Former Indian cricketer Monty Desai appointed coach of Nepal cricket team

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The Nepal Cricket Association has appointed former Indian cricketer Monty Desai as the head coach of the Nepal national cricket team.

An overview of the news 

• Monty Desai will replace another former Indian cricketer Manoj Prabhakar, who resigned from his post in December 2022.

• Nepal Cricket Association has signed a two-year deal with Monty Desai.

• Monty has been the head coach of teams like West Indies, Canada, UAE.

• Monty has also served as the head coach of the Rajasthan Royals team in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

• Nepal Cricket Team Captain - Rohit Kumar Paudel

Head coach of other Asian countries cricket team

• India - Rahul Dravid

• Pakistan - Saqlain Mushtaq

• Bangladesh - Chandika Hathurusingha

• Afghanistan - Jonathan Trott