Karan KC

Karan K.C. (Nepali: करण के.सी.; born 10 October 1991) is a Nepalese cricketer. He was one of the eleven cricketers to play in Nepal's first ever One Day International (ODI) match, against the Netherlands, in August 2018.

Karan K.C.
करण के.सी.
Karan playing for Panchakanya Tej in EPL 2016
Personal information
Full nameKaran Khatri Chhetri
Born (1991-10-10) 10 October 1991
Baglung, Nepal
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
RoleBowling All-rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 4)1 August 2018 v Netherlands
Last ODI12 February 2020 v USA
T20I debut (cap 15)30 June 2015 v Netherlands
Last T20I4 March 2020 v Thailand
T20I shirt no.33
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2014–2015Pokhara (National League)
2014–2014Panchakanya Tej (NPL)
2015–2015Pentagon (SPA Cup)
2016-2016Panchakanya Tej (EPL)
2017-presentBiratnagar Warriors
2021-presentPune Devils
Career statistics
Competition T20I LA T20 ODI
Matches 25 24 24 9
Runs scored 173 96 133 43
Batting average 15.72 8.00 12.09 6.14
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 40* 42* 31* 18
Balls bowled 495 981 453 403
Wickets 33 37 33 13
Bowling average 19.12 30.54 19.71 24.46
5 wickets in innings 0 1 0 0
10 wickets in match n/a n/a n/a n/a
Best bowling 4/17 5/26 4/17 4/15
Catches/stumpings 9/– 3/– 8/– 0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 4 March 2020

Karan became an internet sensation and gained millions of fans across Nepal and beyond after he guided Nepal to a one-wicket thrilling victory against Canada in their final match of the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two at Windhoek, Namibia on 14 February 2018; popularly known as his valentine's gift to all Nepalese.[1]

KC walked to the middle, at a stage when Nepal were reeling at 144/8, still needing 51 runs off 48 balls for victory with just two wickets intact. and rescued Nepal in the dying moment, clobbering 42 runs off 31 balls including four sixes and three boundaries. KC and Lamichanne shared a match winning tenth wicket 51 runs partnership to take the team home.[2]

The victory had ensured Nepal a berth for 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier to be held in March in Zimbabwe.

Karan is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm Fast-Medium bowler.[3] He made his debut for Nepal against Uganda in January 2015.[4]

Karan Khatri

He represents the Region no. 8 Pokhara of the National League, Panchakanya Tej of the Everest Premier League and Pentagon International College, which plays in the SPA Cup. He represented Panchakanya Tej in the Everest Premier League, 2016.

Playing career

He is a young but heavily built lad originally from Baglung and brought up in Chandigarh, India. He was just one-year old when his family took him to Punjab from Baglung.

Karan was playing excessive cricket with the tennis ball that got into his parent's nerves and they finally took a decision to send him back to Nepal. The decision actually backfired for his parents but worked in the well-being of Nepali cricket. For a guy who was bowling over 130 km/h, he was already a national team material. They called him for the camps in Kathmandu and now, impressive with the raw pace and the physique he carries, he's been an important seamer for Nepal.

He represented Panchakanya Tej in the 2014 Nepal Premier League, where he picked up 10 wickets from the 7 matches at an average of 13.40.[5]

He was selected in the 18 man preliminary squad for the 2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Three[6] but did not make it to the final squad.[7] Then he went India along with his teammate Aarif Sheikh in September 2014 for a 10-day training at Just Cricket Academy in Bangalore.[8]

He toured Sri Lanka along with the team in November 2014 where he played two three-day matches against Sri Lanka Cricket Combined XI.[9][10]

He made his List A debut in 2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Two in Namibia in January 2015.[4] Playing his first tournament for Nepal, he picked up 9 wickets in 6 matches at an average of 15.88 and an economy of 3.31,[11] including five-wicket haul against Canada,[12] which is the best bowling figures of a Nepalese bowler in the List A format.[13]

He made his Twenty20 International debut for Nepal against the Netherlands on 30 June 2015.[14]

Karan scored 42 runs, remaining unbeaten in the must win match against Canada winning the match in the last ball and qualifying Nepal for the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier. He was adjudged man of the match for the last wicket partnership of 51 runs with Sandeep Lamichhane.[2]

In July 2018, he was named in Nepal's squad for their One Day International (ODI) series against the Netherlands.[15] These were Nepal's first ODI matches since gaining ODI status during the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier.[16] He made his ODI debut for Nepal against the Netherlands on 1 August 2018.[17]

In August 2018, he was named in Nepal's squad for the 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier tournament.[18] 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.[19] In June 2019, he was named in Nepal's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier tournament.[20][21] In September 2019, he was named in Nepal's squad for the 2019-20 Singapore Tri-Nation Series and 2019-20 Oman Pentangular Series.[22] In the match against Netherlands in the Pentangular Series, he took 4 wickets for 17 runs, and played a match-winning knock of 31 not out.[23]

He made his first-class debut on 6 November 2019, for Nepal against the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), during the MCC's tour of Nepal.[24][25] Later the same month, he was named in Nepal's squads for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh,[26] and for the cricket tournament at the 2019 South Asian Games.[27] The Nepal team won the bronze medal, after they beat the Maldives by five wickets in the third-place playoff match.[28] In September 2020, he was one of eighteen cricketers to be awarded with a central contract by the Cricket Association of Nepal.[29]

References
  1. "Karan KC inspires Nepal to beat Canada, qualify for WC qualifier". 14 February 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  2. "13th match, ICC World Cricket League Division Two at Windhoek, Feb 14 2018 - Match Summary - ESPNCricinfo". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  3. "Karan KC". Cricinfo.
  4. "Scorecard of Nepal v Uganda, WCL Division Two 2015". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  5. "Who is Karan KC? (Exclusive Video)". Cricketlok. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  6. "Squad announced for ICC WCL Division 3, Karan KC selected - Cricketlok". Cricketlok. Archived from the original on 9 November 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  7. Anand Chaudhary. "CAN announces final squad for the ICC WCL Division 3". nepalnews.com. Archived from the original on 9 November 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  8. "Arif, Karan to train in India". myrepublica.com. Archived from the original on 8 November 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  9. "Scorecard of Kurunegala Combined XI v Nepal, Nepal tour of Sri Lanka 2014". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  10. "Scorecard of Sri Lanka Cricket Combined XI v Nepal, Nepal tour of Sri Lanka 2014". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  11. "Cricket Records - ICC World Cricket League Division Two, 2014/15 - Records - Most wickets - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 29 January 2015.
  12. "Scorecard of Canada v Nepal, WCL Division Two 2015". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  13. "Cricket Records - Nepal - Records - List A matches - Best bowling figures in an innings - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo.
  14. "Nepal tour of Netherlands, 1st T20I: Netherlands v Nepal at Amstelveen, Jun 30, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  15. "Nepal spinner Shakti Gauchan to retire after Netherlands tour". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  16. "Nepal thrash PNG to secure ODI status". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
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  18. "Nepal announce squad for Asia Cup Qualifier, fixtures decided". The Himalayan. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  19. "Exciting battle on the cards in the ICC World T20 Asia Qualifier B in Malaysia". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  20. "Nepal's 14-member squad announced for ICC World T20 Asia Finals". Khabarhub. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  21. "Sharad back in the team, Jora, Bhim left out". Cricketing Nepal. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  22. "Malla, Pandey join senior team as T20 series squad announced". OnlineKhabar. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  23. "Full Scorecard of Nepal vs Netherlands, Oman Pentangular T20I Series, 5th Match - Score Report". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  24. "Marylebone Cricket Club tour of Nepal at Kirtipur, Nov 6-8 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  25. "Overseas Tour". MCC. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  26. "Final Squad Announced For Emerging Cup, Khadka and Lamichhane Miss Out". dailylivescores. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  27. "Lamichhane to miss SAG". My Republica. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  28. "South Asian Games: Bronze for Nepal in men's cricket". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  29. "Nepal: Women to receive inaugural central contracts, all cricketers to be insured". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
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