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7 August 2025

Members of the Nepali national cricket team undergo fitness and physical tests at the Sports Science and Research Centre and National High Performance Centre in Lalitpur, Nepal, on August 7, ahead of their departure for Australia for the Top End T20 Series. It is the first time that Nepal participates in the annual cricket tournament organized by Australia's Northern Territory. The 16-member squad is led by skipper Rohit Kumar Paudel, with the world's second-best T20I all-rounder Dipendra Singh Airee as the vice-captain. Other members in the squad are Aasif Sheikh, Sandeep Lamichhane, Kushal Bhurtel, Kushal Malla, Gulshan Kumar Jha, Aarif Sheikh, Bhim Sharki, Rupesh Singh, Sompal Kami, Nandan Yadav, Karan KC, Rijan Dhakal, Lokesh Bam, and Lalit Narayan Rajbanshi. The event takes place in Darwin from August 14 to 24 with 11 teams. Nepal is the only team to send the senior side, while Pakistan and Bangladesh send their 'A' teams. Each team plays six games in the league stage. Nepal's first game is against the hosts, NT Strike, at DXC Arena on August 15. The Rhinos then face Bangladesh, Melbourne Stars, Hobart Hurricanes, Melbourne Renegades, and Pakistan on August 16, 18, 19, 20, and 22, respectively.

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7 August 2025

Members of the Nepali national cricket team undergo fitness and physical tests at the Sports Science and Research Centre and National High Performance Centre in Lalitpur, Nepal, on August 7, ahead of their departure for Australia for the Top End T20 Series. It is the first time that Nepal participates in the annual cricket tournament organized by Australia's Northern Territory. The 16-member squad is led by skipper Rohit Kumar Paudel, with the world's second-best T20I all-rounder Dipendra Singh Airee as the vice-captain. Other members in the squad are Aasif Sheikh, Sandeep Lamichhane, Kushal Bhurtel, Kushal Malla, Gulshan Kumar Jha, Aarif Sheikh, Bhim Sharki, Rupesh Singh, Sompal Kami, Nandan Yadav, Karan KC, Rijan Dhakal, Lokesh Bam, and Lalit Narayan Rajbanshi. The event takes place in Darwin from August 14 to 24 with 11 teams. Nepal is the only team to send the senior side, while Pakistan and Bangladesh send their 'A' teams. Each team plays six games in the league stage. Nepal's first game is against the hosts, NT Strike, at DXC Arena on August 15. The Rhinos then face Bangladesh, Melbourne Stars, Hobart Hurricanes, Melbourne Renegades, and Pakistan on August 16, 18, 19, 20, and 22, respectively.

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#12623494

7 August 2025

Former Nepali cricket team captain, Sandeep Lamichhane, undergoes fitness and physical tests at the Sports Science and Research Centre and National High Performance Centre in Lalitpur, Nepal, on August 7, ahead of their departure for Australia for the Top End T20 Series. It is the first time that Nepal participates in the annual cricket tournament organized by Australia's Northern Territory. The 16-member squad is led by skipper Rohit Kumar Paudel, with the world's second-best T20I all-rounder Dipendra Singh Airee as the vice-captain. Other members in the squad are Aasif Sheikh, Sandeep Lamichhane, Kushal Bhurtel, Kushal Malla, Gulshan Kumar Jha, Aarif Sheikh, Bhim Sharki, Rupesh Singh, Sompal Kami, Nandan Yadav, Karan KC, Rijan Dhakal, Lokesh Bam, and Lalit Narayan Rajbanshi. The event takes place in Darwin from August 14 to 24 with 11 teams. Nepal is the only team to send the senior side, while Pakistan and Bangladesh send their 'A' teams. Each team plays six games in the league stage. Nepal's first game is against the hosts, NT Strike, at DXC Arena on August 15. The Rhinos then face Bangladesh, Melbourne Stars, Hobart Hurricanes, Melbourne Renegades, and Pakistan on August 16, 18, 19, 20, and 22, respectively.

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#12623496

7 August 2025

Members of the Nepali national cricket team undergo fitness and physical tests at the Sports Science and Research Centre and National High Performance Centre in Lalitpur, Nepal, on August 7, ahead of their departure for Australia for the Top End T20 Series. It is the first time that Nepal participates in the annual cricket tournament organized by Australia's Northern Territory. The 16-member squad is led by skipper Rohit Kumar Paudel, with the world's second-best T20I all-rounder Dipendra Singh Airee as the vice-captain. Other members in the squad are Aasif Sheikh, Sandeep Lamichhane, Kushal Bhurtel, Kushal Malla, Gulshan Kumar Jha, Aarif Sheikh, Bhim Sharki, Rupesh Singh, Sompal Kami, Nandan Yadav, Karan KC, Rijan Dhakal, Lokesh Bam, and Lalit Narayan Rajbanshi. The event takes place in Darwin from August 14 to 24 with 11 teams. Nepal is the only team to send the senior side, while Pakistan and Bangladesh send their 'A' teams. Each team plays six games in the league stage. Nepal's first game is against the hosts, NT Strike, at DXC Arena on August 15. The Rhinos then face Bangladesh, Melbourne Stars, Hobart Hurricanes, Melbourne Renegades, and Pakistan on August 16, 18, 19, 20, and 22, respectively.

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#12623497

7 August 2025

Members of the Nepali national cricket team undergo fitness and physical tests at the Sports Science and Research Centre and National High Performance Centre in Lalitpur, Nepal, on August 7, ahead of their departure for Australia for the Top End T20 Series. It is the first time that Nepal participates in the annual cricket tournament organized by Australia's Northern Territory. The 16-member squad is led by skipper Rohit Kumar Paudel, with the world's second-best T20I all-rounder Dipendra Singh Airee as the vice-captain. Other members in the squad are Aasif Sheikh, Sandeep Lamichhane, Kushal Bhurtel, Kushal Malla, Gulshan Kumar Jha, Aarif Sheikh, Bhim Sharki, Rupesh Singh, Sompal Kami, Nandan Yadav, Karan KC, Rijan Dhakal, Lokesh Bam, and Lalit Narayan Rajbanshi. The event takes place in Darwin from August 14 to 24 with 11 teams. Nepal is the only team to send the senior side, while Pakistan and Bangladesh send their 'A' teams. Each team plays six games in the league stage. Nepal's first game is against the hosts, NT Strike, at DXC Arena on August 15. The Rhinos then face Bangladesh, Melbourne Stars, Hobart Hurricanes, Melbourne Renegades, and Pakistan on August 16, 18, 19, 20, and 22, respectively.

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7 August 2025

Members of the Nepali national cricket team undergo fitness and physical tests at the Sports Science and Research Centre and National High Performance Centre in Lalitpur, Nepal, on August 7, ahead of their departure for Australia for the Top End T20 Series. It is the first time that Nepal participates in the annual cricket tournament organized by Australia's Northern Territory. The 16-member squad is led by skipper Rohit Kumar Paudel, with the world's second-best T20I all-rounder Dipendra Singh Airee as the vice-captain. Other members in the squad are Aasif Sheikh, Sandeep Lamichhane, Kushal Bhurtel, Kushal Malla, Gulshan Kumar Jha, Aarif Sheikh, Bhim Sharki, Rupesh Singh, Sompal Kami, Nandan Yadav, Karan KC, Rijan Dhakal, Lokesh Bam, and Lalit Narayan Rajbanshi. The event takes place in Darwin from August 14 to 24 with 11 teams. Nepal is the only team to send the senior side, while Pakistan and Bangladesh send their 'A' teams. Each team plays six games in the league stage. Nepal's first game is against the hosts, NT Strike, at DXC Arena on August 15. The Rhinos then face Bangladesh, Melbourne Stars, Hobart Hurricanes, Melbourne Renegades, and Pakistan on August 16, 18, 19, 20, and 22, respectively.

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#12623499

7 August 2025

Members of the Nepali national cricket team undergo fitness and physical tests at the Sports Science and Research Centre and National High Performance Centre in Lalitpur, Nepal, on August 7, ahead of their departure for Australia for the Top End T20 Series. It is the first time that Nepal participates in the annual cricket tournament organized by Australia's Northern Territory. The 16-member squad is led by skipper Rohit Kumar Paudel, with the world's second-best T20I all-rounder Dipendra Singh Airee as the vice-captain. Other members in the squad are Aasif Sheikh, Sandeep Lamichhane, Kushal Bhurtel, Kushal Malla, Gulshan Kumar Jha, Aarif Sheikh, Bhim Sharki, Rupesh Singh, Sompal Kami, Nandan Yadav, Karan KC, Rijan Dhakal, Lokesh Bam, and Lalit Narayan Rajbanshi. The event takes place in Darwin from August 14 to 24 with 11 teams. Nepal is the only team to send the senior side, while Pakistan and Bangladesh send their 'A' teams. Each team plays six games in the league stage. Nepal's first game is against the hosts, NT Strike, at DXC Arena on August 15. The Rhinos then face Bangladesh, Melbourne Stars, Hobart Hurricanes, Melbourne Renegades, and Pakistan on August 16, 18, 19, 20, and 22, respectively.

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#12623500

7 August 2025

Nepali cricket team captain, Rohit Paudel, undergoes fitness and physical tests at the Sports Science and Research Centre and National High Performance Centre in Lalitpur, Nepal, on August 7, 2023, ahead of their departure for Australia for the Top End T20 Series. It is the first time that Nepal participates in the annual cricket tournament organized by Australia's Northern Territory. The 16-member squad is led by skipper Rohit Kumar Paudel, with the world's second-best T20I all-rounder Dipendra Singh Airee as the vice-captain. Other members in the squad are Aasif Sheikh, Sandeep Lamichhane, Kushal Bhurtel, Kushal Malla, Gulshan Kumar Jha, Aarif Sheikh, Bhim Sharki, Rupesh Singh, Sompal Kami, Nandan Yadav, Karan KC, Rijan Dhakal, Lokesh Bam, and Lalit Narayan Rajbanshi. The event takes place in Darwin from August 14 to 24 with 11 teams. Nepal is the only team to send the senior side, while Pakistan and Bangladesh send their 'A' teams. Each team plays six games in the league stage. Nepal's first game is against the hosts, NT Strike, at DXC Arena on August 15. The Rhinos then face Bangladesh, Melbourne Stars, Hobart Hurricanes, Melbourne Renegades, and Pakistan on August 16, 18, 19, 20, and 22, respectively.

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#12558840

16 July 2025

Tri-color beads are displayed at a local market in Kathmandu, Nepal, on July 16, 2025, with the arrival of Shrawan, the sacred month for Hindus living in Nepal and India. Tri-colored beads (red, green, and yellow), mehendi, and filings over the palms and wrists mark the attire of women in Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, at the start of Shrawan. According to Hindu belief, the fourth month on the Lunar Calendar is devoted to Lord Shiva. Married and unmarried females fast on Mondays during this month, wearing sacred clothes. Married women fast for the longer life of their husbands, while unmarried women pray to Lord Shiva for a suitable match. With the start of Shrawan, the sales of beads, mehendi, and filings usually increase. The beads, stitched in threads, are brought from India, Pakistan, China, and other countries. The younger generations in Nepal are now fascinated by mehendi and filings, which they consider stylish. There is also another reason for painting palms with mehendi: ''the test of love level of a future husband.''

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#12558841

16 July 2025

A Nepali woman decorates her palms with Mehendi or Henna from an artist in a market with the arrival of Shrawan, the sacred month for Hindus living in Nepal and India, in Kathmandu, Nepal, on July 16, 2025. Tri-colored beads (red, green, and yellow), mehendi, and filings over the palms and wrists mark the attire of women in Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, at the start of Shrawan. According to Hindu belief, the fourth month on the Lunar Calendar is devoted to Lord Shiva. Married and unmarried females fast on Mondays during this month, wearing sacred clothes. Married women fast for the longer life of their husbands, while unmarried women pray to Lord Shiva for a suitable match. With the start of Shrawan, the sales of beads, mehendi, and filings usually increase. The beads, stitched in threads, are brought from India, Pakistan, China, and other countries. The younger generations in Nepal are now fascinated by Mehendi and the filings, which they consider stylish. There is also another reason for painting palms with mehendi: ''the test of love level of future husband.''

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16 July 2025

A Nepali woman decorates her palms with Mehendi or Henna from an artist in a market with the arrival of Shrawan, the sacred month for Hindus living in Nepal and India, in Kathmandu, Nepal, on July 16, 2025. Tri-colored beads (red, green, and yellow), mehendi, and filings over the palms and wrists mark the attire of women in Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, at the start of Shrawan. According to Hindu belief, the fourth month on the Lunar Calendar is devoted to Lord Shiva. Married and unmarried females fast on Mondays during this month, wearing sacred clothes. Married women fast for the longer life of their husbands, while unmarried women pray to Lord Shiva for a suitable match. With the start of Shrawan, the sales of beads, mehendi, and filings usually increase. The beads, stitched in threads, are brought from India, Pakistan, China, and other countries. The younger generations in Nepal are now fascinated by Mehendi and the filings, which they consider stylish. There is also another reason for painting palms with mehendi: ''the test of love level of future husband.''

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#12558843

16 July 2025

A Nepali woman has her hands decorated with Mehendi or Henna by an artist in a marketplace in Kathmandu, Nepal, on July 16, 2025, with the arrival of Shrawan, the sacred month for Hindus living in Nepal and India. Tri-colored beads (red, green, and yellow), mehendi, and filings over the palms and wrists mark the attire of women in Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, at the start of Shrawan. According to Hindu belief, the fourth month on the Lunar Calendar is devoted to Lord Shiva. Married and unmarried females fast on Mondays during this month, wearing sacred clothes. Married women fast for the longer life of their husbands, while unmarried women pray to Lord Shiva for a suitable match. With the start of Shrawan, the sales of beads, mehendi, and filings usually increase. The beads, stitched in threads, are brought from India, Pakistan, China, and other countries. The younger generations in Nepal are now fascinated by Mehendi and the filings, which they consider stylish. There is also another reason for painting palms with mehendi: ''the test of love level of a future husband.''

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#12558844

16 July 2025

A Nepali woman decorates her palms with Mehendi or Henna from an artist in a marketplace in Kathmandu, Nepal, on July 16, 2025, with the arrival of Shrawan, the sacred month for Hindus living in Nepal and India. Tri-colored beads (red, green, and yellow), mehendi, and filings over the palms and wrists mark the attire of women in Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, at the start of Shrawan. According to Hindu belief, the fourth month on the Lunar Calendar is devoted to Lord Shiva. Married and unmarried females fast on Mondays during this month, wearing sacred clothes. Married women fast for the longer life of their husbands, while unmarried women pray to Lord Shiva for a suitable match. With the start of Shrawan, the sales of beads, mehendi, and filings usually increase. The beads, stitched in threads, are brought from India, Pakistan, China, and other countries. The younger generations in Nepal are now fascinated by Mehendi and the filings, which they consider stylish. There is also another reason for painting palms with mehendi: ''the test of love level of a future husband.''

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16 July 2025

A Nepali woman selects beads from a local market with the arrival of Shrawan, the sacred month for Hindus living in Nepal and India, in Kathmandu, Nepal, on July 16, 2025. Tri-colored beads (red, green, and yellow), mehendi, and filings over the palms and wrists mark the attire of women in Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, at the start of Shrawan. According to Hindu belief, the fourth month on the Lunar Calendar is devoted to Lord Shiva. Married and unmarried females fast on Mondays during this month, wearing sacred clothes. Married women fast for the longer life of their husbands, while unmarried women pray to Lord Shiva for a suitable match. With the start of Shrawan, the sales of beads, mehendi, and filings usually increase. The beads, which are stitched into threads, are brought from India, Pakistan, China, and other countries. The younger generations in Nepal are now fascinated by mehendi and filings, which they consider stylish. There is also another reason for painting palms with mehendi: ''the test of love level of future husband.''

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16 July 2025

Nepali women select beads from a local market with the arrival of Shrawan, the sacred month for Hindus living in Nepal and India, in Kathmandu, Nepal, on July 16, 2025. Tri-colored beads (red, green, and yellow), mehendi, and filings over the palms and wrists mark the attire of women in Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, at the start of Shrawan. According to Hindu belief, the fourth month on the Lunar Calendar is devoted to Lord Shiva. Married and unmarried females fast on Mondays during this month, wearing sacred clothes. Married women fast for the longer life of their husbands, while unmarried women pray to Lord Shiva for a suitable match. With the start of Shrawan, the sales of beads, mehendi, and filings usually increase. The beads, which are stitched in threads, are brought from India, Pakistan, China, and other countries. The younger generations in Nepal are now fascinated by mehendi and filings, which they consider stylish. There is also another reason for painting palms with mehendi: ''the test of the love level of a future husband.''

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16 July 2025

A Nepali woman selects beads from a local market with the arrival of Shrawan, the sacred month for Hindus living in Nepal and India, in Kathmandu, Nepal, on July 16, 2025. Tri-colored beads (red, green, and yellow), mehendi, and filings over the palms and wrists mark the attire of women in Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, at the start of Shrawan. According to Hindu belief, the fourth month on the Lunar Calendar is devoted to Lord Shiva. Married and unmarried females fast on Mondays during this month, wearing sacred clothes. Married women fast for the longer life of their husbands, while unmarried women pray to Lord Shiva for a suitable match. With the start of Shrawan, the sales of beads, mehendi, and filings usually increase. The beads, which are stitched into threads, are brought from India, Pakistan, China, and other countries. The younger generations in Nepal are now fascinated by mehendi and filings, which they consider stylish. There is also another reason for painting palms with mehendi: ''the test of love level of future husband.''

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