- Role
- Leg-spin bowler
- Country
- Nepal
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm leg break googly
- Born
- Syangja, Nepal (2000)
- Net worth
- $1m–$2m (editorial estimate)
Nepal’s trailblazer
No cricketer has done more to put Nepal on the sport’s map. A teenage prodigy from Syangja, Sandeep Lamichhane was picked by Delhi Daredevils in the 2018 IPL auction — the first Nepali player in IPL history — and went on to become a globe-trotting T20 specialist with stints in Australia’s Big Bash League, the Caribbean Premier League and beyond.
His leg-breaks and googlies made him, at his peak, one of the most economical wrist-spinners in the short format anywhere in the world.
Career highlights
- First Nepali cricketer in the IPL (Delhi Daredevils, 2018)
- Franchise career spanning the BBL, CPL and other major T20 leagues
- Nepal’s talisman with the ball across ODIs and T20Is, regularly ranked among the leading Associate wicket-takers
- Returned to national duty in late 2024 after an appeals court overturned an earlier conviction, and remains a central figure in Nepal’s World Cup League 2 campaign
Playing style
A classical wrist-spinner with a well-disguised googly, Lamichhane attacks the stumps relentlessly. In ODIs he functions as a genuine strike bowler through the middle overs; in T20s his four overs are treated by opponents as a survival exercise. Nepal’s entire bowling plan for a decade has been built around the overs he bowls.
Net worth and earnings
Lamichhane is comfortably Nepal’s highest-earning cricketer. Franchise contracts across multiple leagues, a national central contract, and endorsement deals with major Nepali brands give him an income profile closer to a Full Member international than a typical Associate player. Exact figures are not public; our editorial estimate puts his net worth at $1–2 million as of 2026.
Frequently asked questions
Was Sandeep Lamichhane the first Nepali player in the IPL?
Yes. Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) signed him for the 2018 IPL season, making him the first cricketer from Nepal to play in the Indian Premier League.
What is Sandeep Lamichhane's net worth?
His earnings are not publicly disclosed, but as Nepal's most successful franchise cricketer — with IPL, BBL, CPL and other league contracts — editorial estimates place his net worth in the $1–2 million range as of 2026, the highest of any Nepali cricketer.
Which franchise leagues has Sandeep Lamichhane played in?
He has appeared in the IPL, Australia's Big Bash League, the Caribbean Premier League and several other T20 competitions around the world, alongside domestic Nepali leagues.
Net worth figures are editorial estimates compiled from public reporting. Players and boards rarely disclose contract values. Profile last updated 16 July 2026.