The Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) on Monday announced former Indian cricketer Manoj Prabhakar as the new head coach of the Nepal men’s national team. Succeeding Pubudu Dassanayake, Indian all-rounder Prabhakar has worked as head coach for three Ranji Trophy teams. In 2016, Prabhakar, who had represented his home country in 169 caps, was the bowling coach of Afghanistan.
Mr. Manoj Prabhakar from India has been appointed as the head coach of the Nepal national cricket team. Mr Prabhakar has played 39 test matches and 130 One Day Internationals for India. Coach, he has experience working as a coach of Afghanistan Cricket Team along with Ranji Trophy teams from Delhi, Rajasthan and UP Cricket Association,” a statement from CAN said.
Prabhakar takes charge of Nepali cricket at a time when Kathmandu is struggling with international cricket. Earlier, Nepal missed the qualifier for the 2022 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.
Prabhakar confirmed the statement: “Given the interest in cricket in Nepal, their talent and skill level, I am really looking forward to working with the Nepal cricket team to make them a cricket team to be reckoned with.”
In December 2021, Pubudu Dassanayake was reappointed as head coach of the national men’s team.
The Coach Recruitment Committee headed by Acting Secretary – Prashant Bikram Malla and composed of Treasurer – Roshan Kumar Singh, General Manager – Raunaq B. Malla, and Cricket Manager – Binod Kumar Das unanimously elected Pubudu Dassanayake as the head coach of the Men’s Cricket Team.
“I would like to thank the Cricket Association of Nepal and all its management, cricket fans from Nepal, for providing us with this great opportunity,” he added.
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Dassanayake was previously with Nepal from 2011 to 2016, leading them from Division Four of the World Cricket League (WCL) to Division One, the WCL Championship. He also took the team to their first major ICC tournament, the 2014 T20 World Cup.
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