Cricket Association Of Nepal (CAN) Lifts Suspension On Former Nepal Captain Sandeep Lamichhane

The Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) reportedly lifted the suspension of rape-accused former National Team captain Sandeep Lamichhane after a Nepal court granted him bail for his involvement in the rape case.

Leg spinner Sandeep Lamichhane was arrested on October 6, 2022, and spent the rest of the year behind bars for allegedly raping a 17-year-old girl in a hotel room in Kathmandu. CAN will reveal the details of his suspension lift today.

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CAN board member Birendra Bahadur Chand said that the cricket governing body’s executive committee decided to lift the ban on Lamichane. The decision was taken at a meeting held in Pokhara on Tuesday.

“Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) lifts suspension of rape-accused former National team captain Sandeep Lamichhane. Details would be released today,” Birendra Bahadur Chanda, CAN official.

Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) lifts suspension of rape-accused former National team captain Sandeep Lamichhane. Details would be released today: Birendra Bahadur Chand, CAN official

— ANI (@ANI) February 1, 2023

Lamichhane was accused of raping a 17-year-old girl on August 21. He was charged under Section 219 of the Criminal Code 2074. If convicted, he faces a jail term of 10 to 12 years as per existing legal provisions. A case was filed against the minor cricketer on September 6 at the Metropolitan Police Circle, Gaushala.

With the decision taken by cricket’s governing body, the 22-year-old is available for selection in national and international tournaments. CAN placed him under suspension on September 8. However, it is unclear whether he will be selected for the Nepal tri-series national team camp for the ICC World League 2 matches with Namibia and Scotland.

The 22-year-old leg-spinner Sandeep Lamichhane has represented Nepal in 30 ODIs and 44 T20 Internationals so far. He took 69 wickets in ODIs with an economy rate of 4.02 and 78 wickets in T20 Internationals. He has taken a total of 193 wickets in his entire T20 career so far. The wrist-spinner was selected as Nepal’s first IPL selection by the Delhi franchise in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2018.

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