Here are a few paragraphs on Nepal from other sites and news.
This tournament could also be a scouting opportunity for the new Indian Twenty20 leagues – the IPL and the ICL – both of which have placed an emphasis of developing young cricketers. Who knows, a young star from Nepal might catch the eye of someone running a Twenty20 team and a future contract could induce the player to stick with cricket even after his age-group days are over.
Generation Next’s chance to step up, CricInfo
Nepal will rely heavily on its giant-killing abilities when it faces two-time former champion Australia and Sri Lanka in an intriguing Group C of this month’s ICC U/19 Cricket World Cup in Penang.
Nepal has beaten five Full Members at the last three ICC U/19 Cricket World Cups and finished ninth at the 2006 event, ahead of New Zealand and South Africa, both of which it defeated.
With a balanced team with a right mix of experience and raw talent, Nepal hopes to leave another mark on the tournament like it did in the 2002 when it defeated Pakistan and Bangladesh before losing to Zimbabwe in the plate final and again in 2006 when it finished ahead of New Zealand and South Africa.
Key players in the team are skipper Paras Khadka, Gyanendra Malla and B.K. Rahul.
Making his third ICC U/19 Cricket World Cup appearance, Paras is greatly experienced and probably country’s best all-rounder. He is also an intelligent player and leads the team from the front.
Gyanendra is also an accomplished batsman who adapts well to match conditions while left-arm spinner Rahul, the find of the year, played in the ACC T20 Cup in Kuwait last October. For his age he showed a lot of maturity by adapting well to match conditions.
Giant-killers Nepal aims to upset Australia and Sri Lanka in Group C, ICC Preview
Young guns are not daunted by reputations. In 2006, cricketing non-entity Nepal stunned South Africa in the preliminary league and went on to beat New Zealand in the Plate final — held for teams who failed to qualify for the knockout stages.
Pakistan eye hat-trick as teens take centre stage, AFP
Meanwhile, Paras Khadka’s interview in the Asian Cricket Council official website is also an interesting reading.
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