Nepalese colts felicitated

June 11, 2005
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Touching cloud nine with their unbelievable win in the ACC U-15 Elite Cup, the Nepalese cricket colts were honoured by various organizations and the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) on Saturday amidst a function n Kathmandu.

and was felicitated by John Player- leading apparels product- and Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) on Saturday amidst the function here in Kathmandu.

John Players, a leading apparels product company, presented Rs 100,000 to the team. CAN also provided cricket gear and awarded the 18-member winning team with a cash prize of Rs 15,000 each.

Minister for Education and Sports, Mangal Siddhi Manandhar, acting member secretary of the National Sports Council, Bodhraj Niraula, and CAN president, Jai Kumar Nath Shah, among others, were present on the occasion.

The Nepali team, assembled within a short period of ten days due to civil unrest in Nepal, drew the final match against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) but won the championship on better points. Nepal drew all its matches during the tournament.