Nepal approaching for something big

Khadka and other teammates with the fan - ESPNcricinfo

After playing their first ever ODI series against the Dutch, the cardiac kids are on their way to unlock the opportunity to play against the top test playing teams. Asia Cup is going to be held in this September at UAE. But before this event, the cardiac kids should play the qualifier with Oman, UAE, Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore from 29 August to 6 September 2018. They need to finish on top of the qualifier round to be directly placed in the group of India and Pakistan in Asia Cup 2018.

Paras Khadka, captain of Nepal cricket team, is very hungry to take the team in a higher level as he had done in the past like that runout which led Nepal to its maiden ODI victory by just one run. His main aim is to play a 50 over World Cup and make Nepal a test playing country. Paras, Gyanendra, Sompal each having their first ODI half-century are among the players to watch out for in this qualifier tournament. The spin sensation Sandeep Lamichhane, who is currently troubling the Caribbean batsman, is ready to make a roar with his leg spin and googly. He is currently listed in the ODI ranking along with Gyanendra Malla and Sompal Kami and is now a threat to many batsmen. Unfortunately, Sharad Vesawkar, the middle-order batsman, will be missing this qualifier tournament because of his finger injury.

Lamichhane after taking his maiden IPL wicket- Cricbuzz

   Despite their cricket board being suspended by ICC, these boys are doing more than the best. But to perform well and compete with the test playing nations they need to work hard in all three aspects: Batting, Bowling, and fielding. Batting unit is seen as the more problematic for the team as they struggle even chasing a low target. Khadka is their key batsman and sometimes Kami but their top orders often fail to deliver. Bowling unit is decent with Kami and Lamichhane leading from the front. Talking about the fielding, players are very energetic on the field that makes the team very attacking. Winning at the last over or by last wicket shows they never lose their believe in their skills and fight until the last.

 Jagat Tamata had mentioned in a recent interview that the Nepal cricket is ready to challenge every big team. But before the Asia Cup, Nepal team need to face other teams not considering them to be light. Their match against UAE will be played as an ODI and all other will be List A. Nepal is one of the favourites in this tournament and huge expectations are in this team from 30 million plus crazy fans.