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According to police, a Nepali court issued an arrest warrant for the captain of the national cricket team on Thursday after a 17-year-old girl accused him of rape.
Sandeep Lamichhane, 22, has become a poster child for the rise of cricket in mountainous Nepal, which gained one-day international status in 2018 but is still a long way from competing in the World Cup.
The leg spinner’s big break came in 2018, when he was signed by the Delhi Capitals for the lucrative Indian Premier League, and he has since become the most sought-after Nepali cricketer in international T20 leagues.
Earlier this week, a 17-year-old girl and her guardian filed a complaint against the player, alleging that he raped her in a hotel room in Kathmandu last month after they met and went out.
Lamichhane is currently playing for the Jamaica Tallawahs in the Caribbean Premier League, which is taking place throughout the West Indies. His most recent Instagram post, three days ago, was tagged in a hotel in St Lucia.
If he was not in Nepal, police said they might seek the help of law enforcement from other countries or Interpol.
Last year, Lamichhane was named captain of Nepal’s national team.
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