Nepal’s national cricket team whitewashed in Netherlands series
The men’s national cricket team of Nepal concluded the ICC Men’s World Cup League 2 tri-series on a disastrous note in the Netherlands recently. Contrary to high expectations,they badly stumbled, losing all four matches to the Netherlands and Namibia.In other words they suffered an unexpected disappointing whitewash. The reversal has proved costly as the team’s One Day International(ODI) rankings took a hit, dropping to 18th from 17th.The bigger concern is,it has jeopardized their ODI status. They have 24 points,from 32 matches, winning 11 and losing 29. They are sixth in the table standings tied with Canada on points. However,a better run rate puts them ahead of Canada,which still has four matches remaining to play. Skipper Rohit Paudel led a squad packed with highly experienced and a few promising young players. Nepal had entered the Netherlands triangular series, following superb performances in the...