Former Nepal cricket captain Sandeep Lamichhane appealed towards his eight-year jail sentence for rape on Thursday and was permitted to stay out of jail whereas the case proceeds.
Lamichhane was as soon as the poster boy for cricket in Nepal and the leg-spinner’s on-field success had boosted the game’s profile within the Himalayan republic.
The 23-year-old was convicted of the rape of a younger girl in December and sentenced the next month.
“We have filed an appeal against the court’s decision,” his lawyer Saroj Ghimire advised AFP.
Ghimire stated an utility for Lamichhane to stay out of custody whereas the enchantment was heard had been accepted.
Lamichhane initially didn’t return from Jamaica, the place he was enjoying within the Caribbean Premier League, after an arrest warrant was issued in 2022.
He was dismissed as nationwide captain and arrested however Nepal lifted his enjoying ban after he was freed on bail.
This allowed him to stay on the nationwide group, together with for the World Cup qualifiers and the 2023 Asia Cup.
Lamichhane was a significant a part of this rise as probably the most sought-after Nepali cricketer in profitable T20 franchise leagues around the globe.
His huge break got here when he was snapped up for the Indian Premier League, the world’s richest cricket event, in 2018.
Source web site: sportstar.thehindu.com
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