Pooja Mahato, vice-captain of the Nepali women's national cricket team, has been appointed as its brand ambassador by Veera Education Consultancy. Veera has made Pooja, a rising player of Nepali women's cricket, a 'brand ambassador for life'.
In the presence of Union MP Manish Jha, Chairman of Nepal Cricket Association (CAN) Chatur Bahadur Chand, Vice President Roshan Singh, Education Consultancy Association of Nepal (ECAN) President Shesharaj Bhattarai, the agreement was signed between Reshma Maharjan, the founder and managing director of Veera and Pooja.
founder Reshma said on the occasion, 'We have come to support women cricketers along with women empowerment. It will be with us as long as we play cricket, we have made Pooja a brand ambassador for life, don't worry if we play for another 15 years.×' Last year, under the leadership of Pooja, Nepal played the first ICC U-19 World Cup.
The Nepali national team including Pooja has passed the qualification stage held in Bangkok two months ago and reached the World Cup qualification. From Nepal, Pooja has scored 438 runs in 37 matches. Also, she has taken 27 wickets at an average of 16.48. "Education and cricket should go together, that's why I needed this kind of support," Pooja said after the agreement, "This support is very big for me when women cricket players don't get a lot of opportunities."
ICAN President Bhattarai said that currently more than a dozen male national cricket players have become brand ambassadors of various education consultancies and after Pooja was joined by Veera, this process has also started for other women players. CAN President Chand thanked Education Consultancy for creating an environment for cricket players to play confidently.
In the context of the controversy that appeared in Nepali cricket, he said that Nepal Premier League cricket has been prepared with emphasis.
