After securing position in the Indian Premier League (IPL), Nepali bowler Sandeep Lamichhane<\/a> bagged another offer that gave him international recognition.<\/p>\n According to a recent update, Sandeep has been selected for the sixth edition of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) Twenty20 tournament through an auction held in London on March 01, 2018.<\/p>\n With this, Sandeep becomes the first Nepali cricket player to play CPL.<\/p>\n The tournament has been scheduled to start on August 8, 2018 and will see a total of six franchises participating in it.<\/p>\n The auction saw selection of 227 players including 53 players from Pakistan and 23 from\u00a0Sri Lanka, besides the members from test-playing countries such as England,\u00a0Australia, New Zealand, Bangladesh and South Africa.<\/p>\n Sandeep was a special attraction in the auction and was bought by St Kitts and Nevis Patriots team for a price of USD 5,000.<\/p>\n Sandeep\u2019s selection to the tournament was based on his outstanding performance at the ICC Division-2 tournament<\/a>, which gave Nepali cricket<\/a> team an entry to the 2019 World Cup Qualifiers<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cExcited to be announced as the player of @sknpatriots for this season of @CPL! Thanks to @sknpatriots team for showing your faith in me! And thanks to all the fans and well-wishers for your love and support,\u201d tweeted Sandeep expressing his excitement over his entry to CPL 2018.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" After securing position in the Indian Premier League (IPL), Nepali bowler Sandeep Lamichhane bagged another offer…<\/span><\/p>\n