Rajesh Pulami Magar () (born 27 August 1992) is a Nepalese

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er. Rajesh is a right-handed

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and a

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bowler. He made his debut for

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against

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in November 2014. He represents the Nepal Army Club of the

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

Playing career

Rajesh has represented Nepal national under-19 cricket team in the 2011 ACC Under-19 Elite Cup, 2012 ICC Under-19 World Cup and several other tournaments. He also took part in 2011 ICC Under-19 World Cup Qualifier where he scored 188 runs at an average of 23.50, including 91 runs against Papua New Guinea U-19s. In 2012 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup, he scored 79 runs in 3 innings at an average of 26.33 and strike rate of 87.77. In 2013, Pulami, along with another Nepalese youngster Naresh Budhayer, was selected by

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(MCC) to train in its special youth program in

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. He completed the scholarship programme that provided batting training and match exposure. He made his

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debut for Nepal playing against

in the Sri Lanka Tour in November 2014 where he also played two three-day matches against Sri Lanka Cricket Combined XI. In February 2015, he went

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after being recruited by Kurunegala Sports Club to play in the Emerging Trophy Tournament, three-day cricket tournament. He made his

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debut in the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship on 29 July 2015 against

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pulami Magar, Rajesh Living people 1992 births Nepalese cricketers Nepal Twenty20 International cricketers 21st-century Nepalese sportsmen