From within a large number of heartbreaking news, some good news were coming off the field of cricket. Nepal did well in many tournaments and dreamt of representing the country in the 2007 World Cup. The dream broke down today when Nepal lost to Fiji in the semifinal of the World Cup Qualifying Series Division II in Malaysia. I am sad – in fact very, very sad.
As a reporter, I have closely followed Nepal’s cricket since 1998 and for my love of the game, I voluntarily established a cricket site in early 2001. The site is so far the only source of all cricketing news of Nepal and is very popular. For so many years, I have been made happy and all of a sudden, I feel sad. It isn’t that if Nepal had won the match, we would qualify for the World Cup. The road ahead was still very difficult, but nevertheless we would have hopes.
What went wrong? For the sake of blame, I can blame everybody.
Blame players, because they have played so many cricket that they should have by now learnt of playing sensibly.
Blame journalists, perhaps they were exaggerating the success of cricket.
Blame me and thousands of fans, because we were probably hoping a little more.
Blame Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN), because they brought no program with vision of the World Cup despite their president Jai Kumar Nath Shah reiterating about Nepal’s chances to qualify for World Cup for hundreds of time since 2000.
But I think, journalists and fans are outsiders. So the blame should go to players and CAN.
There were times when cricketers played for love of game. I vividly remembered the day when Pawan Agrawal (former captain) told me how difficult it was for them to make it to 1996 ACC Trophy, Nepal’s first international participation. Before that too, many people invested their money to cricket, to send team around and to organize tournaments.
Time changed. Now there is money in cricket. Players if they became a regular member of cricket team earn good money (not comparing with foreign cricketers), and they are heroes covered by newspaper and magazines. But with all that, commitment and focus to the game is decreasing.
But players should only take 25 per cent of blame for not displaying the performance. The remaining blame should go to CAN.
‘Talking big, and doing nothing’ is CAN’s policy so far. We knew our batting is weak 10 years ago, but did nothing to improve on that. Even when the players are competing in three-day games, we are organizing nothing more than one-day games (that would rarely be 50-over-innings). How can the players learn to play patiently without experience of that in domestic front? Did CAN think about it?
And, there are proved stories of corruption – while buying the rollers. Even CAN president Jai Kumar Nath Shah admitted that in a TV show and said he knew nothing – that’s all done by his general secretary and treasurer. But what happened to the defaulters? Why there is no action?
Moreover, everybody related to cricket say even today that Binaya Pandey was good manager and when he was in CAN as the powerful general secretary, he did many good things. Why today he is outside? For the sake of post, he is the vice-president of CAN, but we all know, he is toothless in terms of running CAN.
What’s next?
Obviously as a fan, I would look forward for 2011 World Cup – I don’t know if I would lose my love to the game by then. CAN should also work for that – WORK not think and speak.
Let’s also hope that CAN will be run by some visionary people. And that there will be no more such heartbreaks.
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hey guys good job and hard luck for all of us ……but we shouldnot blame players ….they played really well inspite of not so many facilities for crickets in nepal….congratulations for shakti gauchan …..i wish him to convert his sucess into nepal’s sucess… he has got potential to do it ….and he had done it in pasts….
though all the players are ok, Vinod das is the best as he had performed always well when nepal is in great trouble. but he is not successful in semifinal, but he did what he can.
best wishes for future games
FOR ALL THE CRICKET FANS OF NEPAL AND WHO SUPPORT NEPAL
Dear fans and supporters,
It is our bad luck that we cannot qualify for the 2007 world cup. But we shouldnot be tired now. There are lots of responsibilities for the Nepali Cricket in the future. We are qualified for the Intercontinental cup. we can do better in that and win the cup. In 2006 if ACC will go as per rule, we will get chance of playing first ODI in Pakistan. Now our target is to play the matches with the neighbours which are giants of cricket for example, India,srilanka,bangladesh,pakistan. so we have to try our best for it.
Hey the players of nepal, please be positive and play positve cricket.
Now something to say for CAN what are you doing nowadays? Only organising the Birendra Memorial Cricket is nothing.Cant you invite the foreign A division or U-19 teams at least once in 3 months and make a game with them?ACC had given a lot of buget for the development of cricket in Nepal. WE had heard from websites. What is the result of that? i want to say strictly to CAN and National Sports Council that the players should be given full time for the practice and the paractice before 10 days of the tournament is not good. it will not give good results. As we had seen just now.
Lastly for all the supporters, We should be united and appeal for the good response from CAN and NSC.
good luck for the future
amrit
i know that this is a very great loss for all the wellwishers of nepal cricket but we should think positevely that we are selected for asiacup and if our players and the cricket body work hard from now and do well in asia cup then that will overshadow our absence in world cup.best of luck against qatar .
End of nepalese hopes…yet…leaves more
Embrassing ending of the hopes of all the nepalese cricket lovers……….yet there is none to blame…….coz cricket is the game of unceratinity.So better wait and try next time.
Nepal is not doing good. it doesnot mean that our team is not so good. if they try they will achieve success.
Please write your comments to the following website
http://www.geocities.com/nepalcricket
well its a game and there ia a loss or a win but is it that the effort is lacking?the top order collapse and the end of the dreams of thousands of nepalese fans.the players need to more effor and get in mind u are representing us , playing for the nation but not individual.so……….effort from…….u is our hoop………….e
everyone tried bu there was a lack of effor.well more breaks out of the nepalese people as the end of the dream of which they had dreamt for years.its the end of this times hope.the players need to be more careful and know they are representing the country,playing for us and not individual and try better and not let us see the top order collapse and we want to keep the hopes……for next time………
TO THE FAN OF NEPALI CRICKET,
I had kept all my dream alive, that time Nepal will make it through to the World Cup 2007 by wining the World Cup Qualifying Series Division 2 and by taking part in the ICC Trophy. But my entire dream shattered. Actually, I became the fan and supporter of Nepali cricket when I heard about the achievement in U19 World Cup, after defeating South Africa. I had never excepted that Nepal will lose to papua new guinea and fiji in WCQS division 2.
The players also worked hard in WCQS division 2 . i kept on looking the live updates also in the website also . nepal could not save their wicket when they played with fiji , they lost 4 wickets in 5 overs ! Our hero Shakti Gauchan also failed to do good .
WHOM SHOuld WE FAN BLAME ?? COACH , PLAYERS OR CAN ? WHOM ? I think As far as i am concerned ,we should blame firstly the CAN for not organizing different matches for the betterment of nepali cricket .Birendra match will only not do .
Secondly , as far as i am concerned ,we should blame the players , because JUST ONE AND HALF MONTHE BEFORE WCQS DIVISION 2 I Hardly saw the players in the stadium working very hard . I twice in a week should bunk my school and used to see the players practicing , but sometimes could not see them .
Could nepal not qualify if they had worked hard . we have so good coach Mr Roy Dias , Former srilankan cricketer .
LETS HOPE GOOD FOR THE FUTURE OF NEPAL .
THANKYOU,
RAHUL CHHETRI ,FROM BIRATNAGAR .
Oh dear !!
I wish If this win against qatar had happened while we are trying to qualify b4 at that time we lost with qatar and by finding a place in s/f we qualified for this one .. it’s always difficult I guess to qualify in such a big level of tournament WORLD CUP … and that was exploited long time back when airlines cup was organized here we haven’t had that potential and coming to the earth we can’t say we deserve .. coming to the reality our national level team can’t even compete with local clubs of our neighbouring countries and we shouldn’t forget that fact … anyway what is gone is gone now I think every must wake of from the dream and come closer to reality and for me the biggest reality is our boys need better exposure and match practice and like all of us are saying HEY CAN please do it now .. we all know that you don’t lack FINANCES….
Oh dear !!
I wish If this win against qatar had happened while we are trying to qualify b4 at that time we lost with qatar and by finding a place in s/f we qualified for this one .. it’s always difficult I guess to qualify in such a big level of tournament WORLD CUP … and that was exploited long time back when airlines cup was organized here we haven’t had that potential and coming to the earth we can’t say we deserve .. coming to the reality our national level team can’t even compete with local clubs of our neighbouring countries and we shouldn’t forget that fact … anyway what is gone is gone now I think every must wake of from the dream and come closer to reality and for me the biggest reality is our boys need better exposure and match practice and like all of us are saying HEY CAN please do it now .. we all know that you don’t lack FINANCES….
i blame the player and CAN because 1st of all we need not had to play in this 2nd division qualifier had nepal defeated qatar in the acc trophy, and after losing that crucial match what was the reason behind it the then captain raju khadka said the qatar team had 5-6 pakistani players if it is the case why have the nepal team defeated qatar team today by 98 runs in the third place match!!!!!!!
can any one tell me
Hey guys,
Keep going..don’t waste ur time now…start preparations for the 2011 word cup…this time u guys weren’t prepared..i knew it earlier….batting was really disapointing….shakti and Binod did well..rest were juss a member only this time…anyway..nepal needs a good opener…for that u need a lot of practice…and thats possible when u start to play long games..like 3 days..5 days.but CAN is not really serious about it…So i would request the players to give pressure to the CAN authorities to start regular tournaments..this time not only for 50 overs..try playing 3 days and 5 days game…and most of all..make a schedule and request the INDIAN and BAngladeshi local teams to visit Nepal for 5 day matches…that willo really provide confidence and 2011 world cup will be nothing to u guys..u can show ur good cricket in ASIAN CUP also…thats all for now..Keep going…don’t stop…Rajan
Even though Nepal did not qualify, I am still proud of the performance put up by the team. That was a battle well fought. In my opinion, we should rather stress on making the team stronger and stable than on reaching the World Cup. I would want to see Nepal in the World Cup strong and worth of world cup in 2011 than very weak in 2007. In other words, its better to lose to Fiji now than in the World Cup.
Anyway, all I have to say to the team is, you guys are making us proud and keep up the good work. Hard work never fails. And please don’t blame the players or CAN. You will only discourage them and before blaming CAN, I request you to compare the job done by CAN against that of other sports authorities of the nation.
J. Thapa
Well Nepal is developing as a cricketing nation as it has progressed faster than any other sport.All the people involved in it did very good job.But as we are playing cricket nearly for a decade we are not being able to participate in the world cup.Every thing seems to be good, our team’s bowling fielding butthe main reason we are not being able to improve is batting. We knew batting was our weaker part but no one tried to improve it. There should be a saperate coach for batting and CAN should also organise three day domestic tournament as it will help the players to get set for the three day matches. Well we did not have good luck this time but may 2011 brings us good luck. WELL DONE GUYS……… BEST OF LUCK FOR 2011.
Hey Guys,
Nice to read so many comments on the Nepali team…i would like somebody from this site to collect all the comments made by various cricket lovers and send them to the concerned cricket authorities so that they can know how ppl are aware of making Nepal a good cricketing nation..so lets hope the CAN policies will change and Nepal will lead the Future cricket..as i said earlier so should go hand to hand with the Neighbouring countries like Pakistan..India and Bangaladesh…play regular games with their local teams(but stronger sides)…thats all for now…c ya..Rajan.
Nepal And Cricket. Sounds awful but since i started understaning cricket i started hearing about the cricket that Nepal played offshore and onshore and should say am really proud of that. The loss to Fiji could be used as a ladder for success. Jeez!! 143 all out that was a outstanding performance by the bowlers and even in the bat when the upper order shattered like nothing but we were still alive unitl we had 1 wicket left and the loss margin was merely nothing. First class cricket should be boosted in comming days and regular cricket tournaments with the clubs of India and neighbouring countries can be a key figure to see Nepal playing ODI. I wish luck to the players. Cheers!!!
i m very depressed listening that nepal had lost its game by 3 run. i even cry from my ineer heart.however nepal, do well in future
guys,
don’t worry about the comments you got, because once you play the international games, you should try to be use to it, after all nepali team played splendid games. We just startted playing cricket for a decade, whereas other teams has been playing for long time. That’s why i think we should be proud of the position we are,in such a small time. I would like to congratulate shakti gauchan and binod das for their tremendous performance. good luck guys.
HAY GUYS U DID WELL BUT NOT AS IN UNDER 19 WORLDCUP….STILL THER IS LOTS OF HOPE FOR NEPALESE FAN THAT U GUYS STILL CAN DO BETTER IN NEXT TURNAMENT….AS WELL, HOPE CAN RUN VARIOUS TURNAMENT WITH NEIGHBOURNING CRICKET TEAM TO IMPROVE THE PLAYERS GAME AND THEIR VIEW TOWARD THE GAME….GOOD LUCK GUYS BINOD SHARMA AUS
when a veteran like raju khadka is out and player like Basanta regmi gets chance and reliable batsman sarad become unfit..it was bound to happen.and i think the dream of playing world cup is still 10 years back.though cricket is a called gentlemnas game but there is so much dirty politics in CAN.I DONT KNOW WHY THE FUCKING CRICKETERS OF NEPAL COMPLAIN FOR THE FACALITY AND EXPERIENCES..THEY HAVE TRAVELLED SO MANY COUNTRIES.ARE PUBLIC FIGURES..AND CAN SAVE SOME AMOUNT OF MONEY TOO.I THINK THE FUCKING NEPALESE CRICKET TEAM IS FILLED WITH THE MIDDLE CLASS ATTITUDE PLAYERS WHO ONLY SPEAKS TRUTH WHEN THEY ARE DRUNK.NOW THE CAN SHOULD GO TO THE PLAYERS OF ARMY AND CHITWAN..OR ME.I WILL BRING REVOLUTION FIRST IN CRICKET TEAM AND THEN IN CAN WHEN I WILL BE SELECTED..AND CAPTAIN THE NEPALSE TEAM..SO CROKS BEWARE I WILL BE BACK.
To Unknown National Cricketer,
Its perfectly safe to reveal here anything you want to. Why don’t you write clearly about everything now?
unkonwn national cricketer dont think your doing a favour for your country by ruining your studies and playing cricket, its not only u guys cricketers from other countries also have to do these types of things,players who have attitude like u should banned for life, andi think ua may have heard this sentence “kehi pauna kehi gumaunu parcha”.i hope u understand
I was shocked when I heard that Nepal collapsed by a mere 3 runs.
Actually I m not in Nepal at present but I was wishing good luck for Nepal to make it to the World cup.
Let’s not get frustated and my many wishes for the team for next cup.
Mr. selecter bijaya sharma and his team.he came in highlight (intensinally done) after expelling three most experinced cricketer of nepal..but he should know the one very common belief in cricket”class is permanent…firm is temporary..”mr BASANTA REGMI WAS IN THE TEAM AND BLASTER BATSMAN AND CAPTAIN RAJU KHADKA WAS NOT QUALIFIED FOR EVEN 14 PLAYERS.WE CANT FORGIVE MR BASANTA REGMI WHO CONCEDED 17 RUNSS IN A SINGLE OVER WHILE HE BOWLED AGAINST U-19 INDIAN TEAM LAST YEAR.AND HE WAS OUT IN ZERO THIS TIME.I DONT KNOW WHAT THE SELECTOR SEES IN HIM AND NOT TO OUR BOLD AND BLASTER CAPTAIN RAJU KHADKA.SO IT WAS LACK OF EXPERINCE TO FACE SUCH TOUGH COMPETITION.SUCCES WOULD HAVE OPENED US A NEW DOOR..BUT THIS COULD NOT HAPPEN.I AM UNDER-17 PLAYERS PLAY FROM CHITWAN AND DIVISION NO 4…I KNOW WHAT KIND OF POLITICS GO THERE IN ANY COMMITTE OF CAN.MR TARAKMANI DIXIT DOES NOT FEEL SHAME TO INCLUDE HIS FAT..AND UNFIT COUSION IN THE TEAM.MR SECRETARY BINAYA RAJ PANDEY IS BUSY IN HIS JOB IN TOURISM BOARD.SO LOTS OF IMPROVEMENT HAS TO BE DONE IN CRICKET WORLD OF NEPAL.THEY R FILLED WITH UNEDUCATED AND UNPROFESSIONAL PEOPLE .THERE IS RACISM..NEPOTISM…AND LACK OF GETLEMAN.SOME FUCKING DICK WHO R UNFIT FOR OTHER JOB R OCCUPYING AND HANDLING THE RESPECTED POST OF CAN AND DISGRACING IT .AND I TOO IS A NATIONAL PLAYER AND I AM NOT AFRAID TO TO TELL IT COZ I WILL PLAY CRICKET FOR NEXT TWO OR THREE YEARS AND JOIN THE ARMY.
i am very sad about the nepali cricket team they didnot qualify for 2007 world cup.even thoug i am proud of my nepali team.forget about this qualify and prepair for the 2011 world cup.i hope our team learnt more thing from this qualify round matches and they will do better in future.i am hopefully for 2011 world cup.
now the young gun will be really confused to take this game.every single neal’s cricket fan was expeting a o frm the qualifiers. now this will be the time for the persons who ever is responsible or who is at he the higher post of can he should really this now this game has almost lost it’s passion,spirit …. now can should really organize some bigger tournaments with reasional prize money for them and make al the young guns to belive in this game.that nepal is gonna do some thing in the cricketng world .they should be providing more pratice matches by inviting more of the foregin team like clubs from bangladesh to play some tournament the sould concerntrate on the younger levels frm 15 to 21 age group.
hope nepa will play world cup on 2011 and many more tournaments.best of luc can.
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