14 interesting facts about Sandeep Lamichane
1. Sandeep was born in Syangja's Aruchaur-Talpokhari 17 years ago today. Sandeep had gone to India to study with his father Chandra Narayan Lamichhane, who was employed in the Indian Railways at an early age. Sandeep was introduced to the game of cricket while studying in India.
2 Sandeep learned cricket at the Chitwan Cricket Academy in Campuschaur (Capachaur) in Narayangarh, Chitwan. He was taught cricket by former national cricketer Raju Khadka.
3. National cricket team coach Pubudu Dasanaike was impressed by Sandeep's bowling when he arrived in Chitwan for a one-day training. After that, Sandeep was given a chance to play in the Super League organized to select the national cricket team for the match against UAE under the ICC World Cricket League. Sandeep took 4 wickets in a Super League match.
4. After a good performance in the Super League, Sandeep was selected in the team to play in the Bangladesh Under-19 World Cup 2016. In the 2016 U-19 World Cup, Sandeep was the second highest wicket-taker in the tournament with 14 wickets. The ICC also included Sandeep in its list of the top 11 cricketers of the U-19 World Cup.
5. Sandeep had taken 5 wickets including a hat-trick against Ireland in the Bangladesh U-19 World Cup 2016.
6. After Sandeep's leg spin took a big turn in the Bangladesh U-19 World Cup, commentators compared him to world-renowned leg-spinner Shane Warne. At that time, the international media including the BBC had written news that he was a Nepali Shane Warne.
7. After an outstanding performance in the U-19 World Cup, Sandeep had the opportunity to play for the Nepali national cricket team in the ICC World Cricket League match against Namibia in Nepal in April 2016. Since then, Sandeep has been playing for the national team.
8. After making his debut for the national cricket team, Sandeep was invited to Hong Kong to play in the domestic T20 tournament Hong Kong T20 Blitz 2016. There he had the opportunity to play with former Australian captain Michael Clarke from the Kowloon Canton club.
9. Impressed by Sandeep's performance in the same team as Clarke in Hong Kong, Clarke offered to play in Australia.
10. Sandeep arrived in Australia in September 2016 at the invitation of Michael Clarke. Clark himself arrived at the airport to greet Sandeep on his way to Australia. He played in the New South Wales Premier First Class Cricket from the Western Suburbs Club in Australia.
11. During his two-and-a-half-month stay in Australia, Sandeep Lamichhane was invited by Clarke to have a live chat on his Facebook page. During that time, Clarke praised Sandeep.
12. Sandeep was made the captain of the Nepali team in the U-19 Asia Cup held in Sri Lanka in December 2016. After that, he also captained the Nepali team in the 2017 Asia U-19 World Cup qualifiers.
13. In the 2017 U-19 Asia World Cup qualifiers, Sandeep took a total of 24 wickets in six games and was declared the best player of the tournament. Taking 24 wickets, he became the highest wicket-taker for Nepal in a single tournament.
14. Sandeep was named one of the best young cricketers in the world by the popular British cricket magazine All Out Cricket in February 2017.
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