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]
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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 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 edit
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | |||||||
| Arjun Kumal | 11 December 2005 | Right-handed | Right-arm Leg-break | — | List A | Gandaki Province | — |
| Dev Khanal | 29 June 2005 | Right-handed | Right-arm offbreak | EC | List A , T20 | Lumbini Province | Far West United |
| 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 | |||||||
| 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 | — |
| Kamal Singh Airee | 19 December 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | — | List A ,T20 | Nepal Police Club | Kathmandu Knights |
| Rashid Khan | 21 February 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | — | T20 | Nepal Police Club | Far West United |
| Bikash Aagri | — | List A ,T20 | Sudurpashchim Province | — | |||
- As of 25 March 2024
Pay grade edit
CAN awards central contracts to its players, their pay is graded according to the importance of the player. Players' salaries are as follows:
Coaching staff edit
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Cricket manager |  Binod Das
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| Team manager | c p
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| Head coach | Gyanendra Malla
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| Assistant coach | Kalam Ali
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| Team Analyst | Rajan Shah
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| Fitness coach | |
| Physiotherapist | |
| Team Doctor | Abisekh Raj Singh
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Results summary edit
| Nepal A matches | List A matches | T20 matches | OTHERS matches | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Opponent | W | L | D | W | L | NR/T | W | L | NR/T |
| 18-22 February 2024 | vs  Canada XI
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- | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 March-07 April 2024 | vs  Ireland Wolves
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- | 3 | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "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.
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