18 member squad has been selected for the Nepali team that will participate in the Under 19 ICC World Cup Cricket Qualifier to be held in Singapore. Nepal will compete against Afghanistan, Singapore and Malaysia in the qualifier.

The selection was made by a three member team comprising of national cricket team coach Jagat Tamata, U19 cricket team coach Binod Das and ICC Asia Chief Development Officer Venkatapathi Raju.

Binod Das had confirmed that the players will travel to India for preparing for the tournament and will play against some local sides in Noida before embarking on their journey to Singapore. Few players have played in the recently concluded Dhangadhi Premier League and the inaugural Prime Minister’s One Day Cup.

Nepali Squad:

1. Sandeep Lamichhane
2. Anil Kumar Sah
3. Kishor Mahato
4. Sushant Singh Thapa
5. Bikram Kumar Bhusal
6. Prakash KC
7. Pawan Sarraf
8. Sundeep Jora
9. Rijan Dhakal
10. Pranit Thapa Magar
11. Shahab Alam
12. Rashid Khan
13. Mohammad Aasif Sheikh
14. Sandeep Sunar
15. Lalit Narayan Rajbanshi
16. Rohit Kumar Paudel
17. Aadil Khan
18. Dipendra Singh Airee