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Sandeep forced to return home from England
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Sandeep forced to return home from England

Nepali leg spinner Sandeep Lamichhane would have been preparing for his debut in the first-ever The Hundred has things gone well. But, Lamichhane is now on the plane back home instead of turning up for Oval Invincibles. There used to be times when Sandeep would leave overseas league midway to attend National Team Matches. He'd be away from Nepal playing various tournaments around the globe. Come 2021, Sandeep has traveled to two countries but returned without playing a game. And with the International series on hold, Sandeep is eager to bowl. Sandeep reached the United Kingdom on July 9 to be part of the Invincibles team playing in first-ever The Hundred. But on July 18th, he was asked to leave the country by ECB officials. With just two days remaining before his quarantine ende...
How to vote Kushal Bhurtel for ICC player of the month?
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How to vote Kushal Bhurtel for ICC player of the month?

Opener for the Nepal T20i National team, Kushal Bhurtel has been nominated for the ICC Player of the Month award for April 2021. Bhurtel is among the nominees along with Pakistan skipper Babar Azam and opener Fakhar Zaman. A big-hitting right-hander, Bhurtel has long been touted for success in Nepal. In 2016, he played in the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup, and the following year he was a part of the Nepal outfit that played the USA in a 50-over match that was not given List A status. In 2019, he made his List A debut, playing for Nepal in the Asian Cricket Council Emerging Sides Cup. None of those turned out to be overly successful ventures for Bhurtel, but this April his true abilities emerged on the international stage. Having been on the edge of national selection for years,...
GOAT – Top 10 Greatest Cricketer of All Time
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GOAT – Top 10 Greatest Cricketer of All Time

By a Staff Reporter Be it Virat Kohli's cover drive or Steven Smith's pull. From Kagiso Rabada's toe-breaker to Rashid Khan's googly. There is a lot of talent in the modern-day games to look forward to. Cricket has seen generations of talent and every generation has provided us with something different. As the cricket shifted from Test Cricket to One Dayers in the early 2000s. The next decade saw the rise of Twenty 20. The shortest format is now widely followed around the world but the importance of Test and ODI has not gone unnoticed. The beauty of cricket lies in longer formats while the shorter one is a bit more inclined towards entertainment. Here, we discuss the players who graced this beautiful game. The top 10 greatest of all time, GOAT cricketers are as follows: Al...
Gritty Nepal U-19 goes down to MCC
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Gritty Nepal U-19 goes down to MCC

Kathmandu (Hamro Khelkud) - Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) defeated Nepal U-19 National Cricket Team by 38 runs in the inaugural match of the Legacy Tour in TU Cricket Ground, Kathmandu on Friday. MCC, put in to bat first registered 334-7 in allotted 50 overs after three players scored half-century each. Opener Will Rhodes top-scored with 93 runs off 83 balls to pile pressure on youth side. He along with Billy Godleman put up 110 runs for the first wicket. Godleman was trapped leg before on 22 runs by spinner Sagar Dhakal on the last ball of 17th over. Rhodes' journey was cut short shortly after as he tried to scoop Sher Malla but failing to clear Arun Airee inside the 30-yard circle. Skipper Jimmy Adams was the next victim of Sher as he misread the line to be trapped leg before ...