Nepal's Test cricket dream: 'Cardiac kids' want to play five-day format

Nepal cricket officials have outlined their intention to play Test cricket in the future and are "climbing Everest" to one day face England in a match at Lord's.

The Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) are building towards full membership of the International Cricket Council (ICC) which would open the door to playing the longer format.

Nepal are an associate member of the ICC and Test cricket is currently only the preserve of its 12 full members.

Ireland and Afghanistan were the last countries to be given Test status when they were awarded full membership of the ICC in 2017.

CAN secretary Paras Khadka told BBC Sport there is a real appetite in Nepal for the country to play the longer format at international level.

"For anybody who knows Nepal, it is for climbing Everest. Test cricket is a dream but it is going to take time, " Khadka said.

"But for us, because it is in our backyard, we want to make sure that we climb all the right hurdles and one day we reach Everest, which means Test status and ICC full membership for us."

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