Meet Sandeep Lamichhane, Rape-accused Nepalese cricketer

Here's a short profile on controversial Nepal spinner Sandeep Lamichhane, who is playing in Cricket World Cup Qualifiers.

Sandeep was arrested on rape charges

The police arrested Sandeep Lamichhane in October 2022 on charges of raping a 17-year-old in a Kathmandu hotel.

Sandeep denied the charges

The Nepal spinner denied the charges via a Facebook post and called them 'False' allegations.

Got bail in January 2023

A Nepal court grand him bail for NPR 2 million. In February 2023, he returned to play cricket.

Sandeep returned to play in February

Nepal Cricket lifted suspension on Sandeep and he retuend to play again at Cricket World Cup League 2 tri-series.

Scotland team refused to shake hands with him

The Scotland team did fist-bumps and avoided doing handshakes with entire Nepal team in that tournament as a protest.

Allowed to travel too

Initially, Sandeep was not allowed to travel abroad but he can travel now for cricket tournaments.

Sandeep career

Sandeep has played in 46 ODI, 40 T20Is, picking up 105 and 78 wickets respectively.

Sandeep has captained Nepal

Sandeep has led Nepal across two limited overs formats 32 times.

Sandeep plays in various T20 leagues

Sandeep has played in many T20 leagues, including CPL and IPL and Big Bash.