A team of International Cricket Council (ICC) officials met Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda on Sunday.
On the meeting ICC officials promised that it would lift the suspension of Cricket Association of Nepal(CAN) as soon as possible. It will bring Nepal cricket activities back to its track.
Team is currently in Nepal with an objective to resolve the dispute surrounding Nepal’s cricket governing body.
To get cricket activities on track Prime Minister prachanda has aggreed to form cricket board instead of a cricket association. The new cricket board will be Cricket Development Board and it will regulate Nepali cricket back on track.
ICC Chief Executive David Richardson suggested Prime Minister prachanda to form advisory committee comprising of five to seven members.
After the meeting, ICC Chief Executive Officer David Richardson said the next step in the road map toward ending the suspension would be formation of an ICC Advisory Group consisting of various stakeholders of Nepali cricket.
Minister for Youth and Sports, Daljit Shripali, also Said, “During the meeting with ICC officials, we had proposed forming a board instead of a cricket association. ICC has agreed to our proposal.”
He added that the government plans to hold elections of the board within three months.
Nepal Sports Council (NSC) Member-secretary, Keshav Bista was also present on the occasion.
The ICC on April 24 had suspended the membership of the Cricket Association of Nepal for engaging in the government interference and failing to conduct free and fair elections. It has been managing the Nepal national cricket team on its own since then.
Richardson said, “Once we have reviews and amendments, a fresh constitution will facilitate election.”
Richardson, ICC Development Committee’s Associate Member Director Imran Khawaja and Finance Manager Amar Sheikh had met PM Dahal to discuss Nepal cricket governance today.