Kathmandu: The Embassy of India in Kathmandu has donated cricket bats to the Nepali senior cricket team. During an event, Ambassador of India to Nepal, Naveen Srivastava, presented 20 cricket bats, which were procured from Sareen Sports, to Nepal Cricket Team Captain Rohit Paudel. This handover took place in the presence of Chatur Bahadur Chand, President of the Cricket Association of Nepal, and Paras Khadka, the Secretary.

The equipment was delivered on behalf of the BP Koirala India-Nepal Foundation and SJVN Ltd. As a gesture of appreciation, the cricket team also presented the ambassador with a signed jersey from the Nepal Cricket Team.

In his remarks, Ambassador Naveen Srivastava congratulated the Nepal national Cricket Team for their impressive performance, particularly in the recent Asia Cup and Asian Games. He emphasized that this donation symbolizes a new chapter in the strong people-to-people ties between India and Nepal. The Ambassador extended his best wishes to the cricket team for the upcoming tri-nation T20 Cup Finals and the ICC-T20 World Cup Qualifiers scheduled to begin at the end of the month.

Chand, Khadka and Monty Desai, the cricket team’s Head Coach, expressed their gratitude to the Embassy, BP Koirala India-Nepal Foundation, and SJVN Ltd. They highlighted that this equipment handover signifies the beginning of a collaborative journey between the Embassy and the Cricket Association of Nepal.