Nepal Cricketer Lalit Bhandari Severely Injured In A Bike Accident Is Stable; Undergoes Successful Hand & Leg Surgery

Lalit Bhandari, who made his ODI debut back in August 2018 against the Netherlands, was hit by a truck while he was travelling with one of his relatives from Mahendranagar to Dhangadhi.

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New Delhi: Nepal international cricketer Lalit Bhandari who got severely injured in a motorcycle accident in his hometown Kanchanpur is currently stable now and recuperating in the hospital. The 24-year-old was hit by a truck while he was travelling with one of his relatives from Mahendranagar to Dhangadhi. The incident happened on the East-West highway near the Jhalari market on Sunday evening. According to the Cricket Association of Nepal, after initially undergoing treatment at Nisarg Hospital in Dhangadhi, Bhandari was transported to Kohalpur Medical College in Banke for further treatment. “Lalit Bhandari is in Kohalpur Medical hospital and in stable condition now. He has to undergo an operation on both his hands and leg and as per doctors he is out of danger now,” former Nepal captain Paras Khadka tweeted on September 14.

Lalit Bhandari is in Kohalpur Medical hospital and in stable condition now. He has to undergo operation on both his hands and leg and as per doctors he is out of danger now. Let us pray for his speedy recovery through our best wishes and prayers. You will get through it champ pic.twitter.com/1LBeCDZRiA

— Paras Khadka (@paras77) September 14, 2020

In the latest update to Lalit Bhandari's treatment, Nepal cricketer has undergone successful surgery on Thursday.

Some good news coming in that Lalit Bhandari has undergone a successful surgery.

The world cricket family is with you in your recovery, Lalit ???? ???? @paras77 pic.twitter.com/EvK8ddWirh — ICC (@ICC) September 17, 2020

Lalit Bhandari’s career in brief

Bhandari hasn’t played a whole lot of cricket thus far in his career for the Nepal team. Back in August 2018, he made his ODI debut against the Netherlands in Amstelveen. In that game, he picked up two wickets of the experienced Ben Cooper and wicketkeeper Scott Edwards. He didn’t complete his quota of 10 overs though, sending down only nine overs. He also has played three List A matches and a T20, representing Nepal in their game against Marylebone Cricket Club at the iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground. Though he couldn’t get a wicket, he had players like Mahela Jayawardena and Jonathan Trott to rub shoulders within the opposition. In the one over he bowled, the left-arm fast bowler gave away only five runs. He also plays for the Nepal Police Club in domestic cricket and has played some crucial roles for his team. He last played a competitive game back in January 2020 against the Army Club in the Manmohan Memorial National One-Day tournament. But in the first match of the event against Prov-2 Nepal, Bhandari picked up three important wickets, giving away only 21 runs.