Nepal, Sept. 13 -- When Nepal qualified for the 2014 T20 World Cup, the country was united in celebrating it. Where other sectors often failed to unite the nation-divided by politics, geography and ethnicity-under the same flag, the cricket field succeeded. It happened again last year when the men's team qualified for the T20 World Cup after a decade.
Further, the inaugural season of the Nepal Premier League (NPL) also showed how sports can transcend divisions. Fans from different regions and backgrounds rallied behind city- and province-based franchises, filling the TU International Cricket Stadium throughout the tournament and creating a festive atmosphere that Nepali cricket had rarely seen before.
A similar atmosphere was on the do...