Kanishka Chaugai (born 24 January 1986) is a Nepalese-born American

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er, who currently plays for Minor League Cricket team Hollywood Master Blasters in American domestic tournaments. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler,CricketArchive profile
/ref> he previously represented for the Nepal national cricket team in 2004.

Biography

Born in

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 1986, Kanishka Chaugai first played for Nepal at Under-17 level when he played in the ICC Under-17 Asia Cup in

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in 2000. He played in the ACC Under-17 Asia Cup in

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the following year before playing at Under-19 level for the first time in the 2002 Under-19 World Cup in New Zealand.Other matches played by Kanishka Chaugai
at CricketArchive In 2003, he played three matches for Nepal Under-19s against India Under-19s before playing in the Youth Asia Cup in Pakistan. He played in a second Under-19 World Cup in

in 2004 and made his début for the Nepal senior side that year when he played in an

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match against

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. Remaining in the senior side, in early 2005 he played in the repêchage tournament of the

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, in which Nepal finished third after beating

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in a play-off. He also played

matches against Singapore, Malaysia, the UAE and

.First-class matches played by Kanishka Chaugai
at CricketArchive The games against the UAE and Hong Kong also counted towards the

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and are his only first-class matches to date. Returning to the Under-19 team, he captained Nepal Under-19s in the 2006 Under-19 World Cup in

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, leading them to the Plate Championship final where they beat New Zealand. Chaugai had won the

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award in the plate semi-final where Nepal beat South Africa by 2 runs. He most recently played for the senior side in a play-off match against

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to decide the final spot in the

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. Needing an outright win to qualify, Nepal could only secure a draw after there was no play on the first day. Late in 2006, Kaniska Chaugai left Nepal and Nepali cricket team to seek future in the United States. In June 2021, he was selected to take part in the Minor League Cricket tournament in the United States following the players' draft.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chaugai, Kanishka 1986 births Living people Nepalese cricketers American people of Nepalese descent