Rohit Kumar (cricketer)

Rohit Kumar Paudel
Personal information
Full name Rohit Kumar Paudel
Born (2002-09-02) 2 September 2002
Nawalparasi, Nepal
Batting Right-handed
Bowling Right-arm medium
Role Batsman
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 14) 3 August 2018 v Netherlands
Last ODI 30 August August v UAE
Career statistics
Competition ODI List A
Matches 1 12
Runs scored 6 237
Batting average 6 26.33
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 6 48*
Catches/stumpings 1/– 3/-
Source: ESPNCricinfo, 30 August 2018

Rohit Kumar Paudel (born 2 September 2002) is a Nepalese cricketer.[1] He made his List A debut for Nepal in the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament on 8 February 2018.[2] He was inspired to play cricket, after Nepal played in the ICC T20 World Cup in Bangladesh.[3][4][5]

International career

In July 2018, he was named in Nepal's squad for their One Day International (ODI) series against the Netherlands.[6] These were Nepal's first ODI matches since gaining ODI status during the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier.[7] He made his Twenty20 debut for Nepal in the 2018 MCC Tri-Nation Series against the Marylebone Cricket Club on 29 July 2018.[8] He made his ODI debut for Nepal against the Netherlands on 3 August 2018.[9] At the age of 15 years and 335 days, he became the fourth-youngest player to make his debut in an ODI.[10]

In August 2018, he was named in Nepal's squad for the 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier tournament.[11] In October 2018, he was the leading run-scorer for Nepal in the 2018 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup, with 161 runs in three matches.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Rohit Kumar". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "2nd match, ICC World Cricket League Division Two at Windhoek, Feb 8 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  3. ↑ letzCricket (16 March 2018). "Journey to the squad: An inspiring tale of Rohit Kumar Poudel". LetzCricket. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "Rohit Paudel: Meet Nepal cricket's fifteen-year-old firefighter – OnlineKhabar". english.onlinekhabar.com. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "उपाधिका लागि आर्मी र एपीएफ भिड्ने". Online Khabar. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  6. ↑ "Nepal spinner Shakti Gauchan to retire after Netherlands tour". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "Nepal thrash PNG to secure ODI status". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  8. ↑ "2nd Match, Nepal tour of England and Netherlands at London, Jul 29 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  9. ↑ "2nd ODI, Nepal tour of Netherlands at Amstelveen, Aug 3 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  10. ↑ "Rohit Kumar Paudel becomes fourth youngest ODI debutant". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  11. ↑ "Nepal announce squad for Asia Cup Qualifier, fixtures decided". The Himalayan. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  12. ↑ "Asian Cricket Council Under-19s Asia Cup, 2018/19 - Nepal Under-19s: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
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