The young spinner has brought Nepal cricket its breakthrough moment, becoming the first player from that country to be part of the IPL. Michael Clarke played a big part — the former Australia captain was mentor-cum-player for Kowloon Cantons, the team Lamichhane played for in Hong Kong. Lamichhane is now preparing for the World Cricket League in Namibia. Some years later, Lamichhane bumped into Raju Khadka, a former Nepal national cricket team captain and national selector. In 2016, the International Cricket Council banned the Cricket Association of Nepal because of the government’s interference in the cricket board.

Source: Indian Express January 28, 2018 23:29 UTC