Nepal A cricket team
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 | Contract | forms | Domestic team | Nepal T20 | |
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Batters | ||||||||
Aarif Sheikh | 5 October 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | B | List A, T20 | Nepal Police Club | Pokhara Avengers | |
Bhim Sharki | 26 September 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm offbreak | B | List A | Nepal Army Club | Far West United | |
Sundeep Jora | 20 October 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | C | T20 | Nepal A.P.F. Club | Janakpur Royals | |
Dev Khanal | 29 June 2005 | Right-handed | Right-arm offbreak | EC | List A , T20 | Lumbini Province | Far West United | |
Arjun Kumal | 11 December 2005 | 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 | 7 May 2006 | Right-handed | Right-arm offbreak | — | T20 | Madhesh Province | — | |
Sujan Thapaliya | — | T20 | Koshi Province | — | ||||
Naren Bhatta | — | List A | Sudurpashchim Province | — | ||||
All-rounders | ||||||||
Pawan Sarraf | 17 December 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm offbreak | D | T20 | Madhesh Province | Janakpur Royals | |
Basir Ahamad | 11 September 2003 | Left-handed | Left-arm leg spin | D | List A , T20 | Tribhuwan Army Club | Kathmandu Knights | |
Bibek Yadav | 7 October 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | D | T20 | Tribhuwan Army Club | Biratnagar Super Kings | |
Bipin Khatri | 25 November 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | EC | T20 | Gandaki Province | Pokhara Avengers | |
Kiran Thagunna | Right-handed | — | T20 | Sudurpashchim Province | — | |||
Narayan joshi | — | T20 | Sudurpashchim Province | Biratnagar Super Kings | ||||
Sher Malla | 1 December 2002 | Left-handed | Right-arm offbreak | — | T20 | Sudurpashchim Province | Far West United | |
Wicket-keeper | ||||||||
Binod Bhandari | 25 January 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | C | List A , T20 | Nepal Army Club | Far West United | |
Arjun Saud | 29 June 2003 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | C | List A | Nepal Army Club | Biratnagar Super Kings | |
Lokesh Bam | 14 August 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm offbreak | — | T20 | Sudurpashchim Province | — | |
Arjun Gharti | 29 June 2003 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | EC | T20 | Karnali Province | — | |
Spin Bowlers | ||||||||
Sagar Dhakal | 14 December 2001 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | — | T20 | Nepal Police Club | Lumbini All Stars | |
Shahab Alam | 11 January 2001 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | — | List A | Tribhuwan Army Club | Biratnagar Super Kings | |
Ranjit Kumar | 14 December 2001 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | — | List A | Madhesh Province | ||
Mausam Dhakal | 27 January 2001 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | — | List A | Nepal Police Club | Pokhara Avengers | |
Pace Bowlers | ||||||||
Pratis GC | 22 May 2004 | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | C | List A | Bagmati Province | Pokhara Avengers | |
Rijan Dhakal | 31 December 1994 | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | EC | List A | Bagmati Province | Biratnagar Super Kings | |
Hemant Dhami | 14 May 2006 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | EC | T20 | Sudurpashchim Province | — | |
Rupesh Singh | 14 July 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm Fast medium | EC | List A | Madhesh Province | — | |
Rashid Khan | 21 February 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | — | T20 | Nepal Police Club | Far West United | |
Kamal Singh Airee | 19 December 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | — | List A ,T20 | Nepal Police Club | Kathmandu Knights | |
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$9,400)
- Grade B – रू8.4 lakh (US$6,600)
- Grade C – रू6.6 lakh (US$5,200)
- Grade D – रू4.2 lakh (US$3,300)
- Grade EC (Emerging Category) – रू3 lakh (US$2,300)
Coaching staff
Position | Name |
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Cricket manager | Binod Das |
Team manager | Suman Raj Karki |
Head coach | Gyanendra Malla |
Assistant coach | Kalam Ali |
Cricket Consultant | Vacant |
Fitness coach | |
Physiotherapist | |
Team Doctor | Abisekh Raj Singh |
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 Canada XI | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 0 |
29 March-07 April 2024 | vs Ireland Wolves | - | - | - | 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. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "The Cricket Association of Nepal unveils cricket calendar 2024". Cricnepal. 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. 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. Retrieved 14 February 2024.