Avinash Karn
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| Born | 4 February 1995 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| T20I debut (cap 16) | 30 June 2015 v Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 1 July 2015 v Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Nepal Army (National League) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2014 | Colors X-Factors (NPL) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2015 | Sunrise HSS (SPA Cup) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 1 August 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Avinash Karn (Template:Lang-ne) (born 4 February 1995) is a Nepalese cricketer. Karn is a right-handed batsman and a left-arm medium-fast bowler.[1] He made his debut for Nepal against Afghanistan in August 2013.[2] He currently holds the responsibility of pace attack for the team.
He represents the Nepal Army Club of the National League, Colors X-Factors of the Nepal Premier League and Sunrise Higher Secondary School, which plays in the SPA Cup.
Playing career
Avinash is the second Nepalese bowler after Mehboob Alam to pick up all 10 wickets in a limited overs match. He single-handedly bowled out Baitadi in the U-19 National Cricket Tournament by picking up all 10 wickets for 24 runs in 6.1 overs.[3]
He also represented Nepal Under-19s in the 2013 ACC Under-19 Elite Cup in May 2013. He was the best bowler of the tournament taking total of 24 wickets which included an eight-wicket haul and a hat-trick against Bahrain Under-19.[4] Then he was selected in national team's squad for the 2013 ACC Emerging Teams Cup,[5] where he played against Afghanistan[6] and under-23 age level teams of the Test nations – India[7] and Pakistan.[8] He was a part of the team in the 2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier as Nepal qualified for the 2014 ICC World Twenty20.[9]
He made List A debut in 2014 World Cup Qualifier in New Zealand in January 2014.[10] Karn was selected in Nepal's squad for the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 in Bangladesh, their maiden appearance in the ICC global event, but was eventually replaced by Anil Mandal after he suffered an injury to his right knee and, therefore, was ruled out of the tournament.[11]
He made his Twenty20 International debut for Nepal against the Netherlands on 30 June 2015.[12]
References
- ^ "Avinash Karn". Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ "Group A: Afghanistan v Nepal at Singapore, Aug 17, 2013 - Cricket Scorecard - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ "Avinash's perfect 10". Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ "Group B: Bahrain Under-19s v Nepal Under-19s at Kuala Lumpur, May 6, 2013 - Cricket Scorecard - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ "Nepal Squad". Cricinfo.
- ^ "Group A: Afghanistan v Nepal at Singapore, Aug 17, 2013 - Cricket Scorecard - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo.
- ^ "Group A: India Under-23s v Nepal at Singapore, Aug 20, 2013 - Cricket Scorecard - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo.
- ^ "Group A: Nepal v Pakistan Under-23s at Singapore, Aug 21, 2013 - Cricket Scorecard - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo.
- ^ "Nepal enters ICC World Twenty20 with thrilling win". icc-cricket.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ^ "13th Match, Group A: Hong Kong v Nepal at Rangiora, Jan 19, 2014 - Cricket Scorecard - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo.
- ^ "Anil Kumar Mandal to replace Avinash Karn in the Nepal squad for ICC World Twenty20 2014". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 16 March 2014.
- ^ "Nepal tour of Netherlands, 1st T20I: Netherlands v Nepal at Amstelveen, Jun 30, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
External links
- Avinash Karn on ESPNcricinfo
- Avinash Karn on CricketArchive