Sikandar Raza reacts as West Indies players receive cold reception in Nepal, load their luggage on mini van

Zimbabwe star Sikandar Raza has shared his views on the reception received by the West Indies A players in Nepal ahead of the five-match T20I series between the two teams. 

West Indies are touring Nepal for the first time in their history. And while many were expecting a grand welcome for the West Indies side due to the historic reason, the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) had other plans. There was no special arrangement for the visitors at the Kathmandu Airport as they received a cold reception.

In a video that has gone viral on social media, the West Indies players had to carry their own luggage and were also seen loading the luggage on a mini-truck by themselves. The video went viral in no time as fans slammed CAN's poor arrangement for the historic event. The fans came down hard on CAN for not providing even the basic facilities to the touring cricketers.

Sikandar Raza reacts:

While CAN has found itself in the firing line of the fans, Sikandar Raza did not see anything wrong with the incident. As the fans expressed their displeasure over the West Indies players loading their own luggage, the Zimbabwe allrounder took to X (formerly Twitter) to share his views.

Sikandar Raza stated that he is fully confident of Nepal giving the best treatment to the tourists. He also insisted that the West Indies players would not see the arrangement as a problem.

"Can guarantee that Nepal will give them the best treatment possible within their means and rightly so and can also guarantee that none of the Caribbean boys will see this as a problem or a hassle," Sikandar Raza wrote.

Can guarantee that Nepal will give them the best treatment possible within their means and rightly so and can also guarantee that none of the Carribean boys will see this as a problem or a hassle https://t.co/6OzD9qyxI1

— Sikandar Raza (@SRazaB24) April 25, 2024

Meanwhile, the highly-awaited T20 series between Nepal and West Indies A will get underway on Saturday (April 27). All the five T20Is will be played at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur.

While most of West Indies' big names are not a part of the series as they are busy playing in the IPL, there are still some notable names in the team such as Roston Chase, Fabian Allen and T20 World Cup winner Johnson Charles.