<p>Nepal captain Rohit Paudel said on Sunday that playing against accomplished teams like India will help them massively in their cricketing journey.</p>.<p>Nepal will face India in their final Asia Cup Group A match here on Monday.</p>.<p>They had lost their first match against Pakistan in Multan in the tournament opener.</p>.<p>"We all are very excited, especially playing against India. We didn't get such opportunities often. So, it's a big opportunity for all of us to represent our country on the biggest stage," said Paudel on eve of the match.</p>.Rain fury: Colombo Asia Cup matches could be moved to Pallekele or Dambulla .<p>Paudel hoped that it would not rain on Monday. There is a prediction for 70 per cent rain in this city tomorrow.</p>.<p>"Weather is not in our control. But we are hoping that we get an opportunity to play against India to showcase our talent on a bigger stage. Otherwise, we get to play only smaller teams.</p>.<p>"We never imagined that we would get a chance to play two back-to-back matches against Pakistan and India. We want to make such opportunities count so that the cricketing world can take notice of us," said Paudel.</p>.<p>Nepal qualified for the Asia Cup 2023 on the back of them winning the ACC Premier Cup earlier this year.</p>.<p>Paudel said the entire team was proud of the journey so far.</p>.<p>"I think about our journey (as a team). I think all the players have been working really hard for the last two, three years. And because of that hard work I think we are here. I think we deserve to be here," he said.</p>
<p>Nepal captain Rohit Paudel said on Sunday that playing against accomplished teams like India will help them massively in their cricketing journey.</p>.<p>Nepal will face India in their final Asia Cup Group A match here on Monday.</p>.<p>They had lost their first match against Pakistan in Multan in the tournament opener.</p>.<p>"We all are very excited, especially playing against India. We didn't get such opportunities often. So, it's a big opportunity for all of us to represent our country on the biggest stage," said Paudel on eve of the match.</p>.Rain fury: Colombo Asia Cup matches could be moved to Pallekele or Dambulla .<p>Paudel hoped that it would not rain on Monday. There is a prediction for 70 per cent rain in this city tomorrow.</p>.<p>"Weather is not in our control. But we are hoping that we get an opportunity to play against India to showcase our talent on a bigger stage. Otherwise, we get to play only smaller teams.</p>.<p>"We never imagined that we would get a chance to play two back-to-back matches against Pakistan and India. We want to make such opportunities count so that the cricketing world can take notice of us," said Paudel.</p>.<p>Nepal qualified for the Asia Cup 2023 on the back of them winning the ACC Premier Cup earlier this year.</p>.<p>Paudel said the entire team was proud of the journey so far.</p>.<p>"I think about our journey (as a team). I think all the players have been working really hard for the last two, three years. And because of that hard work I think we are here. I think we deserve to be here," he said.</p>