Internationally acclaimed Nepali cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane has welcomed the newly appointed head cricket coach of Nepal, Pubudu Dashaynke in his Facebook page, the coach he came to the limelight under. Although Sandeep was born in Nepal, he grew up in India as his dad worked in railways there and learned cricket while studying in an Indian school.

 Pubudu, who was born in Sri Lanka and played cricket for famous Sri Lankan teams is now a citizen of Canada. Ever since the Sri-Lankan born Canadian coach gave Sandeep his first start, he never looked back.