Cricket Tournament Held on Maize Fields in Surkhet

Surkhet. In recent times, the attraction of youth towards cricket has increased significantly. So much so that competitions are held on maize fields when there are no playgrounds.

The latest example of this is the cricket competition being held in Panchalma, Thathikandh Rural Municipality-6, in western Dailekh. Local youths have been organizing cricket competitions for the past few years. They have been organizing cricket competitions by managing the maize fields where maize is grown during the Dashain-Tihar festival.