The star leg spinner of Nepal, Sandeep Lamichhane has been denied  a visa to travel to the United States of America (USA) for the upcoming T20 World Cup, commences from first June in the USA and the Caribbeans.

 Sandeep Lamichhane's tweet 
Lamichhane, who was previously convicted and acquitted of a rape case that involved a minor. The Nepal national men’s team announced its squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup before Lamichhane’s acquittal from the High Court.

There has been no official confirmation from the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) regarding Lamichhane’s inclusion in the World Cup squad. However, Lamichhane’s tweet implies that he was indeed going to be part of Nepal’s World Cup plans, as teams are allowed to make changes to their squads until May 25. 

“And the @USEmbassyNepal did it again what they did back in 2019, they denied my Visa for the T-20 World Cup happening in USA and West Indies. Unfortunate. I am sorry to all the well wishers of Nepal Cricket,” Lamichhane said in his tweet. 

Notably, the leg spinner was also denied a visa once in 2019 when he wished to travel to the USA for the Caribbean Premier League (CPL). 

Nepal squad: Rohit Paudel (c), Aasif Sheikh, Anil Kumar Sah, Kushal Bhurtel, Kushal Malla, Dipendra Singh Airee, Lalit Rajbanshi, Karan KC, Gulshan Jha, Sompal Kami, Pratis GC, Sundeep Jora, Abinash Bohara, Sagar Dhakal, Kamal Singh Airee.