Nepal’s men’s cricket team is undergoing a two-week training camp at the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru as part of its preparations for the ICC T20 World Cup qualifiers, a move that is supported by the Indian government to “connect the youth of the two countries”.
The BCCI shared glimpses of the Nepalese team making full use of the facilities during the camp on its social media handle.
“As part of their preparation for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifiers, the Nepal national team trained at the BCCI Centre of Excellence over a focused two-week camp. Making full use of the facilities, the team worked across skill, fitness, and game scenarios to gear up for the challenges ahead,” the BCCI posted.
The T20 World Cup qualifiers are scheduled in October this year. The marquee tournament will be jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka.
This is the second consecutive year for the Nepal team training at the BCCI’s COE.
Earlier, Nepal participated in a triangular T20 practice tournament against teams of the Baroda and Gujarat Cricket Associations before the T20 Cricket Cup held in June last year.
The Indian government also supported the practice tournament between the Under-19 teams of Nepal and Delhi & District Cricket Association in Nepal in March this year.
Nepal’s women’s team also participated in a preparation camp in Delhi in April-May to prepare for the Asia World Cup Qualifiers in Thailand, also held in May. Nepal reached the finals of the qualifiers.