Shah didn´t go to the stage to accept the award and rather asked Warnapura to sit back. Shah told Warnapura that he refused the award as CAN dishonored him by not inviting him to the earlier award ceremony held in Kathmandu 10 days ago. Shah said , "It´s not that I am not happy to receive the medal from ICC, but I am very sad by the behavior of CAN which never informed me about the medal." After much persuasion by Bandula, Shah accepted the medal but refused to wear it.
Along with TB Shah, CAN President Binay Raj Pandey, Secretary Shashi Dutta Pandey, Vice-president Upendra Prasad Bhattarai and member Naresh Shrestha were awarded with the medals. Binay Raj Pandey, on behalf of the winners, had received the medals during last month´s ICC meet in London.
After his return, Minister for Youth and Sports Ganesh Tiwari Nepali handed the medals to President Pandey, Bhattarai and Shashi Dutta Pandey amidst a program in the capital 10 days ago but CAN didn´t inform and invite TB Shah and Naresh Shrestha to the ceremony.
Warnapura came to Birgunj also to inspect cricket stadiums. He inspected two stadiums in Birgunj and one in Kalaiya but he liked Narayani Stadium of Birgunj. He said, "I found Narayani Stadium more suitable to hold international matches. I will do all to support for the building and renovation of this ground."
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