Nepal Cricket Team captain Rohit Paudel on Tuesday said India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar told the cricketers of Nepal during his high-level visit to the country last week that the national team will be able to use the Indian cricket ground as their ‘home ground’. The news comes as a big boost for Nepal cricket fans who will expect their team to improve drastically after the development.
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Jaishankar visited Kathmandu on 4th and 5th January 2024 on the invitation of the Foreign Minister of Nepal, N.P. Saud for co-chairing the 7th meeting of the India-Nepal Joint Commission. During the visit, Jaishankar is said to have met the Nepali cricket team on his own initiative. Jaishankar had shared snaps of the meeting.
Now, Nepal captain Rohit Paudel has revealed that the Jaishankar has promised to provide Nepal with a home ground.
“It was a pleasure to meet him because he himself called us. He was very happy to meet us. He congratulated us on being selected for the World Cup. And he talked about what support we can get from the BCCI in the coming days,” BBC News Nepali quoted Rohit as saying.
“He said it before we said anything. I think BCCI has a big role in the progress Afghanistan has made in cricket in ten years. They gave Afghanistan a home ground,” he added.
Talking about what the proposal could mean, Rohit said, “It makes a big impact. You get to play in different conditions there. There are different wickets. It’s a big advantage to play with a team there.”
