We should start preparing for Intercontinental Cup- Pubudu Dasanayake

ICC has officially confirmed that Nepal is in division 3 yesterday. Now Nepal have to compete in division 3 again. ICC has revealed the teams that will be participating in Division 3 this year. Nepal along with Uganda, USA, Bermuda and top two teams from Division 4 will be competing in Division 3 this year and Canada, Kenya , Namibia, Netherlands and top two teams from Division 3 will be playing Division 2 tournament. ICC has created a new cycle for WCL Division 2, which provides a clear chance for Nepal for improve and forget the forgettable loss in World Cup Qualifiers in New Zealand earlier this year. The top two teams from Division 2 will qualify for Intercontinental Cup this time.

The working period of head coach of Nepali Cricket Team Pubudu Dassanayake is running in uncertainities now. He has now just 2 months left after CAN previously ended a 1 year deal and re-signed him for just three months before ACC Premier League. However Dasanayake has expressed that Nepal should stop all the controversies in the CAN and start focusing on the Intercontinental Cup Qualification. Pubudu Dasanayake is unable to train players since TU ground is close due to the strike of workers against CAN.  Pubudu Claims Nepal is the best team for Division 3 and is able to defeat every teams of Division 3. The home crowed will also help Nepal, since ICC has given chance to Nepal to organize Division 3. Pubudu said that Nepal will tharsh every teams and should now focus directly on the I-Cup Qualification.

Pubudu said, “I am certain that Nepal is the best team in Division-3 and the tournament is held in Nepal I am pretty sure Nepal will thrash all the teams in that division.But we should look further and plan for I-Cup qualification instead and start quality grooming sessions for players right away”,

However Pubudu claimed that they were surprised with the level of cricket in Division 1 and Division 2. The ODI level of Division 1 and Division 2 are of high level and we should start the plans to compete there right away from here.  Pubudu also expressed that  the current situation in CAN has made him difficult  to prepare any plans for cricket team.