Kathmandu, Oct. 28 -- On September 5, Nepali cricket fans were left in awe when Sudurpaschim Royals revealed the signing of Christopher Austin Lynn, the Australian powerhitter commonly known as Chris Lynn.

Lynn has played for the Australian senior team in 18 T20Is and four ODIs, scoring 291 runs and 75 runs in total, respectively. In 296 T20s across leagues like the Indian Premier League, Caribbean Premier League, Champions League, Pakistan Super League and Big Bash League, among others, Lynn has 8,526 runs in 288 innings.

Days after Lynn's signing, Nepal was rocked by youth-led demonstrations on September 8 and 9, which toppled the government and installed a new interim dispensation. The signings of foreign players stopped.

It was onl...