Mahesh Kumar Chhetri () (born 26 January 1988) is a Nepalese

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er. Mahesh is a right-handed opening

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and a

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. He made his debut for

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against

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in April 2005. He represents the Jagdamba Giants of the

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of the

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and Pentagon International College, which plays in the SPA Cup.

Playing career

Chhetri has played in the U-15

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2002/3, the ACC U-17 cup 2003/4, the

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2005, the ACC Under-19 Cup 2005/6, the

2006 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup The 2006 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup was played in Sri Lanka from 2 to 15 February 2006. It was the sixth edition of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup. The final was played between Pakistan and India in Colombo, which Pakistan won by 38 runs ...

, the

2006 ACC Trophy The 2006 ACC Trophy was a cricket tournament in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, taking place between 14 August and 26 August 2006. It gave associate and affiliate members of the Asian Cricket Council experience in international one-day cricket. This wa ...

, the 2007 ACC Under-19 Elite Cup, the

2007 ACC Twenty20 Cup The 2007 ACC Twenty20 Cup was played from 27 October until 2 November 2007 in Kuwait. The ten competing teams were: Afghanistan, Hong Kong, Kuwait, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and the UAE. Group stage Group A Group A sa ...

, the 2008 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup, 2008 Division Five,

2008 ACC Trophy Elite The 2008 ACC Trophy Elite was a cricket tournament in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, taking place between 25 July and 3 August 2008. It gives Associate and Affiliate members of the Asian Cricket Council experience of international one-day cricket and a ...

2009 ACC Twenty20 Cup The 2009 ACC Twenty20 Cup was played between 22 and 30 November 2009 in the United Arab Emirates. The twelve competing teams were: Afghanistan, Bahrain, China, Hong Kong, Kuwait, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman national cricket team, Oman, Qatar national ...

, 2010 Division Five and later in the 2014 World Cup Qualifier. In the 2015 National One Day Cricket Tournament, he scored 384 runs in 7 innings at an average of 54.86, with three fifties and a century. He was awarded the Player of the Tournament award as his side,

, won the title. He played for Troon Cricket Club, a cricket club in England, in Cornwall Cricket League Division 2 in July 2015. He scored an unbeaten 64 runs in a match against Gulval Cricket Club and dismissed a batsman by stumping. He was subsequently selected in Nepal's squad for the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship's matches against

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References

External links

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Mahesh Chhetri's Facebook Profile
Nepalese cricketers Living people 1988 births Cricketers at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games cricketers for Nepal Wicket-keepers {{Nepal-cricket-bio-stub