The Government of Nepal has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Youth and Sports to give a total of NPR 29.71 million cash awards to sports personnel in the cabinet meeting.
Nepal Cricket Team (Photo Source: X/Twitter)
The Government of Nepal has decided to honor players, coaches and team officials with cash awards for their stellar achievements in recent years. Let us tell you that Nepal has taken this decision considering the performance of the cricket team players at the international level.
Nepal men’s cricket team will get this much amount
The Government of Nepal has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Youth and Sports to give a total of NPR 29.71 million cash awards to sports personnel in the cabinet meeting. According to the Kathmandu Post, NPR 20.47 million will be given to the men’s cricket team members and coaching staff to qualify for the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024.
The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 will be co-hosted by West Indies and America from June 1. Nepal men’s cricket team has created history by qualifying for the tournament. After making their debut in the 2014 T20 World Cup in Bangladesh, the Nepal team is ready to participate in the tournament for the second time. Each of the 15 members of the national team will be given NPR 1.3 million as a reward for their stellar play.
Nepal is part of Group D
Nepal is part of Group-D in the T20 World Cup 2024, Rohit Paudel will captain the team in the tournament. Nepal will play its first match against Netherlands on June 4. After which the team will face Sri Lanka (12 June), South Africa (15 June), and Bangladesh (17 June). If the team manages to make it to the top-2 at the end of the group stage, then it will be a part of the Super-8.
Nepal’s team for T20 World Cup- Rohit Paudel (captain), Deependra Singh Airey, Asif Shaikh (wicketkeeper), Anil Kumar Sah, Kushal Malla, Lalit Rajbanshi, Karan KC, Gulshan Jha, Sompal Kami, Pratis GC, Sandeep Jora, Avinash Bohra, Sagar Dhakal, Kamal Singh Airey.
