India to host Nepal cricket team’s training camp to strengthen bilateral ties?

In the past two years, the Indian government and BCCI have worked closely with the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) to grow cricket. The Indian government had earlier supported Nepal’s national men’s team for training at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru in August 2024.

New Delhi: India and Nepal have strong, long-lasting ties, both in politics and cricket. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has taken many actions to help Nepalese players. Also, the Indian government is helping Nepal develop cricket talent and giving Nepali cricketers training in India.

In the past two years, the Indian government and BCCI have worked closely with the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) to grow cricket.
In January 2024, the External Affairs Minister, Dr. S. Jaishankar, met with the Nepal men's national team and CAN representatives and said India supports cricket development in Nepal.

Nepal team training in Bengaluru

With the support of the Indian government, the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru is hosting a training camp for the Nepal men's national cricket team from August 20 to September 4, 2025, in preparation for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier in Oman in October 2025. The Indian government had earlier supported Nepal's national men's team for training at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru in August 2024.

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Nepal took part in a triangular T20 warm-up tournament against teams from the Baroda and Gujarat Cricket Associations in April 2024, before the ICC T20 Cricket World Cup in June 2024.
The Indian government supported a warm-up tournament in Nepal in March 2025 between Nepal’s U-19 teams and the Delhi & District Cricket Association team to help Nepal prepare for the ICC U-19 World Cup Qualifier.

India's support to Nepal

The Nepal women's national cricket team took part in a preparatory camp in Delhi in April-May 2025 for the ICC Women's Asia Cup Qualifier in Thailand in May 2025.
Nepal reached the final of the tournament. In July 2025, the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu supported three young U-19 cricketers from Nepal for a one-month professional training program in Bhopal.

A number of gifts to CAN

In the past, the Indian government has also supported Nepal’s cricket. In 2013, a bus was given to the Cricket Board of Nepal (CAN). In October 2023, the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu, through the B. P. Koirala India-Nepal Foundation and SJVN Limited, a public sector company of the Government of India, presented professional sports equipment to the Nepal men's national cricket team.