Plan to build floodlit cricket stadiums in eight cities to take NPL 'home and away'

The government has moved ahead with the process of constructing cricket stadiums in eight major cities of the country so that the Nepal Premier League (NPL) can be run in a 'home and away' format.

Physical Infrastructure and Transport Minister Sunil Lamsal shared the information via Facebook ahead of the start of the third edition of the NPL.

According to Minister Lamsal, the proposed stadiums will have floodlights and a minimum spectator capacity of 8,000. He said there is a plan to build such stadiums in eight major cities within three years.

Minister Lamsal said that once the stadiums are built, organizing cricket competitions will become easier. The third edition of the NPL is set to begin today.