Confident of Nepal playing in top-flight soon: Delhi Capitals' Lamichhane

Delhi Capitals leg-spinner Sandeep Lamichhane, most well-kwn cricketer from Nepal, says he "can see hunger" in eyes of his compatriots to emulate him and help country play in top-flight soon. Lamichhane is only player from Nepal to have played in IPL and believes that his national team has set its sight on playing top-level cricket. "I can see hunger in each and every player in Nepal. I kw we all want to achieve big things and get Nepal to a level where we are able to play likes of India.  "I'm confident we can do that very soon, key will be to keep learning and keep working hard," he said.

'Confident of Nepal playing in top-flight soon'

Lamichhane, who made his IPL debut two years ago, spoke about his experience of playing in glitzy cash-rich league during an Instagram live session with Delhi Capitals franchise.

19-year-old has been regarded as a T20 specialist around world and has already played in various leagues at such a young .

"I used to travel 20kms away every day to train while I was living with my sister. I was only 15 when I got to kw one day that our national team coach will be coming to our academy. I was really excited just to see him, I wasn't really thinking about bowling in front of him," said Lamichhane. 

"I have in fact developed a lot since n, I have played in almost all leagues across world, and I find myself really fortunate. Delhi Capitals also picked me up in 2018, and since n I've learned so much from my teammates and coaches here, so I can't wait to be back again," he expressed.

Mentored by Australian great Michael Clarke, he also spoke about 2019 season with Delhi Capitals, when he picked up eight wickets in six matches. "I think best part about our team was that whoever got chance, y proved mselves on field. I feel kind of class and skill that everybody showed last year was really a big boost for us. "You could see re were massive improvements from 2018 to 2019, and we were all looking forward to 2020 season with a few new names also potentially giving us a good chance at winning trophy this time."

Lamichhane, who idolizes Sachin Tendulkar and Shane Warne, added that he has been helped by head coach Ricky Ponting since joining franchise. "I have always been so grateful to coaching staff, especially Ricky, because y always put ir 100 percent into everything.  "Ricky has been a great mentor for me  he has put great faith in me, and I am happy that I have been able to pay him back through my performances on field." leg spinner also added that he believes skipper Shreyas Iyer, teammates Prithvi Shaw and Rishabh Pant have "always been very supportive" and have "helped in feeling at home at Delhi Capitals." 

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