Kathmandu, Nov. 12 -- Monty Desai wore a big smile when he met with journalists during the training session of Kathmandu Gorkhas at Upper Mulpani Cricket Ground on Tuesday morning.

Desai, the former head coach of Nepal national cricket team, was standing at the same ground on which he helped the Rhinos qualify for the 2024 T20 World Cup after defeating the UAE by eight wickets in the semi-finals of the Asia Regional Qualifiers on November 3, 2023.

And when asked how he took his new responsibility, this time as the head coach of Kathmandu Gorkhas for the second season of the Nepal Premier League, and if his familiarity with TU conditions added more pressure, Desai said, "Pressure is privilege."

"I don't take pressure. I just enjoy life,...