Pradeep Airee

Pradeep Airee
Personal information
Full name
Pradeep Singh Airee
Born (1992-09-01) 1 September 1992 (age 32)
Baitadi, Nepal
NicknameBoom Boom Airee
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBatsman and occasional Wicket-keeper
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 14)30 June 2015 v Netherlands
Last T20I11 February 2022 v Oman
T20I shirt no.24
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2011–2015APF
2014–2014Kantipur Gurkhas
2015Sudur Pashchimanchal Academy
2017–Bhairawa Gladiators
2018–Rupendehi Challengers
Career statistics
Competition T20I LA T20
Matches 11 6 31
Runs scored 87 89 288
Batting average 7.90 17.80 12.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/1
Top score 29 26 65*
Balls bowled – 60 –
Wickets – 0 –
Bowling average – – –
5 wickets in innings – – –
10 wickets in match – – –
Best bowling – – –
Catches/stumpings 5/1 2/– 8/1
Source: ESPNCricinfo, 11 February 2022

Pradeep Singh Airee (Nepali: प्रदिप सिंह ऐरी) (born 1 September 1992) is a Nepalese cricketer. Airee is a right-handed batsman and an occasional wicket-keeper, who bowls right-arm medium pace.[1] He made his debut for Nepal against Argentina in August 2010.[2]

He represents the APF Club of the National League, Kantipur Gurkhas of the Nepal Premier League and Sudur Pashchimanchal Academy, which plays in the SPA Cup.

Playing career

Airee was selected in Nepal's fourteen-man squad for the 2010 World Cricket League Division Four, during which he made his debut against Argentina. He made three further appearances in the competition, against the United States, the Cayman Islands and Tanzania.[3] He later played for the Nepal Under-19s in the 2011 Under-19 World Cup Qualifier, making nine appearances during the qualifier, in which the Nepal Under-19s gained qualification to the 2012 Under-19 World Cup.[3]

Further appearances for Nepal followed in the 2011 ACC Twenty20 Cup,[3] before Airee was selected as part of Nepal's fourteen-man squad for the 2012 World Twenty20 Qualifier in the United Arab Emirates,[4] making his Twenty20 debut during the tournament against Hong Kong. He made eight further appearances during the tournament, with his final appearance coming against Papua New Guinea.[5] He scored 165 runs at an average of 20.62 in his nine matches, with a high score of 65 not out.[6] This was his only half century score in the tournament and came against Denmark.[7] Nepal finished the tournament in the seventh place, failing to qualify for the 2012 World Twenty20.

Later in 2012, he was selected as part of the Nepal Under-19 squad for the Under-19 World Cup in Australia,[8] making six Youth One Day International appearances during the tournament.[9] In August 2012, he was selected in Nepal's fourteen man squad for the World Cricket League Division Four in Malaysia.[10]

He made his Twenty20 International debut for Nepal against the Netherlands on 30 June 2015.[11]

In October 2018, he was named in Nepal's squad in the Eastern sub-region group for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Asia Qualifier tournament.[12] He was the leading run-scorer for Nepal in the tournament, with 79 runs in three matches.[13] In June 2019, he was named in Nepal's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier tournament.[14][15] In September 2020, he was one of eighteen cricketers to be awarded with a central contract by the Cricket Association of Nepal.[16]

References

  1. ^ "Pradeep Airee". ESPNcricinfo.
  2. ^ "Argentina v Nepal at Navile, Aug 18, 2010 – Cricket Scorecard – ESPN Cricinfo". ESPNcricinfo.
  3. ^ a b c "Miscellaneous Matches played by Pradeep Airee". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  4. ^ "Shakti, Paresh recalled in national squad | Cricket Nepal". Cricket.com.np. 15 February 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  5. ^ "Twenty20 Matches played by Predeep Airee". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  6. ^ "Twenty20 Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Predeep Airee". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  7. ^ "Denmark v Nepal, 2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  8. ^ "Nepal Under-19s Squad". ESPNcricinfo. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  9. ^ "Under-19 ODI Matches played by Pradeep Airee". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  10. ^ "Squads and fixtures for World Cricket League Division 4". cricketeurope4.net. 8 August 2012. Archived from the original on 14 November 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  11. ^ "Nepal tour of Netherlands, 1st T20I: Netherlands v Nepal at Amstelveen, Jun 30, 2015". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  12. ^ "Exciting battle on the cards in the ICC World T20 Asia Qualifier B in Malaysia". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  13. ^ "ICC World Twenty20 Asia Region Qualifier B, 2018/19 – Nepal: Batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  14. ^ "Nepal's 14-member squad announced for ICC World T20 Asia Finals". Khabarhub. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  15. ^ "Sharad back in the team, Jora, Bhim left out". Cricketing Nepal. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  16. ^ "Nepal: Women to receive inaugural central contracts, all cricketers to be insured". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 23 September 2020.