31 Facts About Sandeep Lamichhane

Sandeep Lamichhane is Nepal's highest wicket taker in ODIs and Twenty20 Internationals.

Sandeep Lamichhane made his T20I debut against the West Indies, where he represented a World XI side.

Sandeep Lamichhane became the first cricketer to make a T20I debut representing a combined team.

Sandeep Lamichhane was one of the eleven cricketers to play in Nepal's first One Day International match, against the Netherlands, in August 2018.

In December 2021, Sandeep Lamichhane was named the captain of Nepal national cricket team by Cricket Association of Nepal, replacing Gyanendra Malla.

Sandeep Lamichhane was born on 2 August 2000 in Aruchaur, Syangja, Gandaki Province.

Sandeep Lamichhane moved to Chitwan district and started training at Chitwan Cricket Academy, which is run by former captain Raju Khadka.

Sandeep Lamichhane is a singer and uploads his songs and music videos on his YouTube channel.

In July 2018, Sandeep Lamichhane released his first song Udash thiyo from the album Pratikshya - The waiting.

Sandeep Lamichhane finished the tournament as second highest wicket taker with 14 wickets at an average of 17.07 and a strike rate of 21.9.

Sandeep Lamichhane was recruited by former English-born Hong Kong cricketer Scott McKechnie to play for the Kowloon Cantons franchise in the inaugural edition of the Hong Kong T20 Blitz on 2016.

Sandeep Lamichhane ended up picking seven wickets in the three matches against the touring Marylebone Cricket Club.

In September 2016, Sandeep Lamichhane received a letter from former Australian captain Michael Clarke, inviting him to play at the Sydney-based Western Suburbs District Cricket Club.

In January 2018, Sandeep Lamichhane was included in the list of players for auction in the 2018 Indian Premier League.

Sandeep Lamichhane was bought by Delhi Daredevils and became the first Nepalese cricketer to get a contract in the IPL.

In May 2018, Sandeep Lamichhane made his senior Twenty20 debut for the Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League, becoming the first Nepalese cricketer to play in the IPL.

Sandeep Lamichhane took a wicket for 25 runs on his debut match against Royal Challengers Bangalore.

In November 2018, Sandeep Lamichhane was named in Lahore Qalandars's squad in the fourth edition of the Pakistan Super League.

In March 2021, Sandeep Lamichhane was signed by Worcestershire to play in the 2021 t20 Blast in England.

Sandeep Lamichhane was set to play in the inaugural edition of The Hundred in 2021 but he missed out owing to visa issues and was replaced by Tabraiz Shamsi.

In January 2018, Sandeep Lamichhane was named in Nepal's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament.

Sandeep Lamichhane shared a crucial final wicket partnership of 18 runs with Basanta Regmi to win the match by one wicket.

Sandeep Lamichhane was awarded with ICC World Cricket League Division Two Player of the tournament award as a result of his economical bowling and took the most wickets in the tournament, taking 17 wickets in six matches.

Sandeep Lamichhane made his T20I debut for Nepal in July in the third match of the 2018 MCC Tri-Nation Series, against the Netherlands.

Sandeep Lamichhane made his ODI debut for Nepal against the Netherlands on 1 August 2018.

Sandeep Lamichhane was the leading wicket-taker during the tournament, with 24 dismissals in six matches.

Sandeep Lamichhane made his first-class debut on 6 November 2019, for Nepal against the Marylebone Cricket Club, during the MCC's tour of Nepal.

On 12 February 2020, in the match against the United States in the 2020 Nepal Tri-Nation Series, Sandeep Lamichhane took his first five-wicket haul in an ODI match.

On 29 February 2020, in the match against Malaysia in the Eastern Region group of the 2020 Asia Cup Qualifier, Sandeep Lamichhane became the first bowler for Nepal to take 100 wickets in Twenty20 cricket.

On 11 October 2021, Sandeep Lamichhane was named the ICC Player of the Month by the International Cricket Council.

In December 2021, Sandeep Lamichhane was announced as the new captain of the Nepal national team by the Cricket Association of Nepal after Gyanendra Malla was sacked, along with former vice-captain Dipendra Singh Airee, over disciplinary issues.