Cricket Association of Nepal

National governing body of cricket in Nepal

Cricket Association of Nepalनेपाल क्रिकेट संघ

Sport| Cricket
Jurisdiction|  National
Abbreviation| CAN
Founded| 1946; 78 years ago (1946) (2003 BS)
Affiliation| International Cricket Council
Affiliation date| 1988 AD (2045 BS) Affiliate
1996 AD (2053 BS) Associate
Regional affiliation| Asian Cricket Council
Affiliation date| 1990 AD (2047 BS)
Headquarters| Mulpani, Kathmandu, Nepal
President| Chatur Bahadur Chand
Secretary| Paras Khadka
Men's coach| Monty Desai
Women's coach| Manoj Katwal
Sponsor| My Second Teacher (national teams), Kelme (Kit sponsor)
Official website
cricketnepal.org.np

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).

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

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### Men

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* Nepal national cricket team
* Nepal national under-19 cricket team
* Nepal A cricket team

### Women

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* Nepal women's national cricket team
* Nepal women's national under-19 cricket team

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## Affiliated Province Cricket Associations

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Further information: about Cricket administration in Nepal

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

Senior Teams  | Province | Governing Body  | Years | Men's  | Women's

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Senior  | U-19  | U-16  | Senior  | U-19  | U-16
Koshi Province (M, W) | Koshi Province | Koshi Province Cricket Association | 2018– | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N
Madhesh Province (M, W) | Madhesh Province | Madhesh Province Cricket Association | 2018– | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N
Bagmati Province (M, W) | Bagmati Province | Bagmati Province Cricket Association | 2018– | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N
Gandaki Province (M, W) | Gandaki Province | Gandaki Province Cricket Association | 2018– | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N
Lumbini Province (M, W) | Lumbini Province | Lumbini Province Cricket Association | 2018– | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N
Karnali Province (M, W) | Karnali Province | Karnali Province Cricket Association | 2018– | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N
Sudurpashchim Province (M, W) | Sudurpashchim Province | Sudurpashchim Province Cricket Association | 2018– | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N

## Competitions

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Further information: List of domestic cricket competitions in Nepal

### Province Level

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The CAN organise following Provincial-level tournaments:

#### Men's Senior

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* Men's Elite Trophy
* Prime Minister Cup
* Manmohan Memorial National One-Day Cup
* National Club Championship
* Kathmandu Mayor's Cup

#### Men's Youth

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* Men's Under-19 National Cricket Tournament
* Men's Under-16 National Cricket Tournament
* Manmohan Memorial U16 National Cricket Tournament

#### Women's Senior

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* Prime Minister Cup Women's National Cricket Tournament
* Lalitpur Mayor Women's Cup

#### Women's Youth

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* Girl's U19 National (Maiyadevi Cup)
* Girl's U16 National/WC Talent Hunt

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### Franchise Level

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#### Men's Senior

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* Nepal Premier League

#### Women's Senior

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* Women Champions League

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### Current title holders

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Competition  | Year  | Champions  | Title  | Next edition

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Senior (men's)
Men's Elite Trophy | 2024–25 | TBD | TBD | TBD
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 Championship  | 2024  | Lumbini Province | National T20 Champion  | 2025
National Club Championship  | 2023  | Nepal Police | Pro Club Champion  | 2024
Nepal Premier League (NPL)  | 2024-25 | TBD | TBD | TBD
Senior (women's)
Prime Minister Cup (Women) | 2023-24 | APF Club | Women's PM Cup Champion  | 2024-25
Lalitpur Mayor's Cup | 2023-24 | APF Club | Lalitpur Mayor's Champion  | 2024-25
Women Champions League  | 2019-20  | Chitwan Rhinos Women  | WCL Champion  | TBD
Youth (men's)
Men's Under-19 National Cricket Tournament  | 2024  | Sudurpashchim Province U19 | National U19 Champion  | 2025
Men's Under-16 National Cricket Tournament  | 2023-24  | Madhesh Province U16 |  |
Manmohan Memorial U16 National Cricket Tournament  | 2023-24  | Madhesh Province U16 | Manmohan Memorial Champion  | 2024-25
Youth (women's)
Women's Under-19 National Cricket tournmanet (Maiyadevi Cup)  | 2023-24  | Bagmati Province U19 | Maiyadevi Cup Champion  | 2024-25
Susil Koirala Memorial National Cricket tournmanet  | 2023-24  | Bagmati Province U19 | SK Memorial Cup Champion  | 2024-25
Girl's U16 National  |  |  |  |

## Administration

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Office of CAN

### Presidents

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* Jay Kumar Nath Shah (1966 – September 2006 = 40 years)[8] One of the longest serving cricket association president in the world. Association was almost non existent till the mid 1990s.
* Binay Raj Pandey (September 2006 – December 2011)[9] A long serving cricket administrator with business background. His committee was dissolved by the government for his failure to hold an election, a requirement of International Cricket Committee.
* Tanka Angbuhaang (December 2011 – June 2014)[10][11] He was appointed by the government of Nepal after dissolution of Binaya Raj Pandey. During his tenure he appointed new coach, Pubudu Dasanayake, and also made bilateral ties with cricket teams in India. Although full of controversies, Nepal cricket team made into their first t20 worldcup during his tenure.
* TB Shah (Interim) (June 2014 – November 2014)[10]
* Binay Raj Panday (Interim) (November 2014 - April 2016)[12] He was appointed after the previous working committee formed under Tanka Angabuhang was dissolved by the Government. The repeated dissolutions failure to holding election caused CAN suspension by the ICC after his tenure.
* Chatur Bahadur Chand (September 2019 – present)[13]

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

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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.

## See also

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* Nepal national cricket team
* Nepal women's national cricket team
* Nepal national under-19 cricket team
* Nepal women's national under-19 cricket team
* Cricket in Nepal
* Nepal Premier League
* List of cricket grounds in Nepal
* List of Cricket administration in Nepal

## References

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1. ^ "Cricket Association of Nepal board dissolved by government". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
2. ^ Peter Della Penan (26 April 2016). "ICC suspends Cricket Association of Nepal" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
3. ^ "ICC suspends Cricket Association of Nepal". Retrieved 9 July 2019.
4. ^ "ICC welcomes Cricket Association of Nepal elections". Retrieved 4 October 2019.
5. ^ "Zimbabwe and Nepal readmitted; Women's event prize money receives a major boost". Retrieved 14 October 2019.
6. ^ "Zimbabwe and Nepal readmitted as ICC members". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
7. ^ "यी हुन् क्यानको प्रदेश र जिल्ला जित्ने सबै अध्यक्षहरु - हाम्रो खेलकुद". हाम्रो खेलकुद - HamroKhelkud.com - Complete website for Nepali Sports News | Nepali Cricket, Football and More. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
8. ^ "Shah rejects appointment".
9. ^ "BINAYA RAJ PANDEY: CRICKET DIPLOMAT".
10. ^ a b "CAN top brass step down". The Himalayan Times. Kathmandu. Archived from the original on 5 November 2014.
11. ^ "Tanka Abuhaang elected president of can". 19 December 2011. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013.
12. ^ a b "Govt dissolves CAN". eKantipur. Kathmandu. 6 November 2014. Archived from the original on 6 November 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
13. ^ "Chand leads landslide panel victory".
14. ^ NDTVSports.com. "Bhawana Ghimire 'Invades' Cricket's Manly World – NDTV Sports". NDTVSports.com. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
15. ^ "Nat'l cricketers boycott every tournament". eKantipur. Kathmandu. 10 April 2014. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
16. ^ Ghimire, Santosh (12 April 2014). "CIAA begins probe against CAN". My República. Kathmandu. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
17. ^ "CIAA filed corruption case against CAN office bearers". Reporters Nepal. Kathmandu. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
18. ^ "CIAA files graft case against 18 individuals, including CAN top guns". My República. Kathmandu. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
19. ^ "CAN prez Aangbuhang under pressure to quit". eKantipur. Kathmandu. 26 May 2014. Archived from the original on 1 November 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
20. ^ Oli, Prajwak (29 April 2014). "CAN extends Dassanayake contract only 3 months". My República. Kathmandu. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
21. ^ "Coach bids adieu amid contract dispute". eKantipur. Kathmandu. 5 June 2014. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
22. ^ "Dassanayake set for August 28 return". eKantipur. Kathmandu. 20 August 2014. Archived from the original on 23 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
23. ^ "ICC suspends Cricket Association of Nepal". Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 March 2018.

## External links

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* International Cricket Council
* Asian Cricket Council
* Cricket Association of Nepal

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Cricket in Nepal

Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN)

National teams|

* Men
* Women
* Nepal A
* Men's U-19
* Women's U-19
* Blind

Members (teams)|

* Koshi Province
* M
* W
* Madhesh Province
* M
* W
* Bagmati Province
* M
* W
* Gandaki Province
* M
* W
* Lumbini Province
* M
* W
* Karnali Province
* M
* W
* Sudurpashchim Province
* M
* W
* APF
* Nepal Army
* Nepal Police

Tournaments|

| Senior|

| First-class|

* Men's Elite Trophy

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One Day|

* Prime Minister One Day Cup
* Manmohan Memorial National One-Day Cup
* Kathmandu Mayor Cup Tournament

Twenty20|

| State|

* National T20 Championship
* Prime Minister Cup Women's National Tournament
* Lalitpur Mayor Women's Cup

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Franchise|

* Nepal Premier League
* Nepal T20 League (Defunct)
* Everest Premier League (Defunct)

Regional|

* Saptari Premier League
* Koshi Premier League
* Dhangadhi Premier League
* Pokhara Premier League

Youth|

| One Day|

* Men's Under-19 National Cricket Tournament
* Men's Under-16 National Cricket Tournament
* Manmohan Memorial U16 National Cricket Tournament

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Twenty20|

* Girl's U19 National (Maiyadevi Cup)
* Girl's U16 National/WC Talent Hunt
* SAAF School Cricket Series

Grounds|

* Kirtipur
* Mulpani
* Pokhara
* Others

Players|

* One Day International cricketers
* Twenty20 International cricketers
* Women's Twenty20 International cricketers
* First-class cricketers
* List A cricketers
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Records|

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Summer Olympic sports|

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Paralympics and disabled sports|

Other sports|

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* History of ACC
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Men's tournaments|

| Multi-day|

* Asian Test Championship
* ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament
* ACC Championship

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One-day|

* ODI Asia Cup
* ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup
* ACC Premier Cup
* ACC Men's Challenger Cup

* ACC U-19 Asia Cup
* ACC U-19 Premier
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* ACC U-19 Challenge
* ACC U-16 Premier
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* ACC U-16 Challenge Cup

* Afro-Asia Cup
* ACC Elite League
* ACC Trophy

20 Over|

* T20I Asia Cup
* ACC Twenty20 Cup
* Asian Games

Women's tournaments|

| One-day|

* Women's Asia Cup
* ACC Women's Premier Cup
* ACC Women's Championship
* ACC U-19 Women's Championship

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20 Over|

* Asian Games
* ACC Women's T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup

Members|

| Current|

* Afghanistan
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* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan

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Former|

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