India, Feb. 15 -- Nepal head coach Stuart Law on Saturday expressed disappointment over the team's 10-wicket defeat to debutants Italy, saying players had "not shown commitment" while also telling the squad to ignore the "nonsense" on social media and concentrate fully on the challenges ahead in the T20 World Cup. Nepal, who had lit up the tournament with a spirited performance that nearly toppled two-time champions England in a high-scoring thriller here last Sunday, failed to build on that momentum and slumped to a tame defeat against Italy when expectations were high for them to raise the bar further.

Former Australian cricketer Stuart Law said he fully understood the importance of social media in the players' lives, but stressed that...