Nepal said on Thursday they were still trying to include controversial star Sandeep Lamichhane in their T20 World Cup squad, despite the spin bowler having been denied a US visa.
Nepal said they were keen to select Lamichhane, who had his eight-year sentence for rape quashed on appeal last week.
Cricket Association of Nepal president Chatur Bahadur Chand told AFP on Thursday that they were "trying to see if we can still make it possible for him to join".
Former captain Lamichhane said late on Wednesday that the US Embassy in Nepal had "denied my visa for the T20 World Cup", calling the decision "unfortunate".
The World Cup will be played in the United States and the West Indies beginning on 2 June.