KATHMANDU, Feb 22: Patan High Court has allowed rape-convict suspended national cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane to face legal trial against him by staying outside the prison after Lamichhane filed an appeal on Thursday.

KATHMANDU, Feb 3: Nepali Congress (NC) General Secretary Bishwa Prakash Sharma hit out at the President of Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN), Chatur Bahadur Chand, in connection to rape-accused Sandeep Lamichhane saying that why does an organization that follows the rules of the game does not follow the rule of law.

POKHARA, Jan 31: The board meeting of Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) has started in Pokhara on Tuesday. As soon as the board meeting started, the disgruntled faction demanded the resignation of the work execution committee citing the players’ involvement in spot fixing in the Nepal T-20 League.

KATHMANDU, Jan 12: Former captain of the national cricket team of Nepal, Sandeep Lamichhane, is all set to be released on bail.

Nepal leg-spinner Sandeep Lamichhane roared back into form after a fine display for Montreal Tigers against the Vancouver Knights in the Global T20 Canada tournament on Monday.

KATHMANDU, May 30: Young Nepali cricket sensation Sandeep Lamichhane has left for England on Tuesday to take part in a T20I cricket match between ICC World XI and West Indies on Thursday. At a press conference held at TU International Cricket Ground, Lamichhane said patience has been the key for the success he has achieved so far.

KATHMANDU, May 22: The praise for Sandeep Lamichhane is certain to continue for some time with humongous step up in his ability as a cricket player alongside top performers of the cricket world. The fact that he belongs from a country which is yet to play a one-day-international match, Nepal achieving the much-coveted ICC-ODI-status only earlier this year, makes it a compelling story of success against all odds. Here are his top five performances that laid strong ground for his journey this far.

REPUBLICA, May 21: Sandeep Lamichhane had to wait for his debut for Delhi Daredevils whilst assumptions were made if the purchase of a starlet from lesser known but internet-friendly Nepal was all but a commercial stunt to boost up fan following in the top associate nation-- in terms of fan following.

KATHMANDU, May 18: Nepali spinner Sandeep Lamichhane is to play against the captain of Chennai Super Kings Banglore, Mahendra Singh Dhoni in the 52nd match on ongoing Indian Premier League at Delhi on Friday.

KATHMANDU, May 17: The world is at Sandeep Lamichhane’s feet as the wonder kid from Nepal’s Syangja district has already made a habit of breaking the internet back in Nepal every second day. From taking his first hat-trick in ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup in 2016 to being shortlisted in official ICC World XI squad to make his T20I debut in 2018, the journey for the 17-year-old wizard has been no less than a fairytale.

KATHMANDU, May 17: Spin sensation Sandeep Lamichhane’s reputation continues to rapidly rise in international cricket as he was the latest name to be unveiled as a member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) World XI to face West Indies in May 31 charity T20I match. ICC World XI is set to take on West Indies national team in a T20I match at iconic Lord’s stadium in London to raise funds for Caribbean stadia ravaged by hurricanes last year.

Success continued to follow Lamichhane when he became the first Nepali player to be picked in the IPL 2018 when he was signed up by Delhi Daredevils. He justified his selection when he returned figures of one for 25 on his debut against a Virat Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bangalore.

KATHMANDU, May 14: Sandeep Lamichhane bowled 8 deliveries to AB, conceding 10 runs including that mistimed six that could easily have fallen in the fielders’ hand any other day. On the other hand, he also delivered 8 deliveries to Kohli while conceding 7 runs. His best came against Patel when he dismissed him LBW. Moeen faced the other two deliveries scoring a run. No extras were delivered. He registered the match figures of 1-25 in four overs defending 181 for Daredevils whilst delivering 16 of his 24 deliveries to two of the best batsmen of T20 cricket in the world.

KATHMANDU, May 13: Nepal’s teenage sensation Sandeep Lamichhane was handed his first cap by Delhi Daredevils in their twelfth match of ongoing Indian Premier League 2018 in their home-ground Feroz Shah Kotla against Royal Challengers Bangalore. Lamichhane received the IPL debut cap by Daredevils coach and Australian legend Ricky Ponting.

KATHMANDU, May 12: Nepali spinner Sandeep Lamichhane has debuted in the 45th match of ongoing Indian Premier League at Delhi today.

KATHMANDU, May 8:Teenagers dominated the list for 2018 led by cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane as rising golfer Pratima Sherpa and table tennis prodigy Santoo Shrestha made the final five of the unveiled names on Wednesday by Nepal Sports Journalists Forum (NSJF) for the People’s Choice Award of the Pulsar Sports Award scheduled to be declared on May 18. National football team goalkeeper Kiran Chemjong and spiker Man Bahadur Shrestha are the two other nominees in the list.

KATHMANDU, April 25: Nepal Sports Journalist Forum (NSJF) has announced the name of nominees for ‘People’s Choice Award’ on Wednesday.

KATHMANDU, March 3: Caribbean Premier League (CPL) outfit St. Kitts and Nevis has snapped up Nepali teenage sensation Sandeep Lamichhane for the 2018 season. The globe-trotting career for the 17-year-old continues as he will become first Nepali player to play in West Indies’ premier T20 event. He was signed up during the CPL auction in London for a fee of US$ 5,000 on Thursday in Round 13 of the draft pick.

Sandeep Lamichhane’s remarkable globe-trotting cricket career continued Thursday when he became the first Nepal player to be selected for the Caribbean Premier League Twenty20 tournament.

KATHMANDU, Feb 15: Nepali leg-spinner Sandeep Lamichhane has been awarded as Man of the Tournament in ongoing ICC World Cricket League Division 2.

NSC congratulates Kiran, Bimal, Sandeep

January 31, 2018 09:43 am

KATHMANDU, Jan 31: The National Sports Council (NSC) on Tuesday congratulated footballers Kiran Chemjong and Bimal Gharti Magar who were signed by two I-League clubs, and cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane who will be a part of Indian Premier League (IPL) this season.

Back in 2016, Delhi Daredevils scouts looking out for a young spinner zeroed in on a Nepali leggie by the name of Sandeep Lamichhane, then not yet 16. Ahead of the IPL 2018 auction, the teen was put through a quiet trial in Delhi, and a video of his bowling was sent to team coach Ricky Ponting. The Australian legend was impressed.

Sandeep Lamichhane trends on Twitter

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KATHMANDU, Jan 28: Following one of the proudest moments for Nepali cricket fans after Sandeep Lamichhane, 17 year old leg-spinner was bought by Delhi Daredevils today, support has poured in.

KATHMANDU, Jan 27: Nepal’s sole cricketer to appear in the Indian Premier League (IPL), Sandeep Lamichhane was auctioned in his base price of for Rs.20 lacs.

KATHMANDU, Oct 23: Everest Premier League 2017 Player Auctions was conducted on Monday inside the closed rooms of Annapurna Hotel for the second edition of the league.

KATHMANDU, July 18: Nepal's U-19 cricket team continued its winning form in the ICC U-19 World Cup Division-1 Asia Qualifiers defeating Malaysia U-19 by five wickets on Tuesday.

KATHMANDU, Sept 19: Teenage cricket sensation Sandeep Lamichhane has reached Australia to play for Western Suburbs, in the 2016/17 season.

KATHMANDU, Sept 6: Teenage cricket sensation Sandeep Lamichhane has received an invitation from former Australia cricket captain Michael Clarke on Tuesday to play in Sydney, Australia.

KATHMANDU, July 21: Sandeep Lamichhane shot to fame all of a sudden last year. Former national coach, Pubudu Dassanayake, spotted the 16-year old while he was playing cricket at his hometown in Chitwan.

KATHMANDU, July 9: Sanima Bank Limited on Friday agreed to provide sports scholarship of Rs 20,000 per month to cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane for two years. Cricket Players Association of Nepal (CPAN) had lobbied for the scholarship.

KATHMANDU, July 8: Sanima Bank has sponsored U-19 cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane for the period of two years.