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Amrit Bhattarai (born 30 December 1990) is a Nepalese
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er, who plays for the Nepal national team. Amrit is a right-handed
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and a left-arm
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bowler. He made his debut against
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in October 2006. He represents the
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of the
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and Kantipur Gurkhas of the
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.


Junior career

Amrit Bhattarai started his national cricketing career by representing Nepal in the 2005 edition of the ACC U-15 tournament. Following impressive performances, Bhattarai secured a place in the under-19 team the same year during the ACC Under-19 Asia Cup where he managed to claim 13 wickets and this performance helped Bhattarai cement his spot in the squad for the 2006 Under-19 World Cup. He scored 82 runs in an inning against Saudi Arabia Under-19, which is his highest score in batting.


Senior career

Bhattarai debuted for the senior national team in 2006 during the
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. Slots for fast bowlers were limited then as the lethal opening duo of
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and
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reigned as the strike bowlers of Nepal and Bhattarai wasn't able to outperform the two stars of the national team. Consequently, he had to wait for two years before the left-arm medium pace bowler was recalled to the national squad for the
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. Bhattarai wasn't able to perform to his potential and failed to make any headlines during the tournament due to which he had to wait for another two years before he was recalled into the squad in 2010 for the
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and the
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tournament. Being left out of the squad twice must have gnawed at Bhattarai, who seemed to return with a vengeance during the 2010 Division Four tournament where he bowled exceptionally well to scalp a total of 12 wickets for the eventual tournament winners, Nepal, and since then, Bhattarai hasn't struggled to maintain his place in the national senior side. Some of his memorable performances include four wickets against
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in the 2012 Division Four, three against
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in
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and three against
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in the
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tournament. Amrit missed the 2013 ACC Emerging Teams Cup in Singapore in August 2013 and 2014 World Cup Qualifier in
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in January 2014. He rode on his luck to find a place in the national team for the
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after all-rounder Prithu Baskota failed to prove his fitness just a week before leaving to the
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for training. But he didn't get to play a single match. He made his comeback for the team in the
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, where he played four matches and picked up four wickets in the tournament. He made his
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debut for Nepal playing against
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in the Sri Lanka Tour in November 2014 where he also played a three-day match against Sri Lanka Cricket Combined XI.


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bhattarai, Amrit 1990 births Living people Nepalese cricketers Nepal Twenty20 International cricketers 21st-century Nepalese sportsmen Cricketers at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games cricketers for Nepal