Kathmandu — The Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) has announced the national squads for the upcoming two-match T20 International series against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 series to be held on home soil.
CAN has named Dipendra Singh Airee as captain of the T20I team, while Rohit Paudel will lead the One Day International (ODI) side for the League 2 series. Both squads consist of 15 members.
The T20I series between Nepal and the UAE is scheduled to take place on Monday and Tuesday. Meanwhile, the tri-nation ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 series featuring Nepal, UAE, and Oman will be held from Baisakh 12 to 22. All matches will be played at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur.
T20I Squad:
Dipendra Singh Airee (Captain), Kushal Bhurtel, Kushal Malla, Sundeep Jora, Aarif Sheikh, Basir Ahmad, Gulshan Jha, Lokesh Bam, Sandeep Lamichhane, Nandan Yadav, Santosh Yadav, Arjun Saud, Hemant Dhami, Shahab Alam, Sher Malla.
Reserves: Pratis GC, Narayan Joshi, Rashid Khan.
ODI Squad (League 2):
Rohit Paudel (Captain), Dipendra Singh Airee (Vice-Captain), Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh, Bhim Sharki, Aarif Sheikh, Basir Ahmad, Gulshan Jha, Sompal Kami, Sandeep Lamichhane, Lalit Rajbanshi, Binod Bhandari, Nandan Yadav, Arjun Kumal, Karan KC.
Reserves: Hemant Dhami, Sher Malla, Rijan Dhakal, Ishan Pandey, Dev Khanal.
