Stuart Law named Nepal men's head coach

Former Australian cricketer Stuart Law has been appointed Nepal men’s head coach for the next two years. The Australian batter's first duty will be a tri-series in June between Nepal, Scotland, and Netherlands as part of World Cup League 2 fixtures.

Law replaces Monty Desai, who served as the coach for the past two years until his tenure ended in February. The Australian has extensive coaching experience, including a recent stint with the USA men’s team, which he left in October 2024.

The Queensland-born cricketer's tenure as the USA head coach lasted merely seven months despite the team beating Bangladesh in a T20I series and qualifying into the Super-Eights stage of the 2024 T20 World Cup for the first time in their history after a historic victory over Pakistan. While he was contracted for three years, USA Cricket announced his departure midway through the team's ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 campaign.

The former batter has previously been the head coach for Bangladesh, West Indies, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan on an interim basis in the past. He has also coached Bangladesh Under-19 team and led Bangladesh to their first Asia Cup final in 2012. The former right-handed batter has also had roles in Australia, including batting coach to the national team, a job with CA’s Centre of Excellence, and coaching the Under-19 team.

Under Desai’s coaching, Nepal had whitewashed USA in three-match T20I series after their second appearance in the T20 world Cup. Nepal had also won 3-0 in an ODI series at home against Canada. The team also made its debut in Asia Cup before the ODI World Cup in 2023 but failed to secure a victory in the tournament.