Legspinner
Sandeep Lamichhane has changed
Rohit Paudel as
Nepal‘s ODI captain forward of the ACC Males’s Premier Cup. The Cricket Affiliation of Nepal (CAN) introduced a 14-member squad for the event which is scheduled to happen in Malaysia from August 30 to September 12.
It is going to be Lamichhane’s second stint as Nepal’s captain.
His first was lower brief in 2022 – CAN
suspended him after an arrest warrant was issued in opposition to him. In 2023, a Kathmandu district courtroom discovered
him guilty of rape. In 2024, the Patan Excessive Court docket
acquitted him due to “a scarcity of proof”
On the time of his suspension, Lamichhane was Nepal’s captain in each white-ball codecs. Now Dipendra Singh Airee holds the place in T20I cricket.
Nepal are in a troublesome means within the 50-over format. They lately suffered 4 successive defeats within the
ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League 2 which has left them in seventh place out of eight groups within the competitors.
Lamichhane will now add to his 14 ODIs in cost. He’s a key member of the Nepal bowling assault with 154 wickets in 77 matches together with a better of 6 for 11 in opposition to Papua New Guinea in September 2021. The T20 circuit has taken discover of his wristspin skills as effectively. He has accrued 91 matches taking part in for groups within the IPL, PSL, BBL, CPL and most lately within the BPL.
In October 2025, CAN
suspended Lamichhane for two T20Is after he pulled out of 1 on the final minute. In February 2026, he was a part of the T20 World Cup the place Nepal received one out of 4 video games.
Nepal squad for ACC Males’s Premier Cup
Sandeep Lamichhane (capt), Rohit Paudel, Aasif Sheikh, Arjun Kumal, Dev Khanal, Dipendra Singh Airee, Basir Ahamad, Ishan Pandey, Gulshan Kumar Jha, Sher Malla, Lalit Narayan Rajbanshi, Karan KC, Hemant Dhami, Sundeep Jora
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