Binod Bhandari
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Last ODI | 17 July 2022 v Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut (cap 1) | 16 March 2014 v Hong Kong | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 24 April 2021 v Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2013- | Kalutura Physical Culture Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017-present | Pokhara Rhinos | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNCricinfo, 17 July 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Binod Bhandari (
He is the captain of Tribhuwan Army Club in the National League and marquee player of Pokhara Rhinos in the Everest Premier League.
Career
Bhandari showed glimpses of his attacking batting in the very first match of his international career. He hit a last-ball six to help Nepal win his debut match against Kuwait in 2009 ACC Twenty20 Cup. Nepal needed 7 runs to win the match off the final ball and Bhandari, who was playing his first match, was on strike, he heaved the ball for a six and the match was tied, eventually Nepal won the match in a bowl-out[2] and Bhandari became a crowd favorite.
After the blitz against
"If there is a better shot played anywhere than the “
He scored 53 runs in two innings he batted during the 2014 Asian Games at an average of 53.[7] He scored an unbeaten 43 off just 31 balls and won the man of the match award in the match against Bermuda during the 2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Three held in Malaysia.[8]
In the
He was in Nepal's squad for the
He made his One Day International (ODI) debut for Nepal against the United Arab Emirates on 25 January 2019.[14]
In June 2019, he was named in Nepal's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier tournament.[15][16]
In September 2019, he was named in Nepal's squad for the
He made his first-class debut on 6 November 2019, for Nepal against the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), during the MCC's tour of Nepal.[19][20] Later the same month, he was named in Nepal's squad for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh.[21] He was also named in Nepal's squad for the cricket tournament at the 2019 South Asian Games.[22] The Nepal team won the bronze medal, after they beat the Maldives by five wickets in the third-place playoff match.[23] In September 2020, he was one of eighteen cricketers to be awarded with a central contract by the Cricket Association of Nepal.[24]
References
- ^ "Binod Bhandari". Cricinfo.
- ^ a b "Group B: Kuwait v Nepal at Abu Dhabi, Nov 23, 2009 - Cricket Scorecard - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo.
- ^ "2nd Semi-Final: Nepal v United Arab Emirates at Kirtipur, Apr 2, 2013 - Cricket Commentary - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo.
- ^ "Tribhuvan Army Crowned National T20 Champion". Nepal Cricket. Archived from the original on 2015-03-19. Retrieved 2015-03-10.
- ^ Paul Radley. "Binod Bhandari's Nepal up there with the best in World Twenty20 Qualifier". thenational.ae.
- ^ "30th Match, Group B: Nepal v Papua New Guinea at Sharjah, Nov 19, 2013 - Cricket Scorecard - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo.
- ^ "Cricket Records - Records - Asian Games Men's Cricket Competition, 2014/15 - Most runs - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo.
- ^ "Bermuda v Nepal at Kuala Lumpur, Oct 24, 2014 - Cricket Scorecard - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo.
- ^ "Cricket Records - ICC World Cricket League Division Two, 2014/15 - Records - Most runs - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 2015-01-29.
- ^ "3rd Place Playoff: Kenya v Nepal at Windhoek, Jan 24, 2015 - Cricket Scorecard - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo.
- ^ "Four cricketers to play in Sri Lanka". ekantipur.com.
- ^ "Nepal announce squad for Asia Cup Qualifier, fixtures decided". The Himalayan. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ "Exciting battle on the cards in the ICC World T20 Asia Qualifier B in Malaysia". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ^ "1st ODI, Nepal tour of United Arab Emirates at Dubai, Jan 25 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ "Nepal's 14-member squad announced for ICC World T20 Asia Finals". Khabarhub. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "Sharad back in the team, Jora, Bhim left out". Cricketing Nepal. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
- ^ "Malla, Pandey join senior team as T20 series squad announced". OnlineKhabar. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ "Full Scorecard of Hong Kong vs Nepal, Oman Pentangular T20I Series, 4th Match - Score Report". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ "Marylebone Cricket Club tour of Nepal at Kirtipur, Nov 6-8 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ "Overseas Tour". MCC. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ "Final Squad Announced For Emerging Cup, Khadka and Lamichhane Miss Out". dailylivescores. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- ^ "Lamichhane to miss SAG". My Republica. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ "South Asian Games: Bronze for Nepal in men's cricket". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ "Nepal: Women to receive inaugural central contracts, all cricketers to be insured". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
External links
- Binod Bhandari at ESPNcricinfo
- Binod Bhandari on Facebook