Good academies are a must to produce better talents

Summary

Shivnarine Chanderpaul, cricket legend and head coach of Janakpur Bolts, emphasizes the need for good academies and longer format cricket to develop young talents in Nepal and advance towards Test status.

Key Points
  • Shivnarine Chanderpaul, former West Indies cricket great, is coaching Janakpur Bolts in Nepal Premier League and sees great promise in Nepali cricket.
  • Chanderpaul stresses the importance of establishing quality cricket academies from grassroots to develop young players in Nepal.
  • He advocates for organizing longer format domestic cricket tournaments to prepare players for Test cricket.
  • Nepal’s ambition to achieve Test membership requires strong domestic red ball cricket and continuous development through exposure to cricket heavyweights in South Asia.
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