Nepal, Jan. 20 -- These days, there is widespread satisfaction among people over the success of the second edition of the Nepal Premier League (NPL), the biggest national cricket tournament event ever organised in the country. It is not only the cricket lovers who are proud of the NPL. There is a generic sense of accomplishment about what is perceived as a success story, even by those who do not follow cricket.

Many stories were written about the competition, and several opinion pundits have dedicated their columns to the amazingness of the NPL. Yet as much as Nepali should celebrate the prospect that the nation can have a real shot at becoming an attractive cricket destination internationally, we are forgetting to celebrate another mile...