Nepal A cricket team

Second-tier national team

Nepal "A"

Association| Cricket Association of Nepal
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

ODI kit

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[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

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Batters
Arjun Kumal |  (2005-12-11) 11 December 2005 (age 18) | Right-handed | Right-arm Leg-break | — | List A | Gandaki Province | —
Dev Khanal |  (2005-06-29) 29 June 2005 (age 18) | 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  |  (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
Pawan Sarraf |  (2000-12-17) 17 December 2000 (age 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm offbreak | D | T20 | Madhesh Province | Janakpur Royals
Basir Ahamad |  (2003-09-11) 11 September 2003 (age 20) | Left-handed | Left-arm leg spin | D | List A , T20 | Tribhuwan Army Club | Kathmandu Knights
Bibek Yadav |  (2003-10-07) 7 October 2003 (age 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | D | T20 | Tribhuwan Army Club | Biratnagar Super Kings
Bipin Khatri |  (1997-11-25) 25 November 1997 (age 26) | 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  |  (2002-12-01) 1 December 2002 (age 21) | Left-handed | Right-arm offbreak | — | T20 | Sudurpashchim Province | Far West United
Wicket-keeper
Binod Bhandari |  (1990-01-25) 25 January 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | C | List A , T20 | Nepal Army Club | Far West United
Arjun Saud |  (2003-06-29) 29 June 2003 (age 20) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | C | List A | Nepal Army Club | Biratnagar Super Kings
Lokesh Bam |  (2003-08-14) 14 August 2003 (age 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm offbreak | — | T20 | Sudurpashchim Province | —
Arjun Gharti |  (2003-06-29) 29 June 2003 (age 20) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | EC | 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
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 |
Mausam Dhakal  |  (2001-01-27) 27 January 2001 (age 23) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | — | List A | Nepal Police Club | Pokhara Avengers
Pace Bowlers
Rijan Dhakal |  (1994-12-31) 31 December 1994 (age 29) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | EC | List A | Bagmati Province | Biratnagar Super Kings
Hemant Dhami |  (2006-05-14) 14 May 2006 (age 18) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | EC | T20 | Sudurpashchim Province | —
Rupesh Singh |  (2000-07-14) 14 July 2000 (age 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm Fast medium | EC | List A | Madhesh Province | —
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
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:

* 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[edit]

Position  | Name

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Cricket manager  | Binod Das
Team manager  |  c p
Head coach  |  Gyanendra Malla
Assistant coach  |  Kalam Ali
Team Analyst  |  Ravi Thapa
Fitness coach  |
Physiotherapist  |
Team Doctor  |  Abisekh Raj Singh

## Results summary[edit]

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 | \-  | 3  | \-  | 1  | 2  | 0  | \-  | \-  | \-

## See also[edit]

* Nepal national cricket team
* Nepal national under-19 cricket team

## References[edit]

1. ^ "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.
2. ^ "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.
3. ^ "Nepal A's fixture revealed against Canada XI". Cricnepal. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
4. ^ "The Cricket Association of Nepal unveils cricket calendar 2024". Cricnepal. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
5. ^ "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.
6. ^ "Ireland Wolves will travel for an eight-match white ball tour of Nepal". Cricket Ireland. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
7. ^ @CricketNep (3 March 2024). "Ireland A Tour of Nepal kicks off on 24th March" (Tweet) - via Twitter.
8. ^ "Rock to skipper Ireland Wolves in Nepal". www.cricketeurope.com. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
9. ^ "Nepal A squad unveiled, Binod Bhandari to lead the team". Cricnepal. 14 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.

## External links[edit]

* Team home at ESPNcricinfo

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