Cricket Association of Nepal

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Cricket Association of Nepal
नेपाल क्रिकेट संघ
Cricket Association of Nepal logo.svg
Sport Cricket
Jurisdiction Flag of Nepal.svg National
AbbreviationCAN
Founded1946;78 years ago (1946) (2003 BS)
Affiliation International Cricket Council
Affiliation date1988 AD (2045 BS) Affiliate
1996 AD (2053 BS) Associate
Regional affiliation Asian Cricket Council
Affiliation date1990 AD (2047 BS)
Headquarters Mulpani, Kathmandu, Nepal
President Chatur Bahadur Chand
Secretary Paras Khadka
Men's coach Monty Desai
Women's coachManoj Katwal
SponsorMy Second Teacher (national teams), Kelme (Kit sponsor)
Official website
cricketnepal.org.np
Flag of Nepal.svg

Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) is the official governing body of cricket in Nepal. Its headquarters are situated in Mulpani, Kathmandu. It is Nepal's representative at the International Cricket Council and remains an associate member since 1996 AD (2053 BS). It is also a member of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC).

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The board was dissolved by the government of Nepal in November 2014 on the grounds of incompetence and a three-member ad hoc committee was established with a new president designated by the government itself. [1]

In April 2016, CAN was suspended by the International Cricket Council (ICC), on the grounds of government interference in its operations. However the suspension did not prevent Nepal's national teams from participating in ICC tournaments. [2] [3]

The ICC welcomed the elections of the board held in September 2019 [4] and formally reinstated the board on a conditional basis on 14 October. [5] On 13 October 2019, the ICC lifted its suspension on the Cricket Association of Nepal. [6]

National teams

Affiliated Province Cricket Associations

There are currently 7 provincial cricket associations and 45 district cricket associations affiliated with CAN. [7]

Senior TeamsProvinceGoverning BodyYearsMen'sWomen's
SeniorU-19U-16SeniorU-19U-16
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Madhesh Province (M, W) Madhesh Province Madhesh Province Cricket Association 2018–Yes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgX mark.svg
Bagmati Province (M, W) Bagmati Province Bagmati Province Cricket Association 2018–Yes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgX mark.svg
Gandaki Province (M, W) Gandaki Province Gandaki Province Cricket Association 2018–Yes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgX mark.svg
Lumbini Province (M, W) Lumbini Province Lumbini Province Cricket Association 2018–Yes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgX mark.svg
Karnali Province (M, W) Karnali Province Karnali Province Cricket Association 2018–Yes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgX mark.svg
Sudurpashchim Province (M, W) Sudurpashchim Province Sudurpashchim Province Cricket Association 2018–Yes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgX mark.svg

Competitions

Province Level

The CAN organise following Provincial-level tournaments:

Franchise Level

Current title holders

CompetitionYearChampionsTitleNext edition
Senior (men's)
Men's Elite Trophy 2024–25 TBDTBDTBD
Prime Minister Cup 2023-24 Nepal Police PM Cup Champion 2024-25
Manmohan Memorial Cup 2020 Nepal Army MM Cup Champion 2024-25
National T20 Championship2024 Lumbini Province National T20 Champion2025
National Club Championship2023 Nepal Police Pro Club Champion2024
Nepal Premier League (NPL) 2024-25 TBDTBDTBD
Senior (women's)
Prime Minister Cup (Women) 2023-24 APF Club Women's PM Cup Champion2024-25
Lalitpur Mayor's Cup 2023-24 APF Club Lalitpur Mayor's Champion2024-25
Women Champions League2019-20Chitwan Rhinos WomenWCL ChampionTBD
Youth (men's)
Men's Under-19 National Cricket Tournament2022-23 Sudurpashchim Province U19 National U19 Champion2024-25
Men's Under-16 National Cricket Tournament2023-24 Madhesh Province U16
Manmohan Memorial U16 National Cricket Tournament2023-24 Madhesh Province U16 Manmohan Memorial Champion2024-25
Youth (women's)
Women's Under-19 National Cricket tournmanet (Maiyadevi Cup)2023-24 Bagmati Province U19 Maiyadevi Cup Champion2024-25
Girl's U16 National

Administration

Office of CAN CAN Nepal.jpg
Office of CAN

Presidents

Between 2016 and 2019, Bhawana Ghimire was CEO of the Cricket Association of Nepal. CAN was suspended during this period for government interventions. [14]

Controversies

Despite unprecedented success on the field, including victories over Hong Kong and Afghanistan at the 2014 ICC World Twenty20, Nepal went through some turmoil off the field in 2014 with a boycott of the national one-day tournament by the national players with the captain Paras Khadka slamming the Cricket Association of Nepal for their treatment of national players. [15]

The board then came under an investigation by the Commission for Investigation into Abuse of Authority. [16] Later, CIAA filed a case against 18 CAN members including the then President Tanka Aangabuhang, after finding them guilty of misusing around Rs. 14.31 million, which was to be used for developing the game in the country instead. [17] [18] This resulted in several CAN members stepping down from their posts on moral grounds.

In May, members of CAN filed a no-confidence motion against president Tanka Angbuhang, after the organization of the Nepal Premier League was outsourced to a private sports management firm. [19]

In March, the CAN had said Nepal coach Pubudu Dassanayake would get a year's extension to his contract. However, he was only given a three-month extension, which ran out later June. [20] The change in terms, CAN secretary Ashok Nath Pyakuryal said, was due to the board being under investigation. The coach left the country on 4 June due to unresolved contractual issues. [21]

But the Government of Nepal intervened and handed Dassanayake a year's extension. Dassanayake returned to Nepal on 29 August after being invited by the government and was reappointed coach of Nepal's senior and Under-19 cricket teams. [22]

After all these controversies in the year 2014, the Nepal Government dissolved the Angbuhang led CAN committee on 6 November and formed an ad hoc committee under former president Binaya Raj Pandey on an interim basis. [12]

As a result of the governmental involvement in its running, the ICC suspended CAN in April 2016, [23] though allowed the national teams to continue playing in international competitions.

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