Sandeep Lamichhane-the pride of Nepal cricket,DelhiDaredevils in IPL and a magician with the ball

Sandeep Lamichhane-the pride of Nepal cricket,DelhiDaredevils in IPL and a magician with the ball

By Unknown   April 26, 2018   1 comment:

Sandeep Lamichhane is a 17-year old budding legspinner from Nepal and is a household word there.In this blog,we are going to talk about his journey from a normal school-going boy in Syangja to an International cricketer and how he made it to the most popular league in the world,the Indian Premier League.

Early Life:
Born on August2,2000 to parents Kopila Devi and Chander Narayan Lamichhane,Sandeep migrated to India when he was small and completed his 4th standard there.It was during this time that he became a fan of cricket.He loved Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar and considered Australian leg spinner Shane Warne as his idol.When he was 14 years old,his talent was discovered by the then Nepal Coach Pubudu Dassanayake.

Career:
Sandeep made his unofficial debut for Nepal at the age of 15 against a touring MCC squad in November,2015.In his initial matches,he dismissed Hong Kong wicketkeeper,MCC player,Scott McKechnie twice.This urged Scott to pick Sandeep for Kowloon Cantons in the 1st edition of Hong Kong t20 Blitz in 2016.It was in that tournament where Australian crickter Michael Clarke noticed him.Clarke was heavily impressed with Sandeep's bowling and called him to Austalia to play club cricket under him.Sandeep played extremely well for Nepal in the ICC U-19 World Cup in Bangladesh in 2016 where he took 14 wickets in 6 games.

Sandeep Lamichhane with Michael Clarke(pic credits:sandeeplamichhane.com)

International Career:
Due to his impressive performance in the U-19 World Cup,Sandeep soon got a berth in the senior national team and made his debut against Namibia in the WCL Championship.Since then he has been a regular performer for Nepal and has completely cemented his place in the National side now.Even Nepal captain Paras Khadka praises Sandeep frequenlty.Recenlty due to their combined performance,Nepal has gained ODI status from ICC.We hope that in Khadka's reign and with Sandeep's excellent bowling,Nepal will reach new heights in International Cricket.

Sandeep Lamichhane with Paras Khadka (pic credits:twitter.com)

IPL Stint:
Everyone including Sandeep was shocked when IPL franchise Delhi Daredevils picked him in the auction for Rs.20 Lakh(USD 31,000 approx).The Delhi Daredevils management called him on a trial,where he performed excellently and won their hearts.Though Sandeep is yet to play a match in the IPL,but when he does,he is going to be the first Nepali cricketer to play in the richest cricket league of the world.Delhi Daredevils has recently indicated on twitter that they are going to include him in the playing 11 very soon.

.@IamSandeep25 is putting in the hard yards!#DilDilli #Dhadkega pic.twitter.com/eIPGlZWfwN

— Delhi Daredevils (@DelhiDaredevils) April 26, 2018

Sandeep will be sharing dressing rooms with modern day greats like Gautam Gambhir,Glenn Maxwell,Trent Boult and thereby he will gain a lot of experience at the end of this IPL.Not only IPL,Sandeep was picked in the Caribbean Premier League(CPL) too by St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots for USD 5000.Needless to say,Sandeep is going places at such a tender age and this is a great news for Nepal Cricket.

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Top 5 gamechanging Leg Spinners in IPL 2018

Top 5 gamechanging Leg Spinners in IPL 2018

By Unknown   April 02, 2018   No comments:

Legspinners have become very vital in the limited format of the game.They might go for some runs,but they always have the tendency to give the skipper a wicket.Even if you look in the past,legspinners like Shane Warne,Anil Kumble,Saqlain Mushtaq have dominated the game.In t20s,especially in long tournaments like IPL,the legspinners come very handy.They can give you a match winning wicket even on their bad days.This is why the legspinners were paid huge money by the franchises in this year's auction.In this blog,we are going to tell you about 5 gamechanging leggies in this year's IPL:

 1.Rashid Khan:

Rashid Khan is probably one of the best wrist spinners present out there.He is currently ranked 2 in ODI and 1 in t20s in the latest ICC bowler rankings.Besides when he was picked up by Sunrisers Hyderabad last year,he had a tremendous IPL season and provided many match winning spells.This is the reason Sunrisers Hyderabad used RTM to buy him this year too at a whopping amount of 9crore.He is currently the most expensive spinner in IPL.If required,he can provided some cameos with the bat too.At a tender age of 19,Rashid Khan from Afghanistan has taken him and his team to a very high position.

2.Yuzvendra Chahal:
The very reason that Chahal got a berth in the Indian team is because of IPL.He has been the highest wicket taker in IPL for the last 3 seasons.Even in the latest ICC t20 rankings,Chahal is placed at 2nd position.This shows how good of a bowler Chahal is in t20s.Even in batting friendly conditions like Chinnaswamy,where other RCB bowlers get thrashed away,Chahal has been rendering match winning performances constantly.He has been so consistent with the ball that RCB used their RTM to buy him this year for a very good price of 6crore.Chahal is never afraid of giving the ball a flight and this has been one of his main reasons of success.

3.Sandeep Lamichhane :
Sandeep Lamichhane is just 17 years old.But his age doesn't define his magic with the ball.This guy at such a tender age has pulled off some match winning performances for Nepal.Even he was shocked when Delhi Daredevils bought him at a base price of 20 lakhs.Born in Syangja,this guy has given the Nepalese cricket fans some reason to cheer for in the IPL.It will be very important to see how Gautam Gambhir,the skipper of Delhi Daredevils,uses him in the IPL.As for now,he is a very talented kid and will do wonders for Delhi as well as Nepal in the future.If you guys want more news about Sandeep,follow the blog(at the top right corner) and follow us on twitter@cric_infinity,also do comment.

4.Kuldeep Yadav :
Kuldeep is different from everyone else on the list.This is because he is a left-handed leg spinner,popularly known as Chinaman.Now let me tell you that these Chinaman bowlers are a lot more difficult to pick than normal leg spinners.This along with his recent success with the national team are the reasons why KKR used their RTM to buy him at the auction this year for an amount of 5.8 crore.Kuldeep generally has less experience in t20 format than other formats of the game.Gambhir during his captaincy at KKR really used him well.It will be very interesting to see how Dinesh Karthik uses him this year.

5.Rahul Chahar:
This is why our blogs are a bit different from other blogs you will find on Internet.We always add an element of surprise to each blog.In this blog,its Rahul Chahar.This 18 year old guy played for Rising Pune Supergiants in the last season.But it was very shocking to know that despite of his good performance,he wasn't selected in the Indian U-19 cricket team for this year's World Cup.Anyways hard work always pays off,so he was bought by Mukesh Ambani's Mumbai Indians this year at the auctions for an unexpected price of 1.9 crore.He has been in good form in the domestic circuit too recently.Since Mumbai Indians haven't bought many spinners,Chahar will definitely get a lot of games to play.If he performs upto the expectaions,he can win many matches for the Mumbai Indians.

Honourable mentions:
There are some other legspinners too who can prove to be gamechangers for their team such as Imran Tahir,Amit Mishra,Piyush Chawla,Karn Sharma,Murugan Ashwin,Adam Zampa.

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