CG Foods Nepal Limited, under the Chaudhary Group, has handed over NPR 1 million to the Nepal Cricket Association (CAN) on behalf of its highly popular Wai Wai noodles. The amount was handed over today as per the announcement made by CG Foods to encourage the players participating in the ICC T20 World Cup.
While the Nepal national team is participating in the T20 World Cup, Wai Wai had announced that it would provide NPR 1,000 for each run, NPR 8,000 for each four, and NPR 12,000 for each six to encourage the players. Additionally, it announced NPR 15,000 for each wicket, NPR 50,000 for each half-century, NPR 100,000 for each century, and NPR 150,000 for each win by the Nepal team. Wai Wai also announced that NPR 3 million would be provided if the team reached the Super Eight.
According to the overall performance of the Nepal team in the World Cup, the total amount for runs was NPR 305,000, for wickets NPR 315,000, for fours NPR 216,000, and for sixes NPR 108,000, making a total of NPR 944,000, with an additional NPR 56,000 added to make the total amount handed over NPR 1 million.
In a ceremony held on Wednesday at Hotel Vivanta in Lalitpur, CG Foods CEO Pradeep Pudasaini handed over the cheque to CAN Secretary Paras Khadka.
Speaking on the occasion, CEO Pudasaini congratulated and thanked the players of the national team for successfully raising Nepal’s national flag in the World Cup arena.
“The Chaudhary Group has been contributing to the foundation of Nepali cricket. I consider it a great achievement that our national team is playing in the T20 World Cup,” said Pudasaini. “I believe that in the near future, the Nepali national team will bring significant titles and make Nepal proud.”
He also informed that the Chaudhary Group will continue to support the development of Nepali cricket in the coming days.
Speaking on the occasion, CAN Secretary Paras Khadka acknowledged the significant contributions of the Chaudhary Group in strengthening Nepali cricket from the ground up. Khadka, a former captain of the national team, recalled playing in the Wai Wai U-19 tournament wearing a Wai Wai jersey.
On the occasion of Nepal’s participation in the ICC T20 World Cup, Wai Wai, which has long sponsored the men’s U-19 cricket team, also announced a sponsorship of NPR 3 million for the women’s U-19 cricket team and another NPR 3 million for other cricket activities, making a total of NPR 6 million to be provided to the Nepal Cricket Association. The amount will be handed over in coordination with CAN in the near future.
Additionally, Wai Wai conducted the “Predict and Win Contest” during the World Cup to encourage and excite Nepali cricket fans. Under this contest, the first, second, and third prize winners received NPR 100,000, NPR 50,000, and NPR 25,000, respectively, and four winners under the “Tournament Prediction” category each received NPR 15,000 in cash prizes.
