Dias, who had coached Sri Lanka in 1999, had taken charge of the Nepali national team from 2001 to 2010. Under the leadership of Dias, Nepal won the ACC U-19 Elite Cup in 2001, 2003, 2005 and 2007. [break]
Likewise, Nepal won the ICC U-19 World Cup plate championship in 2006, Emerging Nations Cup in 2003, ACC Premier League in 2006 and ICC World Cricket League Division 5 in 2010. Nepal won all the ACC age group tournaments, except the U-16 Cup, under Dias.
“Coaching in Nepal is quite different from coaching in Oman, I am well aware of it. But I will focus on the system that I worked in -- training the national team while working on building a solid supply line,” asiancricket.org quoted Dias as saying.
“I focus a lot on junior cricket, that´s where you get good cricketers from, who you can groom. I tried this method in Nepal. I focused on age group cricket, and over the years the country began shining in tournaments,” he added.
Dias will be visiting Nepal as Oman´s coach during the ACC Twenty20 Cup to be held in Kathmandu in December.
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