Cricket
As the controversy over the Nepal T20 League continues to simmer, the National Sports Council has formed a panel to investigate the matter.
At an emergency meeting on Wednesday, the apex body of Nepali sports decided to set up a five-member investigation committee under Ekendra Kunwar.
On Tuesday, the six-team franchise league landed on another sticky wicket when the players refused to play over a pay dispute.
Four franchise teams are said to owe millions of rupees in unpaid wages, and club owners and Jatin Ahluwalia, the head of Seven3Sports, the tournament's management partner with CAN, have remained out of contact.
Only after CAN reassured them that they would be paid by Tuesday evening did the agitating players agree to play a further part in the competition. The match between the Kathmandu Knights and the Biratnagar Super Kings, originally scheduled for 9:30am, started two hours later.
The same thing happened again on Wednesday, when the match between Kathmandu and Lumbini All Star was delayed because the players wouldn't play until they were paid. After a lot of convincing, the game finally started with each team getting 17 overs.
The council has also been pulled into the controversy for failing to issue permits to the international players taking part in the competition.
