Bhairahawa Gladiators is a professional cricket franchise team based in Bhairahawa city, Nepal which participates in the Everest Premier League. Under the leadership of captain Sharad Vesawkar,[1] they reached the finals of 2017 and 2018 edition of the league[2] which they lost to Biratnagar Warriors and Lalitpur Patriots by 1 and 14 runs respectively.[3]
| भैरहवा ग्लाडियटर्स | |
 Official logo of Bhairawaha Gladiators | |
| Nickname(s) | Gladiators |
|---|---|
| League | Everest Premier League |
| Personnel | |
| Captain | Sharad Vesawkar |
| Coach | Pubudu Dassanayake |
| Batting coach | N/A |
| Fielding coach | N/A |
| Owner | Aditya Sanghai(Sagarmatha Cement and Triveni Group) |
| Team information | |
| City | Bhairahawa |
| Colours | Orange , Yellow |
| Founded | 2017 |
| Home ground | Siddhartha Rangasala |
| Capacity | 1000 |
| Secondary home ground(s) | Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground |
| Secondary ground capacity | 20000 |
| History | |
| Everest Premier League wins | 0 (Everest Premier League) (T-20) |
| Notable players |  Sharad Vesawkar Tamim Iqbal Upul Tharanga Mohammad NaveedAarif Sheikh |
Squad edit
This section needs to be updated. (January 2020) |
Players with international caps are listed in bold.[4][5]
| Name | Nat | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | |||||
| Upul Tharanga | |
2 February 1985 | Left-handed | ||
| Tamim Iqbal Khan | |
20 March 1989 | Left-handed | ||
| Rohit Paudel | |
2 September 2002 | Right-handed | Right arm | |
| Sharad Vesawkar | |
9 August 1988 | Right-handed | Right arm off break | |
| All-rounders | |||||
| Sharvin Muniandy | 
|
October 15, 1995 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
| Aarif Sheikh | |
5 October 1997 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
| Kushal Malla | |
5 March 2004 | Right-handed | Left arm Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Hari Shankar Shah | |
5 March 1997 | Right-handed | Left arm Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Wicket-keepers | |||||
| Pardeep Airee | |
1 September 1992 | Left-handed | ||
| Bowlers | |||||
| Dhammika Prasad | |
30 May 1983 | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | |
| Bhuwan karki | |
28 January 1994 | Right-handed | Left spin | |
| Krishna karki | |
12 February 1992 | Right-handed | Right arm medium pace | |
| Abinash Bohora | |
30 July 1997 | Right-handed | Right arm fast | |
Coaching Staff edit
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Owner | Aditya Shanghai |
| Head Coach | Pubudu Dassanayake |
| Assistant coach | |
| Batting coach | |
| Bowling coach | |
| Physio | |
| Trainer | |
| Analyst |
Statistics edit
Season By Season edit
| Y | P | W | L | T | NR | WP | PO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2017 | 8 | 5 | 3 | - | - | 62.5% | 2/6 | |
| 2018 | 8 | 5 | 3 | - | - | 62.5% | 3/6 | |
| 2019 | Postponed due to covid-19 | |||||||
| 2020 | Postponed due to covid-19 | |||||||
Last updated: 31 December 2020[6][7]
- Legend's
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- Y=Year
- P=Played
- W=Wins
- L=Losses
- T=Tied
- NR=No result
- WP=Winning percentage
- PO=Position
Tournament Standing edit
| Year | League standing | Final standing |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2nd out of 6 | Runners up |
| 2018 | 3rd out of 6 | Runners up |
| 2019 | Postponed due to covid-19 | |
| 2020 | Postponed due to covid-19 | |
| 2021 | 3rd out of 6 | Playoffs |
References edit
- ^ "Everest Premier League: Lalitpur Patriots, Malla claim maiden title". kathmandupost.ekantipur.com.np. Archived from the original on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ "Malla, Vesawkar stake claims to coveted title". kathmandupost.ekantipur.com.np. Archived from the original on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ "Lalitpur Patriots win EPL crown". The Himalayan Times. 23 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ "Three new Otago Volts players contracted for 2016/17 season". 27 June 2016.
- ^ "Otago Cricket Association - HOME".
- ^ "EPL : Bhairahawa Gladiator failed to become champion, Retrieved 30 September 2020
- ^ "EPL : Bhairahawa missed again, Retrieved 22 December 2018