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Sandeep Lamichhane (born August 2, 2000, Syangja) is a Nepalese cricketer. He was discovered as a 14-year-old during a local match in the Chitwan district (Bagmati Province) by Pubudu Dassanayake. A right-arm leg-spin bowler who played for Nepal under 19 teams and currently represents the Senior National team He became the first Nepali cricketer to be picked for the Indian Premier League (India), the Big Bash League (Australia), and the Pakistan Super League (Pakistan).

Lamichhane made his T20 international debut against the West Indies, where he represented the World XI team. He became the first Nepali cricketer to make a T20 international debut, representing a combined team. He was one of the eleven cricketers to play in Nepal’s first One Day International (ODI) match, against the Netherlands, in August 2018.

During ICC Men’s U-19 World Cup 2016 in Bangladesh, he took a hat-trick (5/27) against Ireland and helped his side to book their maiden berth in the Super League quarterfinals.

Shane Warne, a former Australian legend, was his idol.