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    The recently concluded controversy-laced inaugural franchise  based Nepal T20 cricket league  tournament held in  Kathmandu was a huge relief to the Cricket Association of Nepal. The tarnished tournament barely made it to the finish line with  victory for Lumbini All Stars over Biratnagar Super Kings in the final. Cricket Association of Nepal(CAN),the organizer had  hoped for a resounding success of the competition. Contrary to expectations, it turned out to be  a downright disaster. As a matter of fact, the debacle was the cricket body’s own making.They have become the butt of a joke. After much speculation,suspense,drama and postponements the tournament designed to rival the Everest Premier League  finally kicked off. The  competition started and concluded amidst controversies and scandals.It totally failed to fire up spectator  interest and matches were marked by shockingly low turnout . As news of spot - fixing,match-fixing,...

In hindsight, taking into consideration the overall performance and results in  international competitions,2022 was a disappointing and average year for Nepal cricket. It was a hectic  and engaging twelve months schedule for  the national teams.Cricketers were kept  on their toes throughout playing in domestic and international tournaments. By far  the year’s biggest newsmaker was former  skipper of the national team Sandeep Lamichhane who was charged  with rape. The appointment and dismissal of former Indian international all-rounder Manoj Prabhakar as head coach of the national cricket team made news. Controversial and highly politicized Cricket Association of Nepal(CAN) spearheaded by Chatur Bahadur Chand hogged headlines for various reasons, good and bad. Lamichhane-A colossal loss to Nepal cricket Highly talented international leg-spinner Sandeep Lamichhane’s rapid fall from grace was the biggest sporting headline of the year. The youngster  ...