. As a cricketer, "Paras told the Post from London.
"We are always excited to be at the Lord's. Every player has a dream to play there and we have another opportunity to do it again. The interesting part of this day is that we are returning to Twenty20 international team. This is the most exciting time for Nepali cricket and we want to create history, "the skipper added.
Times have changed for Nepali cricket which is now filled with a majority of youngsters who will be itching to make their Lord's debut memorable. Leg spin prodigy Sandeep Lamichhane, who is one of the world's most successful trotting cricketers of the world in the lucrative professional Twenty20 leagues, is one of them. But the new poster boy of Nepali cricket knows how to behave in his own country for the first time in Twenty20 International.
"It will be a special moment for me because this is going to be my first Twenty20 International for Nepal. The best thing is a place where everyone wants to play. This is going to be a very special moment for each of us, "said Lamichhane, who has played a leading role in the West Indies in a fund-raiser Twenty20 International on May 31 this year organized by the International Cricket Council.
Anil Sah, Dipendra Singh Airee, Lalit Singh Bhandari, Aarif Sheikh, Lalit Narayan Rajbanshi, and Rohit Kumar Paudel will also be making their debut at the Lord's home.
After the completion of the match, they will play their first ever One Day International (ODI) series. The VRA grounds in Amsterdam will host the two-game series with the first ODI on August 1 and second a later day.
Published: 29-07-2018 08:56
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