New Milestone in Nepali Cricket: Rohit Becomes the First Player to Play 50 ODIs

Nepali cricket team captain Rohit Paudel has become the first Nepali player to play 50 ODIs. In the ICC World Cup qualifiers, Rohit completed his 50th match against the Netherlands. Rohit has become the first player to play 50 ODIs for Nepal. After Rohit, the most ODIs for Nepal are Dipendra Singh Airee's 48th and Sandeep Lamichhane's 47th. Sompal Kami has played 47 ODIs for Nepal. Had he not been injured against Zimbabwe, he would have completed his 50th ODI alongside Rohit. The 20-year-old Rohit has scored 1,403 runs including 1 century and 8 half-centuries in 49 ODIs for Nepal. He is the first player to complete 1,000 runs in ODIs for Nepal. He is the player who has scored the most runs in a single innings in any international match for Nepal. He played a record innings of 126 runs against Papua New Guinea in 2022. Rohit became Nepal's captain last year. He made his ODI debut against the Netherlands on August 3, 2018. Nepal lost the toss to the Netherlands and is batting first. To secure a place in the Super Six while remaining in the top three, Nepal must win this match.