CAN decided to delay the investigation on Sandeep Lamichhane

According to the Nepal Cricket Association (CAN), the charges against Sandeep Lamichhane, captain of the national cricket team, will not be looked into right now. Sandeep has merely been charged, according to CAN President Chatur Bahadur Chand, and the inquiry is still proceeding. Sandeep has not been confirmed yet; it may be in the works. If Sandeep has disobeyed the rules, legal actions should be taken, according to CAN President Chand.

He stated that unless it is officially verified by the law, he will not suspend Sandeep or take any other action. In the complaint submitted to the Metropolitan Police Circle Gaushala, it is claimed that Sandeep, who currently resides in Budhanilkanth, Kathmandu and has Syangja Aruchour as his permanent home, took the girl to several location in Kathmandu and Bhaktapur on August 5, brought her to a hotel in Kathmandu that same night and raped her.

Sandeep, the captain of the national cricket team, is now playing in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) in Jamaica, West Indies. Prior to that, on August 6, Sandeep and the Nepali national cricket team traveled to Kenya to play three one-day international (ODI) games and five T20 games with

kenya.