Even in the cricket field of Saat Samudrapari, panchebaja was played and there was dancing. The Chandra Surya flag was hoisted, thousands of supporters wearing the jerseys of the Nepalese cricket team made the cricket festival a grand festival. Looking at the number of supporters and their behavior, it seemed that World Cup cricket is being held in Nepal.
Nepali fans’ unwavering support, affection and honesty towards cricket was praised worldwide. The world-famous former cricketer also said that Nepal is a rising star in cricket. IPL cricket teams Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals and others praised Nepal. It is true that not only Dallas, Texas, Florida in America, but also Kingstown in West Indies, the supporters came to watch the game of Nepal. But Nepal won praise from all over the world, won the hearts of many, but could not win the game. Some have said that it is a big thing for Nepal to reach the World Cup and to play with big countries. But some have criticized Nepal’s weakness for losing a game they were about to win.
Overall, how was this T-20 World Cup cricket for Nepal? Shakti Gauchan, a member of the 2014 T-20 World Cup and a former player of the national team, says that Nepal’s performance is of a high category. Shakti Gouchan told Ordat Online that he saw no room for criticism after watching Nepal’s performance. ‘Everything is fine. “Due to the lack of experience, the Nepali team has failed in finishing, I don’t see any place to criticize Nepal in terms of bowling, batting and fielding,” said Shakti.
Shakti claims that Nepal has improved in every aspect in this World Cup compared to the 2014 World Cup. Shakti has said that Nepal’s ability has been proven because it can beat South Africa and Bangladesh.
It was good in bowling, did you not see any problem in batting in Nepali team? Gauchan said, ‘Not only Nepal, but world-famous teams and players were struggling in batting now.
Did South Africa’s players like Quinton Dick Cock, David Miller, Klaasen score any runs? India were bowled out for 199 runs against Pakistan. Pakistan could not score even 120 runs. “Looking at all these statistics, I don’t see any problem in Nepal’s batting,” Gauchan said. Giving the example of Bangladesh being bowled out for 106 runs against Nepal, Shakti said, ‘Bangladesh had very good batsmen but they could not last against Nepal. In this World Cup, every batsman has to struggle to score runs. It is not the only weakness of Nepal.’
Nepal missed a very good opportunity: Raju Basnet
Raju Basnet, the former player of the national team and the head coach of the women’s team, says that Nepal has lost many opportunities due to batting problems. Basnet told Ordut Online, ‘We did very well in bowling, but the historic achievement was lost due to the lack of batting.’
He said that although the pitch is difficult, it is somewhat similar to the pitch of TU of Nepal, so the players should be able to take advantage of it. ‘On the same pitch, Bangladesh scored 159 runs against the Netherlands. If there were no runs, how did Bangladesh score? We lost the easy match against South Africa by one run. We cannot hide our weakness by blaming Peach.’ Raju Basnet said. 
After bowling out South Africa for 115 runs, Nepal also bowled out Bangladesh for 106 runs. Raju Basnet says that Nepal lost a big opportunity by losing these two games. Some argue that Nepal playing this much is an achievement in itself even when there is no good service facility for the players and there is not a single fast field. But some people will just settle for saying this all the time or even win the game? They have started raising questions.
Raju Basnet says, ‘We have played the World Cup in 2014 before, our experience and ability have definitely increased in 10 years, even now it is a matter of pride that we got to play with a big team and that we can beat them. America is going to play with us, they have reached the Super 8. We could not meet the target of 116 runs against South Africa and 107 runs against Bangladesh. In this way, Nepal has missed a historic opportunity.’
positive aspects
Despite losing the game, some positive scenes have been seen for Nepal in this World Cup. Especially the Nepali supporters have created a stir all over the world. Regardless of victory or defeat, they did not let the support and respect for the team decrease. According to Shakti Gauchan and Raju Basnet, there is a possibility that the cricket boards of many countries, including the ICC, can support the development of cricket in Nepal.
Shakti believes that since there is a majority of young players in the current team, there will be no shortage of players for the next 10 years and these players can win big international titles. This time we have shown our game to the world, the team is full of young players. I have seen the future of Nepali cricket bright.’ Shakti said. Raju Basnet now expects international support to increase in the development of cricket in Nepal. Raju says, ‘A country with so much craze in cricket can now receive more support from the ICC and other countries, Nepal can improve its performance and infrastructure by making use of the support.’
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