Basanta Regmi ( ne, वसन्त रेग्मी) (born 6 April 1986) is a
Nepalese professional Cricketer.
All-rounder
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Regmi is a left-handed
batsman
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and a
left-arm orthodox spin
Left-arm orthodox spin, Left-arm off spin also known as slow left-arm orthodox spin bowling, is a type of Finger spin, left-arm finger spin bowling (cricket), bowling in the sport of cricket.
Left-arm orthodox spin is bowled by a left-arm bow ...
ner. He made his debut for
Nepal
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सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...
against
Namibia
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in March 2006. He was one of the eleven cricketers to play in Nepal's first ever
One Day International
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(ODI) match, against the
Netherlands
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, in August 2018.
He is the captain of the
Kantipur Gurkhas of the
Nepal Premier League
Everest Premier League (EPL) ( ne, एभरेष्ट प्रिमियर लिग) is a franchise Twenty20 cricket tournament organized by EPL Pvt. Ltd., a private group in Nepal run by Aamir Akhtar alongside his team including Kie ...
. He also plays for the
APF Club
Nepal A.P.F. Club (), commonly known as APF Club, is a sports club based in Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Nepal. The club is the sports-wing of the Armed Police Force.
History
The APF Club was established on 24 October 2001, following the trad ...
in the
National League
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.
Change of bowling action
Basanta Regmi entered the Nepalese cricketing arena as a left-armed fast bowler with a reputation for swinging the ball both ways. However, he suffered a motorbike accident, which left a significant impact in his career. The accident left Regmi with a broken finger, and caused him to change his bowling action, shifting from fast bowling to finger spin.
Early life and career
Born in
Bhairahawa
Siddharthanagar ( ne, सिद्धार्थनगर), formerly and colloquially still called Bhairahawa ( ne, भैरहवा), is a municipality and the administrative headquarter of Rupandehi District in Lumbini Province of Nepal, ...
in 1986, Regmi first represented Nepal at Under-17 level, playing in the ICC Under-17 Asia Cup in
Pakistan
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in July 2000. In his second match he won the
man of the match
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award for his 3 important wickets against Bahrain. He represented in the ACC Under-17 Asia Cup the following year in
Bangladesh
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.
In 2002, he played his first
Under-19 World Cup, the
2002 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in
New Zealand
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but could not do much there as he did not get enough games to play.
[Under-19 ODIs played by Basanta Regmi](_blank)
at CricketArchive Nepal finished the tournament as runners-up in the plate competition, but Regmi only played one match, against
Scotland
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.
Making his Under-19 youth ODI debut in the match, he didn't bat or bowl during the 48 run win. The following year he played for Nepal Under-19s in one match against their Indian counterparts in
Kirtipur
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, where he
bowled
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Second, it is a method of dismissing a batsman, by hitting the wicket with a ball delivered by the bowler. (Th ...
future
Indian
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Peoples South Asia
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player
Suresh Raina
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.
He played in his second
Under-19 World Cup, the
2004 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in
Bangladesh
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.
He also played three matches during the
ACC Under-19 Cup
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the following year.
Selectors did not lose their faith on him and he again featured for Nepal in the
2006 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in
Sri Lanka
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.
He took 12 wickets and made 141 runs with the bat. His 3 wickets helped win the plate-semifinal against
South Africa
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by 2 runs. In the plate final against
New Zealand
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he scored 66 runs and took 3 wickets and won
Man of the match
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award.
International career
Later in 2006, he made his debut for the senior Nepali side, playing in an
ICC Intercontinental Cup
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play-off match against
Namibia
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. This was followed by three matches against the Pakistan Cricket Academy in
Multan
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, the
2006 ACC Trophy in
Malaysia
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and four matches in the
ACC Premier League
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against
Hong Kong
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, the
UAE
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,
Singapore
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and
Malaysia national cricket team
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He played four matches for
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...
in 2007, all in the
2007 ACC Twenty20 Cup
The 2007 ACC Twenty20 Cup was played from 27 October until 2 November 2007 in Kuwait.
The ten competing teams were: Afghanistan, Hong Kong, Kuwait, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and the UAE.
Group stage Group A
Group A sa ...
in
Kuwait
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. In 2008, he was selected for the
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...
squad for
Division Five of the
World Cricket League
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in
Jersey
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. He played in all matches during the tournament.
Later in the year, he played in the
2008 ACC Trophy Elite
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in Malaysia. In 2009, he played in a three-day match against the
Marylebone Cricket Club
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, taking 3/20 and 3/27 to help lead his team to an innings win over an
MCC side captained by former
England
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Test cricket
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er
Min Patel
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. He also played in the
ACC Twenty20 Cup
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the same year.
Half-century and 2 wickets against
Singapore
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in the
2010 Division Five, innings of 17
* runs & 2 important wickets in the same match against
Hong Kong
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in
2011 ACC Twenty20 Cup
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, 5 wickets against the
USA
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in the final of
2012 Division Four, man of the series performance by taking 21 wickets in the
2012 Division Four (highest wicket taker of the tournament), 10 wickets in
2012 ACC Trophy Elite, 10 wickets in
2013 ACC Twenty20 Cup
The 2013 ACC Twenty20 Cup was a cricket tournament held between March 26 and April 3 in Nepal. The tournament served as a qualifying tournament for the 2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier. Afghanistan has already qualified as an ODI nation while UA ...
, and 14 wickets in
2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier
The 2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier was played in November 2013 in the United Arab Emirates and is a part of the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier series. This edition of the qualifier for the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 was an expanded version comprisi ...
.
In the
2014 World Cup Qualifier in
New Zealand
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he scored 118 runs and picked up 9 wickets.
He took wickets in all the three matches that Nepal played in the
2014 ICC World Twenty20
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.
He took 5 wickets during the
2014 Asian Games
The 2014 Asian Games ( ko, 2014년 아시아 경기대회/2014년 아시안 게임, Icheon sip-sa nyeon Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Icheon sip-sa nyeon Asian Geim), officially known as the 17th Asian Games ( ko, 제17회 아시아 경기대회/제17회 ...
at an average of 5.80 and an economy rate of 3.16. He was also the best bowler in the
2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Three
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. He took 14 wickets in the tournament.
He is also the leading wicket taker in
World Cricket League
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matches with 103 wickets in 51 matches at an average of 11.65 and economy rate of 3.00.
He is also the first bowler to take 100 wickets in this format, achieving this feat after taking 2 wickets in a match against
Netherlands
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in the
2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Two in
Namibia
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.
He took a total of 7 wickets from 5 matches in the tournament.
He took 8 wickets in the
2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier
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at an average of 13.75 and an economy rate of 6.40, including a four-wicket haul against Hong Kong, which is the best bowling figures of a Nepalese bowler in the T20I format. In the final group stage match against
Canada
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, he took bowling figures of 3/34 to restrict the opponent to 195 runs. The match ended in a last ball victory for Nepal and was qualified to enter
2018 ICC World Cup Qualifier
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.
In July 2018, he was named in Nepal's squad for their
One Day International
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(ODI) series
against the Netherlands.
These were Nepal's first ODI matches since gaining ODI status during the
2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier.
He made his ODI debut for Nepal against the
Netherlands
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on 1 August 2018.
In August 2018, he was named in Nepal's squad for the
2018 Asia Cup Qualifier tournament.
In October 2018, he was named in Nepal's squad in the Eastern sub-region group for the
2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Asia Qualifier tournament. In June 2019, he was named in Nepal's squad for the
Regional Finals of the
2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier
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Twelve regional qualifiers were held by the International Cricket Council (ICC), with 62 teams competed dur ...
tournament. In September 2020, he was one of eighteen cricketers to be awarded with a central contract by the
Cricket Association of Nepal
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.
In June 2021, he was selected to take part in the
Minor League Cricket
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tournament in the United States following the players' draft.
Playing style
Regmi had to change his bowling style due to his broken finger, switching from
left-arm fast to
slow left-arm orthodox
Left-arm orthodox spin, Left-arm off spin also known as slow left-arm orthodox spin bowling, is a type of Finger spin, left-arm finger spin bowling (cricket), bowling in the sport of cricket.
Left-arm orthodox spin is bowled by a left-arm bow ...
. However, he managed to adapt to the situation and since became an effective wicket-taking option for
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...
. He was inspired by
Daniel Vettori
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Vettori was the young ...
and
Ashley Giles
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, and tried to imitate them, watching several highlights to try and learn how to get a batsman out as a spinner. His ability to take the team out of a crisis by taking crucial wickets and checking the flow of runs led to him being nicknamed "Crisis Man" by
fans and teammates. He is also known for his ability as a useful partnership breaker. However, he is sometimes criticized for being poor in flat
pitches.
He is also a useful lower order
batsman
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, capable of hitting big shots.
References
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1986 births
Living people
Nepalese cricketers
People from Rupandehi District
Nepal One Day International cricketers
Nepal Twenty20 International cricketers
Cricketers at the 2010 Asian Games
Cricketers at the 2014 Asian Games
Asian Games competitors for Nepal
Khas people