CAN is at its most incompetent

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Cricket Association of Nepal,the apex body for the game of cricket in the country,has  always attracted the limelight for the wrong reasons.


They continue to be rocked  by unnecessary and avoidable controversies,scandals, internal wrangling and infighting.


Once  again, cracks  have emerged in the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN). Seven central  committee members had called for  CAN President Chatur Bahadur Chand,

Executive secretary Prashant Bikram Malla, Treasurer Durga Raj Pathak  and Padam Khadkato resign   over  the  Nepal 20T Cricket league fiasco and spot-fixing scandal recently.


The dissident group bemoaned leadership failure at all levels and held them accountable for  the disastrous  tournament and joining  hands with the Indian company Seven3Sports to manage the league.


As we are all aware,the competition ended in utter chaos,drawing scathing criticisms from all quarters.Clearly what transpired indicates  the leadership  weakness,lack of oversight and mismanagement .


There  is nothing new about this.I am not a bit surprised.As a matter of fact,it is well known,and cricket aficionados in the country have grown accustomed to it. 


For decades the cricket body has been dogged by weak leadership,poor governance practices,incompetent executives,pitiful management,infighting between different groups and individuals.


Lack of  honesty,commitment, professionalism,accountability, transparency and integrity on the part of the CAN is hurting Nepal cricket.


It may be recalled that Nepal was suspended by the ICC  for government interference, lack of free and fair elections in 2016  before it was lifted in 2019.


Despite  lifting of suspension,the snail- pace development has left  the cricket fraternity in the country frustrated.All in all, Nepal cricket is in a sorry state with no end in sight,


CAN under Chand presidency has been marked by  failures, missteps, blunders  and bad governance over the last five years,


These so-called cricket executives give  priority to their personal interests rather than responsibilities.All they care is to cling on to their positions regardless.It is a case of greed and misuse of  power.


Every new year is just another year.Nothing has changed.Old  issues and problems continue to exist.


Mr.Chand continues  to shamelessly defend his administration policies and programs.He admitted having made a  few mistakes in a press meet recently. 


He rebuffed calls for his resignation from the dissident group and ridiculously maintained that  they were focussed and committed to the all round development of cricket.


Obviously, it is a plain lie. All  we have witnessed  is stagnation of Nepal cricket.CAN is at its most incompetent.The staggering mishandling of the  Nepal Twenty20 league  further proved it.


CAN’s  decision to lift the suspension of rape accused Sandeep Lamichhane and include him in the  national team  for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League 2 home Tri- series against Namibia and Scotland, despite public outcry was/is a  big mistake.


Lamichhane, who is on bail, could be a huge distraction  for the team going into the upcoming Tri-series. 


CAN has been caught on the wrong foot by selecting  Lamichhane  for  the team for the umpteenth time. Will they ever learn from their mistakes? Given this administration,I very much  doubt it. 

 









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