New Delhi, January 28
Sandeep Lamichhane has become the first cricketer from Nepal to land an IPL contract. He was picked by Delhi Daredevils in the auction here today. The 17-year-old, the only Nepal player in the auction, was sold at his base price of Rs 20 lakh.
The leg-spinner rose to prominence following a successful outing at the 2016 U-19 World Cup where he helped Nepal finish a creditable eighth.
He finished as the second-highest wicket-taker in the tournament with 14 scalps in six innings with an economy rate of 4.67.
Lamichhane even picked up a hat-trick, against Ireland, becoming only the fifth bowler to achieve the feat in the under-19 World Cup. His five-wicket haul helped Nepal register an eight- wicket win over Ireland and enter the knockout stages for the second time in their seventh World Cup appearance.
His performance caught the attention of former Australian captain Michael Clarke, who picked him to play alongside him for Kowloon Cantoons in the Hong Kong T20 Blitz. Later, Clarke also invited the leg-spinner to play for his team, Western Suburbs, in the NSW Premier Cricket season in Australia.
Lamichhane had spent a couple of years in India as a child. It was then he got hooked to cricket, and continued playing the sport after moving to Nepal. — PTI
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