Kanishka Chaugai

Kanishka Chaugai (born 24 January 1986) is a Nepalese-born American cricketer, who currently plays for Minor League Cricket team Hollywood Master Blasters in American domestic tournaments. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he previously represented for the Nepal national cricket team in 2004.

Biography Born in Nepal in 1986,

In 2003, he played three matches for Nepal Under-19s against India Under-19s before playing in the Youth Asia Cup in Pakistan. He played in a second Under-19 World Cup in Bangladesh in 2004 and made his début for the Nepal senior team that year when he played in an ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament match against Hong Kong. He also played ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament matches against Singapore, Malaysia, The games against the UAE and Hong Kong also counted towards the 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup and are his only first-class matches to date. Chaugai had won the man of the match award in the plate semi-final where Nepal beat South Africa by 2 runs. He most recently played for the senior team in a play-off match against Namibia to decide the final spot in the 2006 ICC Intercontinental Cup. Needing an outright win to qualify, Nepal could only secure a draw after there was no play on the first day.

Late in 2006, Kaniska Chaugai left Nepal and Nepali cricket team to seek future in the United States. In June 2021, he was selected to take part in the Minor League Cricket tournament in the United States following the players' draft.