Nepal cricket team has got a massive boost in less than a month before the beginning of their journey in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026, as the former Australian cricketer, a member of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2003 winners, joins the Nepal coaching staff.

Ian Harvey joins Nepal as bowling consultant

The former Australian all-rounder Ian Harvey has joined the Nepal team as the bowling consultant for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026. The 53-year-old was a right-handed batter and right-arm medium pacer who was a member of the Australian team that won the ICC Cricket World Cup 2003, which was hosted by South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Kenya. In that tournament, he played six games (including all Super Six fixtures and the Semi-final), where he scored 66 runs and took eight wickets. 

After making his debut for Australia in December 1997, Harvey played 73 ODIs, where he scored 715 runs with an average of 17.87 and also picked up 85 wickets, including four four-wicket hauls. 

In his cricket career, Harvey scored 8409 first-class runs, 5977 List A runs, and 1470 T20 runs. Apart from 15 first-class centuries, including his highest score of 209 not out, the right-handed batter also hit two List A hundreds and three T20 centuries. Moreover, the right-arm medium pacer recorded 425 first-class wickets, 445 List A wickets, and 52 T20 wickets. In his first-class career, he recorded 15 fifers and two 10-wicket hauls, while he also claimed nine fifers in his List A career. Harvey also recorded one four-fer in his T20 career.   

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Ian Harvey was the first cricketer to record a T20 century, back in 2003, serving for Gloucestershire against Warwickshire. He was also the first batter to record multiple T20 hundreds. 

Harvey is set join the Nepal team, where the head coach is another former Australian cricketer Stuart Law, who was a member of the Australian team in the 1996 World Cup, which finished as runners-up. Harvey previously coached Gloucestershire.  

Nepal are in Group C in ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026

India and Sri Lanka will host the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 from February 7 to March 8. Nepal are in Group C along with England, West Indies, Bangladesh, and Italy. Nepal will start their tournament journey with the match against England on February 8, and then they will face Italy, the West Indies, and Bangladesh on February 12, 15, and 17, respectively. 

The youngster was allegedly drugged and then sexually assaulted by the Gangaganj resident who had enticed her to his community. He allegedly mistreated her for two months.

The horrible incident has happened in kanpur .A cricket coach of Kanpur has allegedly drugged and sexually assaulted a 12 years old who was come to learn the sport on 31t Jan

The coach is the resident of the Gangaganj and also the coach is in absconding .according to the police offical report the coach after the practice forcely taking her into his colony after that he drugged her before sexually assaulting he making her uncomfortable since 2 months it has came into light after the girl informed to her mother the complaint has also registered at the poloce station 

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Police are conducting raids to find the accused, according to Vijyendra Dwivedi, additional deputy commissioner of police (Addl. DCP), central, who stated that a formal complaint had been filed against him under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act, the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, and other pertinent sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

Cricket coach drugged, sexually assaulted 12-year-old student in Kanpur: Policehttps://t.co/TEB9ljjDeI

(Reports Haider A. Naqvi)

— Hindustan Times (@htTweets) January 31, 2025

With Gautam Gambhir‘s appointment as Team India’s head coach confirmed, the search is now on to complete the coaching staff, including positions for the bowling coach, fielding coach, and batting coach or assistant coach. Gambhir, who demonstrated his coaching prowess during the IPL 2024 campaign as the head coach of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), has reportedly shared his preferred candidates with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

Abhishek Nayar to join as assistant coach

Among Gambhir’s top choices is Abhishek Nayar, a former Mumbai Indians player and current KKR assistant coach. According to a report from Cricbuzz, Nayar is set to join Gambhir as an assistant coach for Team India. Having worked closely with Nayar at KKR, Gambhir is well aware of his capabilities and is eager to bring him on board.

However, Gambhir’s recommendations for the bowling coach role, L Balaji and R Vinay Kumar, have not been well-received by the BCCI. The board is reportedly seeking a high-profile name capable of mentoring young talents such as Mayank Yadav, Tushar Deshpande, and Harshit Rana. This divergence highlights the board’s focus on securing experienced and reputed coaches to guide the next generation of Indian bowlers.

Fielding coach position

In terms of the fielding coach, the BCCI is inclined to extend the tenure of T Dilip, who was part of Rahul Dravid’s coaching staff. Despite the end of his contract following the T20 World Cup 2024, Dilip’s performance has been highly valued. The BCCI release stated, “The Board also congratulates Mr. Paras Mhambrey (Bowling Coach), Mr. T. Dilip (Fielding Coach), and Mr. Vikram Rathour (Batting Coach) on a highly successful tenure. The BCCI values their contribution and wishes them the best going forward.” It appears that Dilip will continue under Gambhir’s leadership.

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As the BCCI finalizes the new coaching staff, the integration of experienced individuals like Abhishek Nayar and the retention of successful coaches like T Dilip will be crucial in shaping the future of Indian cricket under Gautam Gambhir’s guidance. With the board aiming for a blend of fresh perspectives and seasoned expertise, the upcoming appointments will be instrumental in steering Team India towards continued success.