Nepal Among Six Emerging Nations To Get ICC Development Awards For Pioneering Initiatives

Launched in 2002, the awards are in recognition of the initiatives being taken by the ICC Associate Members to promote the game globally through innovative development programmes or inspiring efforts on the field of play

Nepal vs Bangladesh, T20 World Cup 2024 match 37, ICC photo
Sompal Kami celebrates a wicket with teammates during the Nepal vs Bangladesh, ICC T20 World Cup 2024 match in St Vincent on Monday (June 17). Photo: ICC
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Six emerging cricket-playing nations -- Mexico, Oman, Netherlands, UAE, Nepal and Scotland -- were on Wednesday announced as winners of the ICC Development Awards for their path-breaking initiatives for the growth of the sport globally. (More Cricket News)

Launched in 2002, the awards are in recognition of the initiatives being taken by the ICC Associate Members to promote the game globally through innovative development programmes or inspiring efforts on the field of play.

The six nations were chosen from a list of 21 emerging cricket-playing nations.

The Mexico Cricket Association has been awarded the 'ICC Development Initiative of the Year' prize for pioneering projects, including sending a team to the Street Child Cricket World Cup in India, and the "Cricket in Prisons" programme, in which they deliver cricket sessions in prisons across Mexico City.

"Oman Cricket claimed the 100 per cent Female Cricket Initiative of the Year award for the Cricket4Her programme," said an ICC statement.

Cricket Association of Nepal clinched the ICC Digital Fan Engagement of the Year award following substantial growth on their social channels, and Cricket Scotland were victorious in the Cricket 4 Good Social Impact Initiative of the Year category.

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