Sandeep Lamichhane suspended from the Nepal national team

The Nepal Cricket Association (CAN) has suspended the captain of the national team, Sandeep Lamichhane. A teenager filed a rape complaint against him and on Thursday, the District Court of Kathmandu issued an arrest warrant against Sandeep.

According to Acting Secretary Prashantvikram Malla, it was decided to suspend Sandeep from the national team in the meeting of the performance committee of CAN held on Thursday. Mall said he was suspended because the court had already issued an arrest warrant.

Nepal Cricket Association statement