Abinash Bohara (born 30 July 1997) is a Nepalese cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman who bowls right arm medium fast.[1]
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| Born | 30 July 1997 Salyan, Nepal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-hand bat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 21) | 5 February 2020 v Oman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 8 February 2020 v USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 23) | 31 January 2019 v UAE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 14 June 2024 v South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017-present | Armed Police Force Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 31 October 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life and career
editBohara was born in Salyan district of Nepal. As a child, he always wanted to join the army. However, after failing to succeed in the army trials, he commenced his cricket journey representing the Nepalgunj (then region no. 5) U-19 cricket team. He claimed seven wickets (three against Baitadi and four against Birgunj) in two matches for Nepalgunj in the 2014 National U-19 Cricket Tournament and believes that gave him more confidence to choose cricket as a career option.[2]
International career
editAfter good performances in the domestic leagues, Bohara was named in Nepal's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against the United Arab Emirates in January 2019.[3] He made his T20I debut against the United Arab Emirates on 31 January 2019.[4] He was named the player of the series, after taking six wickets in the three matches.[5] In June 2019, he was named in Nepal's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier tournament.[6][7]
In November 2019, Bohara was named in Nepal's squad for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh.[8] He made his List A debut for Nepal, against Hong Kong, in the Emerging Teams Cup on 16 November 2019.[9] Later the same month, he was also named in Nepal's squad for the men's cricket tournament at the 2019 South Asian Games.[10] The Nepal team won the bronze medal, beating the Maldives by five wickets in the third-place playoff match.[11]
In January 2020, Bohara was named in Nepal's One Day International (ODI) squad for the 2020 Nepal Tri-Nation Series.[12] He made his ODI debut against Oman, on 5 February 2020.[13] In September 2020, he was among the eighteen cricketers awarded a central contract by the Cricket Association of Nepal.[14]
In May 2024, he was named in Nepal's squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[15]
Records and milestones
editT20I
References
edit- ^ "Abinash Bohara". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ "A tale of passion and determination: Abinash Bohara; Nepal's death over specialist". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "Hard work pays off as four youngsters in Nepal squad". Cricketing Nepal. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ "1st T20I, Nepal tour of United Arab Emirates at Dubai, Jan 31 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ "Nepal claw back in the field to complete series double in UAE". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ "Nepal's 14-member squad announced for ICC World T20 Asia Finals". Khabarhub. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "Sharad back in the team, Jora, Bhim left out". Cricketing Nepal. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
- ^ "Final Squad Announced For Emerging Cup, Khadka and Lamichhane Miss Out". dailylivescores. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- ^ "Group B, Asian Cricket Council Emerging Teams Cup at Savar (4), Nov 16 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ "Lamichhane to miss SAG". My Republica. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ "South Asian Games: Bronze for Nepal in men's cricket". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ "Kamal gets first call-up, Kushal prepares for ODI debut". Cricketing Nepal. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ "25th Match, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 at Kirtipur, Feb 5 2020". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ "Nepal: Women to receive inaugural central contracts, all cricketers to be insured". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ "Nepal has announced their Squad for T20 World Cup". ScoreWaves. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "T20I matches | Bowling records | Best figures in an innings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ "T20I matches | Bowling records | Outstanding bowling analyses in an innings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 November 2023.