Women’s cricket struggles to convert investment into wins
Summary
Nepal's women's cricket team struggles to convert increased investment and coaching changes into consistent international wins, facing challenges in fitness, technique, and player development during recent tournaments.
Key Points
- Nepali women's cricket team has faced coaching instability, with multiple head coaches within a year impacting performance and development.
- Despite qualifying for the ICC Women’s T20 Global Qualifier for the first time, the team failed to advance past the group stage with limited wins against stronger teams.
- Current coaching strategy under Indian coach Harshal Patel emphasizes fitness but has not yielded significant improvements in batting, bowling, or fielding.
- Domestic coaching and player development gaps remain, especially in batting skills and fielding, with calls for specialist coaches and long-term coaching plans.
