Paudel to steer Nepal in Asian Games, Lamichhane picked in squad
Rohit Paudel will lead the Nepal males’s staff within the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. Legspinner Sandeep Lamichhane, who’s at the moment out on bail in a case regarding alleged sexual coercion, has been picked within the squad.
The squad sees wholesale adjustments from Nepal’s final T20I outing — a tour of Kenya in August 2022. Veteran batter Gyanendra Malla has since retired, whereas Arjun Saud, Pawan Sarraf, Mohammad Aadil Alam, Basir Ahamad and Aarif Sheikh among the many others from that squad who do not function within the 15 picked for the Asian Games.
Lalit Rajbanshi will type the spin assault together with Lamichhane, with the likes of Airee and Malla anticipated to chip in as nicely.
The Asian Games will get underway on September 23.
Nepal males’s squad for Asian Games: Rohit Paudel (capt), Aasif Sheikh (wk), Kushal Bhurtel, Dipendra Singh Airee, Kushal Malla, Binod Bhandari, Sandeep Lamichhane, Karan KC, Sompal Kami, Gulshan Jha, Abinash Bohara, Bibek Yadav, Pratis GC, Lalit Rajbanshi, Sundeep Jora