गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Special ∕ National Cricket team head coach Dassanayake resigns Special National Cricket team head coach Dassanayake resigns KathmanduPati July 20, 2022 KATHMANDU – Nepali National Cricket team’s main coach Pubudu Dassanayake has announced that he was leaving the team. The Sri Lankan origin Canadian coach announced his resignation at a press meet here today, citing personal reasons. He said the decision was the toughest one of his life so far. The Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) appointed him for a second term of two years in last November-December and his selection was through an open competition. He announced his inability to continue with the post in less than a year of the appointment. Dassanayake was the head coach of Nepali National Cricket team from 2011 to 2015. During his first term, Nepal achieved a significant and historic success in cricket. It was first time qualified for playing the 2014 ICC T20 World Cup in Bangladesh. Under his guidance, Nepal had played the ICC World Cricket Division Four to one day international. Though his first term remained productive and remarkable, the second term was an average one. His leadership was criticized following Nepal’s poor performance in a triangular one-day series under the ICC Cricket League Two held in Scotland this week. He was under pressure as the team failed to deliver well lately. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Nepal expands taxes across seven key economic sectors Heavy rain threat looms across Nepal amid monsoon Education, sports sector in government’s top priority: Education Minister Pokharel Bangladeshi Ambassador pays courtesy call on Speaker Aryal Foreign Minister Khanal Leaves for Four-Day Official Visit to China MPS draw government’s attention on various issues Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative5 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward6 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns7 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested8 TRENDING A phone call that paved the way for RAW Chief’s visit to Nepal Public Relations for a Soldier Nepal Army’s mission in Lebanon provides Covid support kits to local municipalities Forbes-listed billionaire Binod Chaudhary tests positive for coronavirus Nepal Army’s Brigadier General Bigyan Dev Pandey gets promoted to Major General The FinCEN Files: Nepali banks and companies transact billions of rupees through dubious channels Why the PLA broadcasted Punjabi songs for Indian troops Federal Parliament Secretariat returns badge pins to manufacturer