Birgunj, March 18: Two members of the Nepali National Cricket Team will be awarded motorcycles by the Birgunj Metropolitan Municipality.
Opening batsman Asif Shiekh and
all-rounder Arif Sheikh, were members of the national cricket team that
qualified for the 2023 Cricket World Cup global qualifiers after winning the
last leg of the ICC World Cup Cricket League-2 series that concluded on Thursday.
The Sheikh brothers are residents
of Birganj. Mayor of Birgunj metropolis, Rajeshman Singh, said that as the role
played by Asif and Arif in the ICC Cricket World Cup League-2 is worthy of
awards, they are gifted a motorcycle each.
The performance by both the players
was a matter of pride for Birgunj, and hence the municipality decided to honour
them, he said. (RSS)