Avinash Karn ( ne, अविनाश कर्ण) (born 4 February 1995) is a Nepalese professional

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er. Karn is a right-handed

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and a left-arm

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bowler. He made his debut for

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against

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in August 2013. He represents the

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of the

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of the

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and Sunrise Higher Secondary School, which plays in the

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Playing career

Avinash is the second Nepalese bowler after

Mehboob Alam Mehboob Alam ( ne, मेहबूब आलम) (born 31 August 1981) is a Nepalese cricketer. All-rounder Mehboob is a left-handed batsman and a left-arm fast bowler. He made his debut for Nepal against Japan in November 2000. Mehboob is a w ...

to pick up all 10 wickets in a limited overs match. He single-handedly bowled out Baitadi in the U-19 National Cricket Tournament by picking up all 10 wickets for 24 runs in 6.1 overs. He also represented Nepal Under-19s in the 2013 ACC Under-19 Elite Cup in May 2013. He was the best bowler of the tournament taking total of 24 wickets which included an eight-wicket haul and a

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against Bahrain Under-19. Then he was selected in national team's squad for the 2013 ACC Emerging Teams Cup, where he played against

and under-23 age level teams of the Test nations – India and Pakistan. He was a part of the team in the

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as Nepal qualified for the

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. He made

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debut in 2014 World Cup Qualifier in

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in January 2014. Karn was selected in Nepal's squad for the

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, their maiden appearance in the ICC global event, but was eventually replaced by Anil Mandal after he suffered an injury to his right knee and, therefore, was ruled out of the tournament. He made his

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debut for Nepal against the Netherlands on 30 June 2015.

References

External links

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