Rajesh Pulami

Rajesh Pulami Magar (Nepali: राजेश पुलामी मगर) (born 27 August 1992) is a Nepalese cricketer. Rajesh is a right-handed batsman and a leg break googly bowler.[1] He made his debut for Nepal against Hong Kong in November 2014.[2]

Rajesh Pulami
Personal information
Full name
Rajesh Pulami Magar
Born (1992-08-27) 27 August 1992
Nepal
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeg break, googly
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 13)24 November 2014 v Hong Kong
Last T20I17 July 2015 v Papua New Guinea
T20I shirt no.21
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2013–2015Nepal Army (National League)
2014–2014Colors X-Factors (NPL)
2015–2015Pentagon (SPA Cup)
2013–2013Marylebone Cricket Club
2015–2015Kurunegala Sports Club
Career statistics
Competition T20I LA T20
Matches 6 3 7
Runs scored 52 10 56
Batting average 8.66 5.00 8.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 25 9 25
Catches/stumpings 0/– 0/– 0/–
Source: CricketArchive, 29 September 2021

He represents the Nepal Army Club of the National League, Colors X-Factors of the Nepal Premier League and Pentagon International College, which plays in the SPA Cup.

Playing career

Rajesh has represented Nepal national under-19 cricket team in the 2011 ACC Under-19 Elite Cup, 2012 ICC Under-19 World Cup and several other tournaments. He also took part in 2011 ICC Under-19 World Cup Qualifier where he scored 188 runs at an average of 23.50,[3] including 91 runs against Papua New Guinea U-19s.[4] In 2012 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup, he scored 79 runs in 3 innings at an average of 26.33 and strike rate of 87.77.[5]

In 2013, Pulami, along with another Nepalese youngster Naresh Budhayer, was selected by Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) to train in its special youth program in England. He completed the scholarship programme that provided batting training and match exposure.[6]

He made his Twenty20 International debut for Nepal playing against Hong Kong in the Sri Lanka Tour in November 2014[2] where he also played two three-day matches against Sri Lanka Cricket Combined XI.[7][8]

In February 2015, he went Sri Lanka after being recruited by Kurunegala Sports Club to play in the Emerging Trophy Tournament, three-day cricket tournament.[9]

He made his List A debut in the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship on 29 July 2015 against Scotland.[10]

References
  1. "Rajesh Pulami". Cricinfo.
  2. "4th T20I: Hong Kong v Nepal at Colombo (PSS), Nov 24, 2014 - Cricket Scorecard - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo.
  3. "Cricket Records - Records - ICC Under-19 World Cup Qualifier, 2011 - Most runs - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo.
  4. "Nepal Under-19s v Papua New Guinea Under-19s at Coleraine, Aug 7, 2011 - Cricket Scorecard - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo.
  5. "Cricket Records - Records - Asian Cricket Council Under-19s Asia Cup, 2012 - Most runs - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo.
  6. "Naresh and Rajesh to Fly to London Tomorrow". Nepal Cricket.
  7. "Sri Lanka Cricket Combined XI v Nepal at Dambulla, Nov 14-16, 2014 - Cricket Scorecard - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo.
  8. "Kurunegala Combined XI v Nepal at Kurunegala, Nov 9-11, 2014 - Cricket Scorecard - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo.
  9. "Four cricketers to play in Sri Lanka". ekantipur.com.
  10. "ICC World Cricket League Championship, 7th Match: Scotland v Nepal at Ayr, Jul 29, 2015". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
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