Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) decided not to renew the contract with the head coach of the men's team, Monty Desai. He had recently completed his two-year stint wit the team and a CAN spokesperson said that 'it was a sudden decision, but a 'mutual agreement'. (More Cricket News)
"Head coach of the men's national cricket team Shri Mrugang Jagdish Desai 'Monty Desai' was appointed with a tenure of two-year and the agreement has come to an end which we all are well aware of," CAN spokesperson Chhumbi Lama said in a release. "Also, it is hereby informed that the Cricket Association of Nepal has decided not to renew the contract.
"It was not a sudden decision. A board meeting held earlier had decided not to offer him a contract extension. There is no reason to think negatively of him, the decision was more of a mutual agreement."
Under Desai, the Nepal men's cricket team had managed to whitewash USA 3-0 in T20Is a few months after their second appearance in the T20I World Cup, in June 2024 in the USA, where they were winless from three matches.
At the beginning of 2024, Nepal had also brushed aside Canada 3-0 in an ODI series at home. Before the start of the ODI World Cup in 2023, the Rhinos had made their ODI Asia Cup debut but returned home without winning a single match.
In the ongoing ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2, Nepal are placed second place from bottom with mere two victories from 11 games in the eight-team tournament. A top-four finish in League 2 will lead to an automatic qualification for the ODI World Cup qualifier.
Desai had earlier stints with the likes of Afghanistan, West Indies and a couple of IPL teams in different coaching capacities.
