CAN Secretary Paras Khadka says that CAN is working on a new structure for domestic cricket, which would include a competition similar to first-class cricket.
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Since the Jai Trophy was played between only four teams, players like Dipendra Singh Airi, Nandan Yadav, Anil Sah, Pawan Saraf, and others who are part of the national team were not able to play. Last year, Madhesh Province played the Jai Trophy, and this time, it took Madhesh's place by finishing in the top four of the APF Prime Minister's Cup. The other 5 provinces have not yet been able to play the Jai Trophy.
CAN is working on a new structure for domestic cricket, in which it wants to have a competition like first-class cricket, says CAN Secretary Paras Khadka. He says that CAN tested it for the first two years to understand the importance of the current structure and received very good 'feedback' from all the players and coaches. He is also fully confident that a competition like the Jai Trophy will help players develop their game a lot.
'There will definitely be some changes in next year's Jai Trophy. We are in discussions whether to make it a two-day or a three-day event. Everything from budget management to competition needs to be done. After organizing two editions, we have got the green light to do it in a new way,” says Paras. “There are issues of whether to add other teams or not. There are good players in the four departmental teams and there are players from the seven provincial teams. That is why internal discussions are underway to bring in a division structure.”
Paras says that CAN is aware of the situation where players will have to play one less tournament if they do not make it to the top four in the Prime Minister’s Cup. “We cannot compare other teams with the departmental team. The more competitive the environment is, the more players will improve,” Paras said further. “To play the Jay Trophy, we have to play well from our province. If there is sufficient budget, we can create an environment to play with the red ball throughout the year. It would be even better if we could include all the seven provinces and do it in all the seven provinces. We are trying to bring about change, and we are hopeful about that.”
Paras expects multi-day cricket to fill a gap in Nepali cricket. ‘I myself started my international journey with three-day cricket. Three-day cricket tests your mental approach when you field and bat for about six hours in two sessions. And in the same way, when you play a 50-over game, you don’t even realize that three and a half hours have passed,’ he says of his experience while playing. ‘With that, you get fitter and your awareness of the game also increases. In long-structure cricket, you have to wait for the ball, the pace is a bit slow, but it increases your stamina, approach to the game, and thinking style, which ultimately comes down to skill.’
