Nepal’s Sandeep Lamichhane’s rape case hearing delayed, Pakistan will go to play Asia Cup

The hearing of the rape case of Nepal cricket team star spinner Sandeep Lamichhane has been postponed, due to which cricket can now leave for Pakistan for the Asia Cup 2023. Nepal has to play its first match against Pakistan (PAK vs NEP) on August 30, so if Lamichhane could not be a part of the team, then the team could have suffered a lot. But the hearing of the rape case has been adjourned for a few days and cricket can join its team for the Asia Cup.

Sandeep Lamichhane’s lawyer Saroj Ghimire has told that the latest hearing on Sunday was postponed till September 7. Sandeep will now go to Pakistan to play the Asia Cup.” A spokesperson for the court announced that “the hearing for today (August 27, 2023) in the case against Nepali star cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane, accused of rape, has also been adjourned. The matter pending before the bench of Justice Prakash Kumar Pandit has been posted for non-hearing for the day today”.

Nepal will debut in Asia Cup

Nepal cricket team is going to make its debut in Asia Cup 2023. This time the Asia Cup will be played in ODI format. In such a situation, the Nepal team is included in Group A along with India and Pakistan. Although Sandeep Lamichhane can now play the Asia Cup, which has brought a big relief to the team. Because the team has to play its first Asia Cup against big teams like Pakistan and India and during this time Lamichhane can play an important role.

Lamichhane is involved in a rape case with a 17-year-old girl.

Nepal team’s star cricketer Lamichhane was arrested and suspended as national captain last year after he was accused of raping a 17-year-old girl in a hotel room in Kathmandu in August last year. I went. But in January he was released on bail and after that the ban on his playing was lifted by the Nepal Board. However, Lamichhane has denied all the allegations.

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