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In this article, we will discuss the Biography Of Rohit Kumar Poudel.
Biography Of Rohit Kumar Poudel
Rohit Kumar Poudel is a Young talented Nepalese Cricketer who plays for the Nepal Cricket team.
He was in the team Nepal when his country played the 1st ODI Against the Netherlands. Rohit Kumar Poudel is a Right-handed batsman and Right-arm medium bowler for the Nepal cricket team.
Personal Information
He was Born on 2 September 2002 AD.
He is One of the favorite all-rounders of Nepal. His current age is 17 years.
Height of Rohit Kumar Poudel
His height is nearly 5 ft 2 inches tall. His weight is around 42 kg.
Starting Career
He made his First debut For Nepal in the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two Tournament on 8 February 2018.
In January 2019, Rohit Kumar Poudel became the Youngest cricket player to hit a Half-century for Nepal Cricket Team. At the age of just 16 and 146 days, he played a good Half-century Inning which made him a Record Holder. He breaks the record of Sachin Tendulkar, which made at the age of 29 years old.
He made a Record in a match Against Host UAE. Nepal batted first and gave a target of 242/9. UAE got all out in 97 runs in 19.3 overs and won a match by 145 runs.
International Career
In July 2018, he got a chance to play International Cricket for Team Nepal. This match was his Debut match Against the Netherlands this was a historical match for team Nepal after gaining ODI status for the first time. He was the Fourth Youngest player to make an ODI debut. He made his T20 debut for team Nepal on 29 July 2018 Against Marylebone Cricket Club in the Tri-nation series.
Rohit Kumar Poudel was named to the Nepal Squad to play in the Asia Cup Qualifier Tournament in August 2018. Also, he played ACC U-19 Asia Cup in 2018. He was a leading Run Scorer in the ACC U-19 Asia Cup by making 161 Runs in 3 matches. In January 2019, he played in T20 matches Against the UAE Team. In April 2019 he was in the Nepal Squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Asia Qualification Tournament. He became a Captain for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. In the Opening Match of the Tournament, he scored 95 runs from 105 balls Against Singapore.
In the Regional Final of the 2018-19 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier Tournament, he was placed for Team Nepal Squad. And in November 2019, he attended the 2019 ACC Emerging Team Asia Cup held in Bangladesh.
He played in a Men Cricket Tournament at SAG in November 2019. In this Tournament Team Nepal became Third to get a Bronze Medal after beating Team Maldives.
He is the time highest run scorer of Nepal in the ODI format and the First Nepalese player to make 1000 runs in ODI cricket. Rohit Paudel was made captain of the Nepali National Cricket Team on date of November 12th, 2022.
On 25 March 2022, in the first match of a two-match series against Papua New Guinea, Rk Paudel made his first century in an ODI match with 126 runs.
Achievements
| Format | Achievement | Date |
| ODI | 6th Youngest debutant | 15y 335d |
| ODI | 2nd youngest debutant captain | 20y 73d |
| T20I | Highest partnership for the 3rd wicket | 193 (with Kushal Malla against Mongolia) |
| T20I | Location | Hangzhou |
| T20I | Date | 27 September 2023 |
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