Rohit Paudel

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Rohit Paudel
Personal information
Full nameRohit Kumar Paudel
Born (2002-09-02) 2 September 2002 (age 19)
Nawalparasi, Nepal
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 14)3 August 2018 v Netherlands
Last ODI19 September 2021 v Oman
T20I debut (cap 25)31 January 2019 v UAE
Last T20I9 December 2019 v Maldives
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I LA
Matches 8 11 16
Runs scored 275 80 323
Batting average 39.28 19 24.84
100s/50s 0/3 0/0 0/1
Top score 86 19 55
Catches/stumpings 3/– 4/– 5/-
Source: Cricinfo, 19 September 2021

Rohit Kumar Paudel (born 2 September 2002) is a Nepalese cricketer.[1][2] He made his List A debut for Nepal in the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament on 8 February 2018.[3] He was inspired to play cricket, after Nepal played in the ICC T20 World Cup in Bangladesh.[4][5][6] In January 2019, he became the youngest male cricketer to score an international half-century.[7] The record was broken in February 2020, by his team-mate Kushal Malla.[8]

International career[]

In July 2018, he was named in Nepal's squad for their One Day International (ODI) series against the Netherlands.[9] These were Nepal's first ODI matches since gaining ODI status during the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier.[10] He made his Twenty20 debut for Nepal in the 2018 MCC Tri-Nation Series against the Marylebone Cricket Club on 29 July 2018.[11] He made his ODI debut for Nepal against the Netherlands on 3 August 2018.[12] At the age of 15 years and 335 days, he became the fourth-youngest player to make his debut in an ODI.[13]

In August 2018, he was named in Nepal's squad for the 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier tournament.[14] 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.[15]

On 26 January 2019, at the age of 16 years and 146 days, Kumar became the youngest male cricketer to score an international half-century.[7] He scored 55 runs from 58 balls in the second ODI against the United Arab Emirates at the ICC Academy Ground in Dubai.[7]

In January 2019, he was named in Nepal's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against the United Arab Emirates.[16] He made his T20I debut for Nepal against the United Arab Emirates on 31 January 2019.[17] In April 2019, he was named as the captain of Nepal's squad for the Asia qualification tournament for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[18] In Nepal's opening match of the tournament, against Singapore, Paudel scored 95 runs from 105 balls.[19]

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.[20][21] In November 2019, he was named in Nepal's squad for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh.[22] Later the same month, he was also named in Nepal's squad for the men's cricket tournament at the 2019 South Asian Games.[23] The Nepal team won the bronze medal, after they beat the Maldives by five wickets in the third-place playoff match.[24] In September 2020, he was one of eighteen cricketers to be awarded with a central contract by the Cricket Association of Nepal.[25]

References[]

  1. ^ "Rohit Paudel". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Emerging Players to Watch Under 21: Part 2". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  3. ^ "2nd match, ICC World Cricket League Division Two at Windhoek, Feb 8 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  4. ^ letzCricket (16 March 2018). "Journey to the squad: An inspiring tale of Rohit Kumar Poudel". LetzCricket. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Rohit Paudel: Meet Nepal cricket's fifteen-year-old firefighter – OnlineKhabar". english.onlinekhabar.com. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  6. ^ "उपाधिका लागि आर्मी र एपीएफ भिड्ने". Online Khabar. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  7. ^ a b c "Nepal's Rohit Paudel beats Sachin, Afridi, to become youngest male international half-centurion". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Nepal batsman Kushal Malla tops Sachin Tendulkar and Shahid Afridi as he breaks record". The National. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  9. ^ "Nepal spinner Shakti Gauchan to retire after Netherlands tour". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  10. ^ "Nepal thrash PNG to secure ODI status". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  11. ^ "2nd Match, Nepal tour of England and Netherlands at London, Jul 29 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  12. ^ "2nd ODI, Nepal tour of Netherlands at Amstelveen, Aug 3 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  13. ^ "Rohit Kumar Paudel becomes fourth youngest ODI debutant". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  14. ^ "Nepal announce squad for Asia Cup Qualifier, fixtures decided". The Himalayan. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  15. ^ "Asian Cricket Council Under-19s Asia Cup, 2018/19 - Nepal Under-19s: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  16. ^ "Hard work pays off as four youngsters in Nepal squad". Cricketing Nepal. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  17. ^ "1st T20I, Nepal tour of United Arab Emirates at Dubai, Jan 31 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  18. ^ "Winner of Asia Qualifier competing to claim 13th ICC U19 World Cup 2020 spot". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  19. ^ "Nepal make a strong start and Kuwait's Meet Bhavsar steals the show". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  20. ^ "Nepal's 14-member squad announced for ICC World T20 Asia Finals". Khabarhub. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  21. ^ "Sharad back in the team, Jora, Bhim left out". Cricketing Nepal. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  22. ^ "Final Squad Announced For Emerging Cup, Khadka and Lamichhane Miss Out". dailylivescores. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  23. ^ "Lamichhane to miss SAG". My Republica. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  24. ^ "South Asian Games: Bronze for Nepal in men's cricket". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  25. ^ "Nepal: Women to receive inaugural central contracts, all cricketers to be insured". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 23 September 2020.

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