Sandeep Lamichhane Suspended: It has been a tough few days for Nepal cricket captain Sandip Lamichhane. The former Delhi Capitals player is already suspended by Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) after warrant issued on him for charges of raping a 17-year-old girl. But, Lamichhane has cried innocent and called all these allegations of rape to be baseless. Follow all cricket live updates with InsideSport.IN
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The player was actually in the ongoing Caribbean Premier League when the case was registered on Tuesday in Nepal. The police acted swiftly on the matter and also decided to issue warrant charges for the same.
As a result, on Thursday, CAN had meeting. It was officially decided that the player would be met with suspension unless the entire investigation is over. As a result, the Jamaica Tallawahs, the team he signed for in the CPL, also released him.
Lamichhane is set to reach Nepal in a few days and is ready to face the concerned authorities and prove himself innocent.
“I am INNOCENT & keep complete belief in the respectable laws of Nepal. I have decided to take a leave from CPL and go back to my country within a few days.I am ready to face all these baseless allegations. May justice be served to the innocent & right investigation to be done towards everyone involved. Hope the law acts equal to everyone,” he wrote on social media.
At the end, if the player is found guilty, it will be one of the worst days in Nepal cricket. The leg-spinner has been the flag bearer of sorts for Cricket Nepal. He has featured in top leagues like the Indian Premier League, Big Bash League among others. It has helped him become one of the most well known faces in the cricket circuit from Nepal.
But such kind of matters lend a negative feel against his name. Lamichhane will be eager to come out clean on the matter and resume his good bond with CAN as well. At the international platform, he has played 30 ODIs and 85 T20s so far in his career.
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