• Cricketers practice at the Baluwatar Cricket Club training centre in Kathmandu, Nepal. Pawan Singh / The National
    Cricketers practice at the Baluwatar Cricket Club training centre in Kathmandu, Nepal. Pawan Singh / The National
  • A cricketer participates in a nets session at the Baluwatar Cricket Club training centre in Kathmandu, Nepal. Pawan Singh / The National
    A cricketer participates in a nets session at the Baluwatar Cricket Club training centre in Kathmandu, Nepal. Pawan Singh / The National
  • Upendra Bhattarai, left, and Sunil Lama, the owner and coach, respectively, at the Baluwatar Cricket Club training centre in Kathmandu, Nepal. Pawan Singh / The National
    Upendra Bhattarai, left, and Sunil Lama, the owner and coach, respectively, at the Baluwatar Cricket Club training centre in Kathmandu, Nepal. Pawan Singh / The National
  • Cricketers train at the Baluwatar Cricket Club in Kathmandu, Nepal. Pawan SIngh / The National
    Cricketers train at the Baluwatar Cricket Club in Kathmandu, Nepal. Pawan SIngh / The National
  • A batsman shown in a nets session at the Baluwatar Cricket Club in Kathmandu, Nepal. Pawan Singh / The National
    A batsman shown in a nets session at the Baluwatar Cricket Club in Kathmandu, Nepal. Pawan Singh / The National
  • Cricketers shown during a practice session at the Baluwatar Cricket Club in Kathmandu, Nepal. Pawan Singh / The National
    Cricketers shown during a practice session at the Baluwatar Cricket Club in Kathmandu, Nepal. Pawan Singh / The National
  • A cricketer bats during a nets session at the Baluwatar Cricket Club training centre in Kathmandu, Nepal. Pawan Singh / The National
    A cricketer bats during a nets session at the Baluwatar Cricket Club training centre in Kathmandu, Nepal. Pawan Singh / The National

The resurrection of Kathmandu’s Baluwatar Cricket Club – in pictures


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Images from the Baluwatar Cricket Club in Kathmandu, Nepal. Widely considered the oldest and most productive club in Kathmandu, the grounds were occupied by local residents in the aftermath of Nepal’s April earthquake living in tents. Recently the grounds have been reclaimed by cricket, with the sport helping in the recovery process for many Nepalese following the disaster.

Read more:

– After the fall, Part 1: Paul Radley in Kathmandu, finding that passion for cricket is "uniting the country in a small way"

– After the fall, Part 2: Paul Radley talking to displaced Nepalese at the Tundikhel relief camp, formerly a park, where cricket has helped "relieve the pain"

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