The previous West Indies, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh coach guided United States to the 2024 T20 World Cup Tremendous 8s.
Former Australia batter Stuart Legislation has been named coach of the Nepal males’s group on a two-year contract.
The 56-year-old replaces Monty Desai, whose two-year stint with the South Asian aspect ended after the Cricket Affiliation of Nepal (CAN) determined to not renew his contract.
Legislation, a 1996 Cricket World Cup runner-up with Australia, final coached the US, guiding them to the Tremendous 8 of the Twenty20 World Cup final yr on dwelling soil of their inaugural World Cup look.
The previous right-handed batter left the function after simply six months in cost, regardless of main the US to one in every of the best upsets in World Cup historical past with their win in opposition to Pakistan.
Legislation, who appeared in 54 one-day internationals and one Take a look at for Australia, has additionally had spells with the West Indies, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.
Nepal face Scotland and the Netherlands in World Cup League 2 in June as a part of the qualifiers for the 2027 Cricket World Cup, which shall be staged in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia.
They may then enter the qualification for the 2026 T20 World Cup in October, having completed backside of their group – with just one level – on the 2024 version.
Away from his time with Australia, Legislation spent a lot of his taking part in profession in England with Essex and Lancashire and was head coach function at Middlesex previous to his appointment with the US.
