Bat for Nepal squad announced

KATHMANDU, Aug 4: Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) on Tuesday announced a 13-member Nepali squad--CAN XI--against World XI for the Bat for Nepal charity cricket event to be held in Malaysia on August 9.

According to a press release issued by CAN, the Nepali team will be led by national skipper Paras Khadka.Other members of the team are Gyanendra Malla, Sharad Veswakar, Mahaboob Alam, Rajesh Pulami, Sompal Kami, Anil Kumar Mandal, Siddhanta Lohani, Raju Rijal, Shakti Gauchan, Bhuwan Karki, Avinash Karn and Karan KC. National team coach Pubudu Dassanayake has been assigned the role of coach.

Malaysian Cricket Association (MCA) came up with the idea to organize the event to raise funds for the April 25 earthquake victims of Nepal.

Sri Lankan great Sanath Jayasuriya has been named the captain of World XI. The World XI comprises of wicketkeeper Rashid Latif (Pakistan), Aminul Islam (Bangladesh), Sohag Gazi (Bangladesh), Abdur Rassak (Bangladesh), Steve O'Keefe (Australia), Marcus Stoinis (Australia), Chetan Suryawangsi (Singapore), Suresh Navaratnam (Malaysia), Ahmad Faiz (Malaysia) and Venugopal Rao (India).

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