Once Accused of Rape, This Cricketer Is Now National Team Captain

Nepal
c icket
has
made
a
majo
leade ship
cha ge
ahead
of
the
ACC
P emie
League,
with
Sa deep
Lamichha e
etu i g
as
the
team’s
ODI
captai .
The
Nepal
C icket
Associatio
a ou ced
its
14-membe
squad
o
Mo day,
August
10,
with
the
26-yea -old
spi e
taki g
ove
f om
Rohit
Paudel.

Paudel
had
led
Nepal
i
ODIs
si ce
2022
but
has
ow
eli quished
the
captai cy
while
etai i g
his
place
i
the
squad
as
a
playe .

Sa deep
etu s
as
Nepal
captai

Lamichha e
has
p eviously
led
Nepal
i
14
ODIs
a d
18
T20Is.
He
will
ow
take
cha ge
of
the
ODI
side
agai
as
Nepal
p epa es
fo
the
upcomi g
ACC
P emie
League.

His
appoi tme t
comes
afte
a
difficult
pe iod
i
his
ca ee .
Lamichha e
was
co victed
by
a
lowe
cou t
i
Nepal
i
Decembe
2023
i
a
ape
case
a d
was
subseque tly
se te ced
to
eight
yea s
i
p iso
i
Ja ua y
2024.
The
Nepal
C icket
Boa d
the
suspe ded
him
f om
both
i te atio al
a d
domestic
c icket.

High
Cou t
acquittal
paved
way
fo
comeback

Sa deep
Lamichha e’s
situatio
cha ged
i
May
2024,
whe
Nepal’s
Pata
High
Cou t
ove tu ed
the
lowe
cou t’s
ve dict
a d
acquitted
him
of
the
ape
cha ge.

Followi g
the
acquittal,
the
Nepal
C icket
Boa d
lifted
his
suspe sio ,
allowi g
him
to
esume
his
c icket
ca ee .
His
latest
appoi tme t
ma ks
a
sig ifica t
etu
to
a
leade ship
positio
with
the
atio al
team.

Imp essive
i te atio al
umbe s

Sa deep
Lamichha e
emai s
o e
of
Nepal’s
most
expe ie ced
i te atio al
c ickete s.
He
has
ep ese ted
the
cou t y
i
77
ODIs
a d
78
T20Is.

I
ODIs,
the
leg-spi e
has
take
154
wickets
i
75
i i gs,
ave agi g
19.92,
with
best
figu es
of
6/11.
His
T20I
eco d
is
equally
imp essive,
with
142
wickets
i
78
i i gs
at
a
ave age
of
12.76
a d
best
figu es
of
5/9.
He
has
mai tai ed
a
T20I
eco omy
ate
of
6.14.

Nepal
squad
fo
ACC
P emie
League

Sa deep
Lamichha e
(Captai )Aasif
SheikhA ju
KumalRohit
PaudelDev
Kha alDipe d a
Si gh
Ai eeSu deep
Jo aBasi
AhmedIsha
Pa deyGulsha
JhaShe
MallaLalit
Rajba shiKa a
KCHema t
Dhami