Avinash Bohara

Avinash Bohara (born 30 July 1997) is a Nepalese cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman who bowls right arm medium fast.[1]

Avinash Bohara
Personal information
Full nameAvinash Bohara
Born (1997-07-30) 30 July 1997
Salyan, Nepal
BattingRight-hand bat
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 21)5 February 2020 v Oman
Last ODI8 February 2020 v USA
T20I debut (cap 23)31 January 2019 v UAE
Last T20I4 March 2020 v Thailand
Career statistics
Competition T20I
Matches 15
Runs scored 5
Batting average 1.66
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 3*
Balls bowled 288
Wickets 16
Bowling average 20.18
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 4/35
Catches/stumpings 3/-
Source: Cricinfo, 4 March 2020

Early life and career

Bohara was born in Salyan. As a child, he always wanted to join the army. However, he started playing district cricket games for Nepalgunj during eighth standard, taking nine wickets in two games.[2]

International career

After good performances in the domestic leagues, he was named in Nepal's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against the United Arab Emirates in January 2019.[3] He made his T20I debut for Nepal against the United Arab Emirates on 31 January 2019.[4] He was named the player of the series, after taking six wickets in the three matches.[5] In June 2019, he was named in Nepal's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier tournament.[6][7]

In November 2019, he was named in Nepal's squad for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh.[8] He made his List A debut for Nepal, against Hong Kong, in the Emerging Teams Cup on 16 November 2019.[9] Later the same month, he was also named in Nepal's squad for the men's cricket tournament at the 2019 South Asian Games.[10] The Nepal team won the bronze medal, after they beat the Maldives by five wickets in the third-place playoff match.[11]

In January 2020, he was named in Nepal's One Day International (ODI) squad for the 2020 Nepal Tri-Nation Series.[12] He made his ODI debut for Nepal, against Oman, on 5 February 2020.[13]

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References
  1. "Abinash Bohara". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  2. "Avinash Bohra's Story: From dreaming of being an army man to becoming a National cricketer". Wicket Nepal. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  3. "Hard work pays off as four youngsters in Nepal squad". Cricketing Nepal. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  4. "1st T20I, Nepal tour of United Arab Emirates at Dubai, Jan 31 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  5. "Nepal claw back in the field to complete series double in UAE". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  6. "Nepal's 14-member squad announced for ICC World T20 Asia Finals". Khabarhub. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  7. "Sharad back in the team, Jora, Bhim left out". Cricketing Nepal. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  8. "Final Squad Announced For Emerging Cup, Khadka and Lamichhane Miss Out". dailylivescores. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  9. "Group B, Asian Cricket Council Emerging Teams Cup at Savar (4), Nov 16 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  10. "Lamichhane to miss SAG". My Republica. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  11. "South Asian Games: Bronze for Nepal in men's cricket". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  12. "Kamal gets first call-up, Kushal prepares for ODI debut". Cricketing Nepal. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  13. "25th Match, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 at Kirtipur, Feb 5 2020". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
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