CAN has called up Paresh Lohani to the preliminary squad. Lohani was in the team for the Pepsi World Cricket League Division 5 held in Kathmandu in February 2010 but had pulled out citing personal reasons. [break]He hadn´t featured in the national team ever since.
According to CAN, the 18-member squad will tour India for practice matches before the qualifiers, and the final 14-member team will be selected after the tour.
Paras Khadka has been named captain of the Nepali squad for the India tour. The 18-member team includes Gyanendra Malla, Prithu Baskota, Subash Khakurel, Basanta Regmi, Binod Bhandari, Sharad Vesawkar, Sanjam Regmi, Pradeep Airee and Shakti Gauchan.
Likewise, Rahul Kumar Vishwakarma, Krishna Karki, Amrit Bhattarai, Anil Mandal, Avinash Karn, Mehboob Alam and Chandra Saud have been included in the preliminary squad.
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