Cricket Association of Nepal
{{Short description|National governing body of cricket in Nepal}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2020}}
{{Infobox sport governing body
|name = Cricket Association of Nepal
|abbrev = CAN
|logo = Cricket Association of Nepal logo.svg
|logosize =
|sport = Cricket
|category =
|image =
|jurisdiction = {{flagicon|NEP}} National
|founded = {{Start date and age|1946}} (2003 BS)
|aff = International Cricket Council
|affdate = 1988 AD (2045 BS) Affiliate
1996 AD (2053 BS) Associate
|region = Asian Cricket Council
|regionyear = 1990 AD (2047 BS)
|headquarters = Mulpani, Kathmandu, Nepal
|location =
|president = Chatur Bahadur Chand
|secretary = Paras Khadka
|coach = Stuart Law
|womens Consultant Coach = [Manish KumarJha]
- LouderNow]]
|operating income =
|sponsor = My Second Teacher (national teams), Kelme (Kit sponsor)
|year closed =
|replaced =
|prevfounded =
|url = cricketnepal.org.np
|countryflag = Nepal
|countryflag2 =
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|membership=
|native name=नेपाल क्रिकेट संघ}}
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.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/nepal/content/story/797023.html |title=Cricket Association of Nepal board dissolved by government |access-date=6 November 2014 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}
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.Peter Della Penan (26 April 2016). [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/1003757.html "ICC suspends Cricket Association of Nepal"] – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 April 2016.{{cite web |title=ICC suspends Cricket Association of Nepal |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/1003757.html|access-date=9 July 2019}}
The ICC welcomed the elections of the board held in September 2019{{cite web |title=ICC welcomes Cricket Association of Nepal elections |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1365725|access-date=4 October 2019}} and formally reinstated the board on a conditional basis on 14 October.{{cite web |title=Zimbabwe and Nepal readmitted; Women's event prize money receives a major boost |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1452302|access-date=14 October 2019}} On 13 October 2019, the ICC lifted its suspension on the Cricket Association of Nepal.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27844309/zimbabwe-nepal-readmitted-icc-members |title=Zimbabwe and Nepal readmitted as ICC members|work=ESPN Cricinfo|access-date=14 October 2019}}
Province Cricket Associations
Cricket Association of Nepal is an administrative organisation responsible for cricket in Nepal. CAN has 7 member provincial cricket associations.{{Cite web |date=2023-09-01 |title=यी हुन् क्यानको प्रदेश र जिल्ला जित्ने सबै अध्यक्षहरु - हाम्रो खेलकुद |url=https://www.hamrokhelkud.com/cricket/137275.html |access-date=2023-10-16 |website=हाम्रो खेलकुद - HamroKhelkud.com - Complete website for Nepali Sports News {{!}} Nepali Cricket, Football and More |language=en}} Each provincial cricket association affiliated with the Cricket Association of Nepal selects a representative team to participate in Nepal's major domestic cricket tournaments each season.
Domestic teams, playing national tournaments
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! width=15 colspan="2"|Province ! Men's side ! Women's side |
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| Koshi | style="text-align:left;"| Koshi Province Men's Cricket Team | style="text-align:left;"| Koshi Province Women's Cricket Team |
| bgcolor="Orange" |
| Madhesh | style="text-align:left;"| Madhesh Province Men's Cricket Team | style="text-align:left;"| Madhesh Province Women's Cricket Team |
| bgcolor="#008000#213965" |
| Bagmati | style="text-align:left;"| Bagmati Province Men's Cricket Team | style="text-align:left;"| Bagmati Province Women's Cricket Team |
| bgcolor=yellow |
| Gandaki | style="text-align:left;"| Gandaki Province Men's Cricket Team | style="text-align:left;"| Gandaki Province Women's Cricket Team |
| bgcolor="#880808" |
| Lumbini | style="text-align:left;" | Lumbini Province Men's Cricket Team |style="text-align:left;" | Lumbini Province Women's Cricket Team |
| bgcolor="de0000" |
| Karnali | style="text-align:left;" | Karnali Province Men's Cricket Team | style="text-align:left;" | Karnali Province Women's Cricket Team |
| bgcolor="#008000" |
| style="text-align:left;" | Sudurpashchim Province Men's Cricket Team | style="text-align:left;" | Sudurpashchim Province Women's Cricket Team |
CAN maintains a strong yet independent relationship with the Cricket Players Association Nepal to ensure proper players' rights, welfare provisions, and pay agreements.
Competitions
{{Further|Category: Nepalese domestic cricket competitions|label1=List of domestic cricket competitions in Nepal}}
= Province Level=
The CAN organise following Provincial-level tournaments:
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==Men's Senior==
==Men's Youth==
- Men's Under-19 National Cricket Tournament
- CAN Youth Cup (U19)
- Men's Under-16 National Cricket Tournament
- Manmohan Memorial U16 National Cricket Tournament
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==Women's Senior==
==Women's Youth==
- 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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==Women's Senior==
- Women Champions League
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= Current title holders =
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| style="width:30%" | Tournament
! Most recent ! Champions ! Details ! Runners-up ! Next |
|---|
| colspan=9|Senior (men's) |
| Men's Elite Cup
| style="text-align:right"|Nepal Police Club | style="text-align:center"|Jay Trophy | TBD |
| Prime Minister One Day Cup
| 2025 | style="text-align:right"|Nepal Police | style="text-align:center"|PM Cup Champion | 2026 |
| National T20 Championship
| 2024 | style="text-align:right"|Lumbini Province | style="text-align:center"|National T20 Champion | 2025 |
| Nepal Premier League (NPL)
| 2024 | style="text-align:right"|Janakpur Bolts | style="text-align:center"|NPL Champion | 2025 |
| colspan=9|Senior (women's) |
| Women's Elite Cup
|2025 |TBD |TBD |TBD |TBD |
| Women's Prime Minister Cup
| 2024-25 | style="text-align:right"|APF Club | style="text-align:center"|Women's PM Cup Champion | 2025 |
| Lalitpur Mayor's Cup
| style="text-align:right"|APF Club | style="text-align:center"|Lalitpur Mayor's Champion | 2025 |
| Women Champions League
| style="text-align:right"|Chitwan Rhinos Women | style="text-align:center"|WCL Champion | Kat Queens Kathmandu | TBD |
| colspan=9|Youth (men's) |
| Men's Under-19 National Cricket Tournament
| 2024 | style="text-align:right"|Sudurpashchim Province U19 | style="text-align:center"|National U19 Champion | 2025 |
| Men's Under-16 National Cricket Tournament
| 2024 | style="text-align:right"|Madhesh Province U16 | style="text-align:center"|National U16 Champion | TBD | 2025 |
| Manmohan Memorial U16 National Cricket Tournament
| 2024 | style="text-align:right"|Madhesh Province U16 | style="text-align:center"|Manmohan Memorial U16 Champion | 2025 |
| colspan=9|Youth (women's) |
| Women's Under-19 National Cricket tournmanet (Maiyadevi Cup)
| 2024 | style="text-align:right"|Bagmati Province U19 | style="text-align:center"|Maiyadevi Cup Champion | 2025 |
| Susil Koirala Memorial National Cricket tournament
| style="text-align:right"|Sudurpashchim Province U19 | style="text-align:center"|SK Memorial Cup Champion | Kohalpur Mayor XI U-19 | 2025 |
| Girl's U16 National
| 2024 | style="text-align:right"| | style="text-align:center"|Girl's U16 National Champion | TBD | 2025 |
Governance 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.{{Cite news|url=https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/bhawana-ghimire-invades-cricket-s-manly-world-1511163|title=Bhawana Ghimire 'Invades' Cricket's Manly World – NDTV Sports|last=NDTVSports.com|work=NDTVSports.com|access-date=24 August 2017|language=en}}
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.{{cite news|title=Nat'l cricketers boycott every tournament|url=http://www.ekantipur.com/2014/04/10/top-story/natl-cricketers-boycott-every-tournament/388070.html|work=eKantipur|access-date=10 April 2014|location=Kathmandu|date=10 April 2014|archive-date=13 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413060630/http://www.ekantipur.com/2014/04/10/top-story/natl-cricketers-boycott-every-tournament/388070.html|url-status=dead}}
The board then came under an investigation by the Commission for Investigation into Abuse of Authority.{{cite news|title=CIAA begins probe against CAN|url=http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=72673|work=My República|access-date=12 April 2014|location=Kathmandu|first=Santosh|last=Ghimire|date=12 April 2014}} 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.{{cite news|title=CIAA filed corruption case against CAN office bearers|url=http://nepalireporter.com/19169/ciaa-filed-corruption-case-can-office-bearers/|work=Reporters Nepal|access-date=8 June 2014|location=Kathmandu|date=8 June 2014}}{{cite news|title=CIAA files graft case against 18 individuals, including CAN top guns|url=http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=76641|work=My República|access-date=8 June 2014|location=Kathmandu|date=8 June 2014}} 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.{{cite news|title=CAN prez Aangbuhang under pressure to quit|url=http://www.ekantipur.com/the-kathmandu-post/2014/05/26/related_articles/can-prez-aangbuhang-under-pressure-to-quit/263248.html|work=eKantipur|access-date=26 May 2014|location=Kathmandu|date=26 May 2014|archive-date=1 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141101113732/http://www.ekantipur.com/the-kathmandu-post/2014/05/26/related_articles/can-prez-aangbuhang-under-pressure-to-quit/263248.html|url-status=dead}}
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.{{cite news|title=CAN extends Dassanayake contract only 3 months|url=http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=73797|work=My República|access-date=29 April 2014|location=Kathmandu|first=Prajwak|last=Oli|date=29 April 2014}} 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.{{cite news|title=Coach bids adieu amid contract dispute|url=http://www.ekantipur.com/2014/06/05/top-story/coach-bids-adieu-amid-contract-dispute/390504.html|work=eKantipur|access-date=5 June 2014|location=Kathmandu|date=5 June 2014|archive-date=6 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606114939/http://www.ekantipur.com/2014/06/05/top-story/coach-bids-adieu-amid-contract-dispute/390504.html|url-status=dead}}
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.{{cite news|title=Dassanayake set for August 28 return|url=http://www.ekantipur.com/2014/08/20/sports/dassanayake-set-for-august-28-return/393853.html|work=eKantipur|access-date=20 August 2014|location=Kathmandu|date=20 August 2014|archive-date=23 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140823044627/http://www.ekantipur.com/2014/08/20/sports/dassanayake-set-for-august-28-return/393853.html|url-status=dead}}
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.
As a result of the governmental involvement in its running, the ICC suspended CAN in April 2016,{{Cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/1003757.html|title=ICC suspends Cricket Association of Nepal|work=Cricinfo|access-date=19 March 2018|language=en}} though allowed the national teams to continue playing in international competitions.
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.icc-cricket.com International Cricket Council]
- [https://www.asiancricket.org Asian Cricket Council]
- [https://www.cricketnepal.org.np Cricket Association of Nepal]
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