Naresh Bahadur Budhayer (last name also spelled as Budayair) ( ne, नरेश बहादुर बुढाऐर) (born 15 October 1991) is a Nepalese-born Canadian

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er. He is a right-handed

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and a right-arm

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bowler. In 2022, he gave up his Nepalese citizenship and switched his nationality to Canadian. He was called in close camp of Canada national team in 2022. He made his debut for

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against

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in November 2009. He represented the

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of the

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of the

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and Pentagon International College, which played in the

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Playing career

Nepal

After making his debut for Nepal in the 2009 ACC Twenty20 Cup, he was in the squad for the

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under then-coach

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but didn't play a single match in the tournament. After the departure of Dias, Naresh missed to be a part of Nepal's glorious years of cricket under new coach

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before finally making a comeback in the team for the

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. Budhayer had other chances come his way but has never had the opportunity to carry his team to a victory. During the

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, Budhayer was included in the Nepal team that went to

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in place of

Gyanendra Malla Gyanendra Malla ( ne, ज्ञानेन्द्र मल्‍ल; born 16 September 1990) is a Nepalese professional cricketer and the former captain of the Nepal national Team. He is a right-handed batsman and an occasional wicket-keep ...

, whose tour was uncertain due to some VISA issues. Budhayer made the trip to

but didn't get to play a single match for Nepal; what he did experience was the environment of the dressing room and the experience of touring with the national squad. Budhayer was the highest run scorer for Nepal during the U-19 World Cup selection tournament where he scored 232 runs altogether and Budhayer also proved his potential during the 2011 ACC Under-19 Elite Cup where he remained

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in the entire series besides final and scored a total of 121 runs at an average of 121. Budhayer's name became popular among the growing Nepali cricket fan base after he made a peculiar record of scoring a century against

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during the 2012 U-19 World Cup warm-up match, and he has made good contributions for Nepal in the age divisions. Naresh was awarded Player of the Series award in the 2013 SPA Cup. He scored 123 runs in four matches at an average of 41.00 and took seven wickets at the economy of 6.17. Later Budhayer, along with another Nepalese youngster

Rajesh Pulami Rajesh Pulami Magar ( ne, राजेश पुलामी मगर) (born 27 August 1992) is a Nepalese cricketer. Rajesh is a right-handed batsman and a leg break googly bowler. He made his debut for Nepal against Hong Kong in November 201 ...

, was selected by

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(MCC) to train in its special youth program in

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. While both players completed the scholarship programme that provided batting training and match exposure, Naresh stayed back further for one month and involved himself in the third tier cricket of

. Budhayer represented Nepal in the

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where he opened the batting of

along with

Subash Khakurel Subash Khakurel ( ne, सुवास खकुरेल; born June 22 1987) is a Nepalese professional cricketer. Subash is a right-handed opening batsman and a wicket-keeper. He made his debut for Nepal against Hong Kong in December 2011. Su ...

. He also opened Nepal's batting in the

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, where he scored 198 runs, including two fifties, in seven innings at an average of 33.00. Budhayer doesn't like to lose his wicket and prefers to stay unbeaten and carry on till the end, which is evident in his statistics during the 2011 ACC Under-19 Elite Cup where he scored 121 runs at an average of 121. Also, his patient century against

during the 2012 U-19 World Cup practice match is another innings that showcases Budhayer's talent.

Canada

In 2016, Budhayer moved to Canada. He then became Head Coach Bloomfield Cricket Academy, a Toronto-based club owned by Former Nepal national team coach Pubudu Dassanayake. Budhayer then played for teams like MLCC XI, Bloomfield Cricket Club, Nepalese Canadian Cricket Club, Centurions CC etc. in Domestic leagues. He captained MLCC XI side against

, while Nepal national team was touring Canada.

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