Kathmandu, April 15 -- Nepali cricket has scaled new heights in the past few years. Nepal have pushed heavyweights like South Africa and England to the brink at T20 cricket's grandest stage, the T20 World Cup. The Nepal Premier League has seen remarkable success, drawing global cricketing stars to Kirtipur ground. The popularity around the gentleman's game has been only growing in the country.

Despite this rapid rise, however, the country's cricketing scene has been beset by some structural anomalies. One of them is the questions that arise frequently over player selection in both national and domestic teams.

The latest controversy emerged on Tuesday after Karnali Province bowler Anuj Chanara announced his decision to part ways with the...