Abinash Bohara (born 30 July 1997) is a Nepalese

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er. He is a right-handed batsman who bowls right arm medium fast.

Early life and career

Bohara was born in Salyan district of Nepal. As a child, he always wanted to join the army. However, after failing to succeed in the army trials, he commenced his cricket journey representing the Nepalgunj (then region no. 5) U-19 cricket team. He claimed seven wickets (three against Baitadi and four against Birgunj) in two matches for Nepalgunj in the 2014 National U-19 Cricket Tournament and believes that gave him more confidence to choose cricket as a career option.

International career

After good performances in the domestic leagues, Bohara was named in Nepal's

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(T20I) squad for their series against the United Arab Emirates in January 2019. He made his T20I debut against

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on 31 January 2019. He was named the player of the series, after taking six wickets in the three matches. 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. In November 2019, Bohara was named in Nepal's squad for the

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in Bangladesh. He made his

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debut for Nepal, against Hong Kong, in the Emerging Teams Cup on 16 November 2019. Later the same month, he was also named in Nepal's squad for the men's cricket tournament at the

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. The Nepal team won the bronze medal, beating the Maldives by five wickets in the third-place playoff match. In January 2020, Bohara was named in Nepal's

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(ODI) squad for the 2020 Nepal Tri-Nation Series. He made his ODI debut against

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, on 5 February 2020. In September 2020, he was among the eighteen cricketers awarded a central contract by the

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. In May 2024, he was named in Nepal's squad for the

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tournament.

Records and milestones

T20I * 7th Best figures in an inning - 6/11 against Maldives * 6th Outstanding bowling analysis for 6 wicket haul in an inning - 6/11 against Maldives

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bohara, Abinash 1997 births Living people Nepalese cricketers Nepal One Day International cricketers Nepal Twenty20 International cricketers 21st-century Nepalese sportsmen South Asian Games bronze medalists for Nepal South Asian Games medalists in cricket People from Salyan District, Nepal Cricketers at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games cricketers for Nepal