Nepal spinner Sandeep Lamichhane was on Thursday suspended by the country's cricket body after being sentenced to eight years in prison for raping an 18-year-old woman. (More Cricket News)
The Kathmandu District Court announced the verdict on Wednesday and the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) issued a statement this mo👍rning, responding to🏅 the development.
"We inform you that Sandeep Lamichhane🔯 has been suspended from any kind of domestic and international cricket activities as h🍨e has been convicted and sentenced," the CAN said.
A single-judge bench also imposed a Rs💫 3,00,000 fine on the 23-year-old, besides order🌳ing him to pay a compensation of Rs 2,00,000 to the victim.
Lamichhane's l🌼awyer Saroj Ghimire said by 'The Kathmandu Post' that the cricketer "will appeal the decision iꦑn a higher court."
🐻In September last year, an arrest warrant was issued by the Kathmandu police for Lamichhane, leading to his suspension as the Nepal captain by the Cricket Association of Nepal.
Although he was playing in the Caribbean Pre⭕mier Leagu🐷e for Jamaica Tallawahs, the franchise released him immediately, and he returned to Kathmandu, where he was arrested.
However, La��michhane claimed innocence before his arrest and called the allegatio🌄ns a "conspiracy".
Lamichhane has scalp🍸ed over 100 wi🍸ckets in more than 103 white-ball matches for Nepal.
He has also had a brief stint in the Indian Premier League (IPL) with the Delhi C🧜apitals between 2018-20, bagging 13 wickets in nine fixtures.
