Shaadi.com founder Anupam Mittal offers help as Nepal cricketer says he doesn’t have a good bat

Lalit Rajbanshi says he doesn’t have a suitable bat for international matches and relies on a teammate’s bat.

Shaadi.com founder Anupam Mittal offered his support to Nepal cricketer Lalit Rajbanshi.

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The Nepal cricket team participated in the ongoing Asia Cup, where they were in a tough group with India and Pakistan. Nevertheless, Nepal put on a brave show against India, scoring 230 runs while batting first. While they couldn’t beat their much-fancied opponents, the tournament gave them a platform to test themselves.

Lalit Rajbanshi, a player of the team, recently said he did not have a suitable bat for international matches and had to rely on a teammate’s bat. The 24-year-old spinner said, “I’ve bat to play in nets, but I don’t have a suitable one for international matches. During actual games, I rely on my teammates bats & they lend me their bats. I mostly use Kushal Bhurtel bat.”

An account named ICC Asia Cricket shared Rajbanshi’s quote on the microblogging platform X, along with his photo with India captain Rohit Sharma.

Nepal cricketer Lalit Rajbanshi said, “I’ve bat to play in nets, but I don’t have a suitable one for international matches. During actual games, I rely on my teammates bats & they lend me their bats. I mostly use Kushal Bhurtel bat.”😑#NepalCricket #AsiaCup #RohitSharma #Support pic.twitter.com/agUksjXCNU

— ICC Asia Cricket (@ICCAsiaCricket) September 11, 2023

The tweet received more than a million views and Shaadi.com founder Anupam Mittal promised help. “Pls put him in touch with me, can try & help him with his kit,” Mittal posted on X, formerly Twitter.

Pls put him in touch with me, can try & help him with his kit 🏏 https://t.co/hGlDR4m0nc

— Anupam Mittal (@AnupamMittal) September 13, 2023

“My favourite Shark for a reason,” an X user commented. “Great gesture,” said another. “My favourite Shark for a reason,” wrote a third.

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Nepal lost both their matches in the Asia Cup. Pakistan beat the team by 238 runs while India won by 10 wickets. Nepal were awarded T20I status by the ICC in June 2014 and ODI status in 2018.