Binod Bhandari
Binod Bhandari (Nepali: विनोद भण्डारी; born 25 January 1990) is a Nepalese professional cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and an occasional wicket-keeper.[1] He made his debut for Nepal against Kuwait in November 2009.[2]
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| Born | 25 January 1990 Kanchanpur, Nepal | |||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman and Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||
| International information | ||||||||||||||
| National side | ||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 16) | 25 January 2019 v UAE | |||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 17 July 2022 v Scotland | |||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 1) | 16 March 2014 v Hong Kong | |||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 24 April 2021 v Netherlands | |||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||
| 2013- | Tribhuwan Army Club | |||||||||||||
| 2014–2014 | Sagarmatha Legends (NPL) | |||||||||||||
| 2015–2015 | Pentagon (SPA Cup) | |||||||||||||
| 2015–2015 | Kalutura Physical Culture Club | |||||||||||||
| 2017-present | Pokhara Rhinos (Everest Premier League) | |||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNCricinfo, 17 July 2022 | ||||||||||||||
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He is also the captain of Tribhuwan Army Club in the National League and marquee player of Pokhara Rhinos in the Everest Premier League.
Career
Binod Bhandari had a very special start to his international career. Binod scored a last ball six to bring victory from jaws of defeat for Nepal in his debut match against Kuwait in 2009 ACC Twenty20 Cup. Nepal needed 7 runs to win and Binod playing his first match was in strike, he heaved the ball for a six and the match was tied, eventually Nepal won the match then in bowl-out[2] and Binod became crowd favorite. He showed glimpses of his attacking batting in his very first match for Nepal.
After the blitz against Kuwait, Binod's adventure in the national fold remained a silent one before he confirmed his permanent arrival with his two sixes against the UAE in the 2013 ACC Twenty20 Cup semi-final handed Nepal a maiden final spot.[3] His power-packed performance in the final of the National Twenty20 saw Nepal Army Club end APF Club hegemony in the domestic cricket.[4]
"If there is a better shot played anywhere than the “Dilscoop” the Nepal batsman hit for six in the final stage of the run-chase against Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, it deserves to get at least a million hits on YouTube. He set aside personal safety to ramp a delivery by Willie Gavera, the PNG quick bowler, just over his own forehead, on its way for a six 30 yards over the boundary behind the wicket-keeper. A large swathe of those lucky few who were there at Sharjah Cricket Stadium to see it were happy to confess it was probably the best shot they had ever seen." described Paul Radley in TheNational.ae after Nepal's win over PNG in Nepal's successful 2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier.[5] "[Bhandari’s six] was one of the best shots I’ve seen," said Tim Anderson, the ICC's global development manager. "It was a brave shot and there was terrific cricket played here today." Binod Bhandari scored 51* off 23 deliveries with 1 four and 6 sixes.[6]
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 2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Two, he scored 144 runs in 6 innings at an average of 28.80,[9] including a half-century against Kenya.[10] In February 2015, he went Sri Lanka after being recruited by Kalutura Physical Culture Club to play in the Emerging Trophy Tournament, three-day cricket tournament.[11]
In August 2018, he was named in Nepal's squad for the 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier tournament.[12] In October 2018, he was named in Nepal's squad in the Eastern sub-region group for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Asia Qualifier tournament.[13]
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 2019-20 Singapore Tri-Nation Series and 2019-20 Oman Pentangular Series.[17] In the match against Hong Kong in the Pentangular Series, he scored a brisk 58 not out to lead his team to victory. This innings included 4 fours and 3 sixes.[18]
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.
- ^ . 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.
- ^ . 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.
- ^ . 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