Scotland, June 7 -- It was the 1996 Cricket World Cup in India. In the quarterfinal against New Zealand, Stuart Law, sporting a French-cut beard, came out to bat with Steve Waugh, and helped lead Australia to the semifinals. Today, that same Law is the head coach of the Nepali cricket team.

At an event hosted by community leader Kashi Ram Bhandari in Scotland to honour the Nepali team, Law smiled and remarked, "That style is long gone now, the beard is completely shaved off."

Under Law, Nepal, amidst a rebuilding phase, pulled off sensational results in the first two matches of the ICC CWC League 2 tri-series in Scotland. At Forthill in Dundee, Nepal stunned Scotland with a dramatic 1-wicket win in the first match, and then defeated the...