Nepal has appointed former Australia seamer Ian Harvey as their bowling consultant for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2026 to be held in India and Sri Lanka from February 7. Harvey, aged 53, brings a wealth of experience, having previously coached Gloucestershire and played 73 One Day Internationals for Australia, where he claimed 85 wickets and contributed 715 runs. He was part of Australia’s victorious 2003 ODI World Cup squad in South Africa.
Harvey is renowned for his T20 all-round skills, excelling in bowling variations like pinpoint yorkers and deceptive slower deliveries, along with his ability to provide late-order batting firepower. His T20 career includes 54 matches, with 52 wickets and 1,470 runs. Notably, he was the first player to score a century in England’s Twenty20 Cup in 2003 and was named Player of the Tournament in the 2007 Indian Cricket League season.
Nepal is gearing up to kick off their T20 World Cup campaign against England on February 8 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, where all their group matches will take place. Despite not securing any wins in their first T20 World Cup appearance in 2024, Nepal put up strong fights against South Africa and Bangladesh. Led by Rohit Paudel, the team has assembled a solid squad for the tournament, with Dipendra Singh Airee appointed as vice-captain to support Paudel’s leadership on the field.
