Nepal A cricket team
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Association | Cricket Association of Nepal | |
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Personnel | ||
Captain | Binod Bhandari | |
Coach | Gyanendra Malla | |
Team information | ||
Founded | 2024 | |
Home ground | Mulpani International Cricket Ground | |
Capacity | 4000 | |
Official website | https://cricketnepal.org.np | |
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As of 14 February 2024 |
The Nepal A cricket team (Nepali: नेपाल ए क्रिकेट टिम) is a national-level men's cricket team of Nepal that plays in the second-tier relative to the Nepal national cricket team. Matches played by Nepal A are not considered Test matches or One Day Internationals; they instead are eligible to receive first-class and List A classification respectively. It is a developmental team, domestic players are often expected to first get selected in this team before playing for the senior team.[1]
The team was announced by Cricket Association of Nepal secretary Paras Khadka on 4 January 2024.[2] The first representative game played by Nepal A was against Canada in February 2024.[3] The squad for that series was announced on 14 February 2024.[4][5] Nepal A played their first official List A cricket match against Ireland Wolves during the Nepal tour of Ireland Wolves in late March 2024.[6][7][8]
Current squad
The Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) on 14 February 2024 revealed the Nepal A side with Binod Bhandari leading the team.[9] Players with international caps are marked as bold.
Name | Date of birth | Batting style | Bowling style | forms | Domestic team | Nepal T20 | |
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Batters | |||||||
Dev Khanal | (2005-06-29) 29 June 2005 (age 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm offbreak | List A , T20 | Lumbini Province | Far West United | |
Arjun Kumal | (2005-12-11) 11 December 2005 (age 18) | Right-handed | Right-arm Leg-break | List A | Gandaki Province | — | |
Ashutosh Ghiraiya | 29 February 2000 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm Leg-break | List A | Bagmati Province | — | |
Mayan Yadav | (2006-05-07) 7 May 2006 (age 18) | Right-handed | Right-arm offbreak | T20 | Madhesh Province | — | |
Sujan Thapaliya | T20 | Koshi Province | — | ||||
Naren Bhatta | List A | Sudurpashchim Province | — | ||||
All-rounders | |||||||
Basir Ahamad | (2003-09-11) 11 September 2003 (age 20) | Left-handed | Left-arm leg spin | List A , T20 | Tribhuwan Army Club | Kathmandu Knights | |
Bibek Yadav | (2003-10-07) 7 October 2003 (age 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | T20 | Tribhuwan Army Club | Biratnagar Super Kings | |
Pawan Sarraf | (2000-12-17) 17 December 2000 (age 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm offbreak | T20 | Madhesh Province | Janakpur Royals | |
Bipin Khatri | (1997-11-25) 25 November 1997 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | T20 | Gandaki Province | Pokhara Avengers | |
Sher Malla | (2002-12-01) 1 December 2002 (age 21) | Left-handed | Right-arm offbreak | T20 | Sudurpashchim Province | Far West United | |
Kiran Thagunna | T20 | Sudurpashchim Province | — | ||||
Narayan joshi | List A | Sudurpashchim Province | Biratnagar Super Kings | ||||
Wicket-keeper | |||||||
Binod Bhandari | (1990-01-25) 25 January 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | List A , T20 | Nepal Army Club | Far West United | |
Arjun Saud | (2003-06-29) 29 June 2003 (age 21) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | List A | Nepal Army Club | Biratnagar Super Kings | |
Lokesh Bam | (2003-08-14) 14 August 2003 (age 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm offbreak | T20 | Sudurpashchim Province | — | |
Arjun Gharti | (2003-06-29) 29 June 2003 (age 21) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | T20 | Karnali Province | — | |
Spin Bowlers | |||||||
Sagar Dhakal | (2001-12-14) 14 December 2001 (age 22) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | T20 | Nepal Police Club | Lumbini All Stars | |
Mousom Dhakal | (2001-01-27) 27 January 2001 (age 23) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | List A | Nepal Police Club | Pokhara Avengers | |
Shahab Alam | (2001-01-11) 11 January 2001 (age 23) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | List A | Tribhuwan Army Club | Biratnagar Super Kings | |
Ranjit Kumar | (2001-12-14) 14 December 2001 (age 22) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | List A | Madhesh Province | — | |
Pace Bowlers | |||||||
Kamal Singh Airee | (2000-12-19) 19 December 2000 (age 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | List A ,T20 | Nepal Police Club | Kathmandu Knights | |
Rashid Khan | (2001-02-21) 21 February 2001 (age 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | T20 | Nepal Police Club | Far West United | |
Hemant Dhami | (2006-05-14) 14 May 2006 (age 18) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | T20 | Sudurpashchim Province | — | |
Rijan Dhakal | (1994-12-31) 31 December 1994 (age 29) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | List A | Bagmati Province | Biratnagar Super Kings | |
Rupesh Singh | (2000-07-14) 14 July 2000 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm Fast medium | List A | Madhesh Province | — | |
Bikash Aagri | List A ,T20 | Sudurpashchim Province | — |
- As of 25 March 2024
Pay grade
CAN awards central contracts to its players, their pay is graded according to the importance of the player. Players' salaries are as follows:
- Grade A – रू12 lakh (US$9,000)
- Grade B – रू8.4 lakh (US$6,300)
- Grade C – रू6.6 lakh (US$4,900)
- Grade D – रू4.2 lakh (US$3,100)
- Grade EC (Emerging Category) – रू3 lakh (US$2,200)
Coaching staff
Position | Name |
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Cricket manager | ![]() |
Team manager | ![]() |
Head coach | ![]() |
Assistant coach | ![]() |
Team Analyst | ![]() |
Fitness coach | |
Physiotherapist | |
Team Doctor | ![]() |
Results summary
Nepal A matches | List A matches | T20 matches | OTHERS matches | |||||||
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Date | Opponent | W | L | D | W | L | NR/T | W | L | NR/T |
18-22 February 2024 | vs ![]() | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 0 |
29 March-07 April 2024 | vs ![]() | - | 3 | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - |
See also
References
- ^ "प्रधानमन्त्री कपलगत्तै नेपाली क्रिकेटको 'ए' टिम बनाउने क्यानको घोषणा" [After the Prime Minister's Cup, CAN's announcement to form the 'A' team of Nepali cricket]. Nepal Live (in Nepali). Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "नेपाल ए टिम बनाउने आधार प्रधानमन्त्री कप क्रिकेट" [Prime Minister's Cup cricket is the basis for making Nepal A team]. Onlinekhabar (in Nepali). Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Nepal A's fixture revealed against Canada XI". Cricnepal. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "The Cricket Association of Nepal unveils cricket calendar 2024". Cricnepal. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ "नेपालले पहिलाेपटक क्रिकेटको ए टिम बनाउने" [Nepal will make an A team of cricket for the first time]. Nepal Views (in Nepali). Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Ireland Wolves will travel for an eight-match white ball tour of Nepal". Cricket Ireland. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ @CricketNep (3 March 2024). "Ireland A Tour of Nepal kicks off on 24th March" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Rock to skipper Ireland Wolves in Nepal". www.cricketeurope.com. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Nepal A squad unveiled, Binod Bhandari to lead the team". Cricnepal. 14 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
External links
- Team home at ESPNcricinfo
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