The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is deliberating on organizing the team’s maiden tour to Nepal and is making attempts to fit it in the 2027-31 cycle. The two sides locked horns for the first time in the T20 World Cup 2026 earlier this year where England clinched a nail-biting 4 run win against the underdogs at a packed Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. As per reports, the ECB is considering a short tour to Nepal in the future (most likely a T20I series) which will be a massive boost for the popularity of the sport in the cricket-crazy emerging Asian powerhouse.
England to tour Nepal soon?
As per ESPNCricinfo, the groundwork for the series has already been laid by Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) secretary Paras Khadka, who reportedly met ECB officials in India after the country’s T20 World Cup 2026 game against England. The report states that while England have been working on the Future Tours Programme (FTP) for 2027-31, they are still awaiting confirmation from the ICC on the change in the World Test Championship (WTC) format, where two-match series are expected to be scrapped, and then can accommodate this tour to Nepal.
The report states that the ECB is seriously considering a short tour to Nepal in the near future, adding that it would serve as a good preparation before a series against a team from the sub-continent.
“But they are seriously considering a short men’s tour to Nepal at some stage in that cycle, which would likely fit into their schedule immediately before a subsequent white-ball tour – in India, for example,” the report states.
Image Credit: AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool via AlamyAs per the report, Nepal captain Rohit Paudel has emphasised on the need for a team like England to visit Nepal, highlighting that the world will then get to know that the country also plays decent cricket. Nepal has witnessed a separate craze for cricket over the years – from packed stadiums at home to crazy fan following in other countries, especially India, as well.
“What Nepal cricket needs right now is exposure. Because we’re an ODI country, we want matches against Test-playing nations because the only way you improve as a cricketer is when you play against better cricketers, when you play against better opponents. That’s when you learn the game. What that will do is that will ignite this whole generation of kids back home, because cricket is now in the hearts of a young Nepali. Cricket is not just a sport. It’s the most uniting factor,” CAN secretary Khadka said.
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