Nepal stated Thursday the US embassy had denied controversial star Sandeep Lamichhane a visa and there was a “slim or no likelihood” he would play within the T20 World Cup.
The T20 World Cup begins on Saturday, co-hosted by the USA and West Indies, with Nepal’s first sport on June 4 in Dallas.
Nepal wished to pick out spin bowler Lamichhane, who had his eight-year sentence for rape quashed on enchantment this month.
The previous captain stated final week his US visa had been denied, calling the choice “unlucky”.
Chhumbi Lama, central committee member of the Cricket Affiliation of Nepal, stated their subsequent bid to push for a US visa had failed.
“There’s a slim — or no likelihood — for him to be concerned within the World Cup,” Lama advised AFP.
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“The Cricket Affiliation of Nepal had lobbied to the US embassy by completely different Nepal authorities companies, however the visa was denied.”
Lamichhane, 23, was as soon as the poster boy for cricket in Nepal, however was not included within the authentic squad due to the conviction for raping a younger lady in a Kathmandu resort in 2022.
The Worldwide Cricket Council stated that every one T20 World Cup squads had been named by the Could 25 deadline.
Any alteration to Nepal’s squad would now require approval from the ICC’s occasion technical committee.