Kathmandu. West Indies all-rounder Fabian Allen has signed with Sudurpaschim Royals for the third edition of the Nepal Premier League (NPL). Allen, 31, is a left-handed batsman and left-arm spinner. He is an experienced T20 cricketer who can bat aggressively in the lower order. He has played in various franchise leagues around the world.
Allen has played 20 ODIs and 42 T20 Internationals for the West Indies. He scored 200 runs and took seven wickets in ODIs. He has 298 runs and 24 wickets to his name in T20 Internationals.
Allen played 178 matches in all T-20 cricket and scored 1,634 runs and took 109 wickets. His batting strike rate in this format is 139.89. He has hit 106 sixes.
Allen made his first-class cricket debut for Jamaica in 2016. During the tour of India in 2018, he made a place in the West Indies ODI and T20 international teams. At the beginning of 2022, he was away from cricket for some time due to personal reasons and returned to the game in August of the same year.
After that he got limited opportunities for West Indies but played in various T20 leagues in Caribbean, UAE, South Africa, Canada, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
Prakash Khadka, Chief Executive Officer of Sudurpaschim Royals, expressed the belief that Allen’s arrival will further strengthen the team’s spin bowling and lower order batting.
Fabian Allen is an experienced T20 player. We believe that his all-round ability will strengthen the team. We expect the team to benefit especially from his ability to spin bowling and aggressive batting in the lower order,” said Khadka.
After being signed to the team, Allen said that he is excited to play in the NPL from Far West Royals. “I am happy to be a part of Far West Royals.” I am excited to come to Nepal to play NPL and contribute to the team’s success. “I will try to perform well in front of the supporters,” Allen said.