Silent protest of Scottish cricketers against Lamichan accused of rape

2023 World Cup Qualifiers Begin in Nepal There Scotland entered the field against the hosts Nepal. Nepal beat Scotland by 3 wickets. Scotland’s cricketers held a silent protest against Sandeep Lamichhan accused of raping the Nepalese team that day. However, Lamichan’s performance in the match is noteworthy. He took 3 wickets with 27 runs. But cricketers also protested against Lamichhan due to allegations of rape

Scotland went into bat first in the match. They scored 274 runs for 9 wickets. Lamichane took 3 wickets for 27 runs. Nepal won the target with 18 runs in hand. Besides, this controversial leg spinner of Nepal also took 3 wickets in the match against Namibia last Tuesday. But at the end of the match, it was seen that the cricketers shook hands with everyone else in Nepal but did not shake hands with Lamichhan. They deliberately avoided Lamichan.

After that, according to Cricinfo, the cricketers of Scotland and Namibia could not take the game of this cricketer accused of rape normally. The matter has given rise to anger and resentment among them. The Scotland and Namibia cricket boards have previously issued statements on sexual violence before taking to the field. But they said that it is up to them who Nepal will play or who will not play. And ICC has not said anything officially about this.

However, although there was no direct protest from the board of Scotland and Namibia, their players went to the field and did not shake hands with Lamichhan and made a silent protest. Cricinfo also learned that Lamichane had already been informed of the Scottish cricketers’ protest.

It should be noted that Lamichane was banned from cricket by the Nepal Cricket Board after being accused of rape last year. He was also arrested last November. Then he was released on bail in January this year. After that, the Nepal Cricket Board lifted the ban on him and he was returned to the national team for this tournament. The country’s women’s organizations also came forward to protest against Lamichan. This young Nepalese cricketer faced protests from the opponents even after entering the field.