Lalit Bhandari

Lalit Bhandari
Personal information
Full name
Lalit Singh Bhandari
Born (1996-07-22) 22 July 1996 (age 28)
Kanchanpur, Nepal
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Only ODI (cap 12)3 August 2018 v Netherlands
Career statistics
Competition List A
Matches 2
Runs scored 0
Batting average –
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 0*
Balls bowled 108
Wickets 1
Bowling average 77.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/29
Catches/stumpings 0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 3 August 2018

Lalit Bhandari (born 22 July 1996) is a Nepalese cricketer.[1] He made his List A debut for Nepal against the United Arab Emirates in the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship on 6 December 2017.[2] In January 2018, he was named in Nepal's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament.[3]

In July 2018, he was named in Nepal's squad for their One Day International (ODI) series against the Netherlands.[4] These were Nepal's first ODI matches since gaining ODI status during the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier.[5] He made his Twenty20 debut for Nepal in the 2018 MCC Tri-Nation Series against the Marylebone Cricket Club on 29 July 2018.[6] He made his ODI debut for Nepal against the Netherlands on 3 August 2018.[7]

In August 2018, he was named in Nepal's squad for the 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier tournament.[8] In October 2018, he was named in Nepal's squad in the Eastern sub-region group for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Asia Qualifier tournament.[9]

In September 2020, Bhandari was injured in a motorbike accident.[10] He was taken to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries,[11] and was discharged early the following month.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Lalit Bhandari". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  2. ^ "52nd Match, ICC World Cricket League Championship at Abu Dhabi, Dec 6 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Nepali Cricket team announced for Division 2". My Republica. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Nepal spinner Shakti Gauchan to retire after Netherlands tour". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Nepal thrash PNG to secure ODI status". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  6. ^ "2nd Match, Nepal tour of England and Netherlands at London, Jul 29 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  7. ^ "2nd ODI, Nepal tour of Netherlands at Amstelveen, Aug 3 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Nepal announce squad for Asia Cup Qualifier, fixtures decided". The Himalayan. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  9. ^ "Exciting battle on the cards in the ICC World T20 Asia Qualifier B in Malaysia". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  10. ^ "Nepal international Lalit Bhandari hospitalised after bike accident". CricTracker. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  11. ^ "Nepal cricketer Lalit Bhandari stable after bike accident". ZeeNews. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  12. ^ "Nepal: DPL T20 postponed, Bhandari discharged from hospital". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 7 October 2020.