CAN launches first-ever Core Camp with 52 players

 Cricket Assoiciation of Nepal (CAN ) launches first-ever Core Camp with 52 players

In a groundbreaking initiative to strengthen its national cricket setup, the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) has launched a high-intensity Core Camp. An intensive selection and development program featuring 52 players, blending seasoned performers with exciting young talents, including emerging stars from the recently concluded PM Cup, and a few standout U19 prospects added to the initial group of 48.

The camp follows a double round-robin format, with matches scheduled between April 26 and May 3 at both Upper and Lower Mulpani cricket grounds. Each team will face the others twice, offering ample opportunity for players to impress selectors and refine their game in a competitive setting.

This initiative comes at a crucial time, as Nepal has managed to win only two of its last 12 CWC League 2 matches. The Core Camp serves as both a selection trial and a much-needed boost to domestic cricket, offering exposure to rising talents and helping the national team management assess squad depth.

This provides a great opportunity for fresh talent to break into the national team. The selection process will be overseen by Nepal’s newly appointed head coach – Stuart Law, who will get his first chance to evaluate the players and build a strong lineup for the upcoming matches.

This is the first time such an extensive camp has been organized, with the aim of identifying top talent and forming a competitive squad for Nepal’s upcoming tour of Scotland.

The players have been divided into four balanced teams: Blue, Green, Red, and Yellow, each featuring 13 members.Fans have praised CAN for this proactive move, seeing it as a vital step toward rebuilding and revitalising Nepal cricket

CORE TEAMS are a follows:

NEPAL BLUE

Rohit Kumar Paudel (Cpt)

Prajwal Thapa (WK)

Dev Khanal

Anil Kumar Sah (WK)

Shakib Haque

Surya Tamang

Sundeep Jora

Kushal Malla

Gulshan Kumar Jha

Hemant Dhami

Karan KC

Dipesh Prasad Kandel

Yubraj Khatri

NEPAL GREEN

Aasif Sheikh (Cpt)

Sompal Kami

Ishan Pandey

Arjun Kumal

Aakash Tripathi

Sagar Dhakal

Dilip Nath (WK)

Bibek Kumar Yadav

Pawan Sarraf

Rijan Dhakal

Sher Malla

Rasid Khan

Santosh Yadav

NEPAL RED

Sandeep Lamichhane (Cpt)

Arjun Saud (WK)

Trit Raj Das

Bhim Sharki

Shub Kansakar

Shahab Alam

Basir Ahamad

Aarif Sheikh

Lokesh Bam

Nandan Yadav

Akash Chand

Pratis GC

Naren Bhatt

NEPAL YELLOW

Dipendra Singh Airee (Cpt) 

Binod Bhandari (WK)

Mayan Yadav

Kushal Bhurtel

Sujan Thapaliya

Lalit Narayan Rajbanshi

Arjun Gharti (WK)

Kiran Thagunna

Abinash Bohara

Rupesh Kumar Singh

Kamal Singh Airee

Bishal Patel

Dipendra Rawat

Combining the experience of national stars with the enthusiasm of emerging players.

Fixture and Squad of the Camp: