Nepal Men’s Senior National Team

Nepal men’s senior national team represents Nepal in international cricket competitions and is governed by the Cricket Association of Nepal. Nepal has navigated through various ACC and ICC World Cricket League systems and eventually gained an ODI status in 2018. 

Monty Desai serves as the head coach of the team whereas Rohit Kumar Paudel captains the team in all formats. 

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Nepal qualified for the 2014 ICC World Twenty20, the first instance of the team’s participation in the senior teams’ World Cup in any format. Nepal gained the ODI status for the first time in its history through the 2018 World Cricket League Division Two and successfully defended the ODI status via the 2019-2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2.

Nepal qualified for the ACC Asia Cup after beating the UAE in the finals of the ACC Men’s Premier Cup 2023. The team followed the Asia Cup participation with the successful qualification of the 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. 

17th

ODI ranking

18th

T20I Ranking

Latest Update: June 03, 2025

Nepal Men’s Senior National Team Squads

Nepal men’s senior national team represents Nepal in international cricket competitions and is governed by the Cricket Association of Nepal

Rohit Kumar Paudel

CAPTAIN, Right Handed, Off Breaker

DIPENDRA SINGH AIREE

Right Handed, Off Breaker, All Rounder

Sandeep Lamichhane

Legbreak Googly, Right Hand Bat

SOMPAL KAMI

Right Arm Fast Medium Bowler

AASIF SHEIKH

Right Handed Batsman, Wicketkeeper

KARAN KC

Right Handed, Fast Medium Bowler

Kushal Bhurtel

Right Handed Batsman, Orthodox bowler

GULSHAN JHA

Left Handed, Right Arm Medium, All Rounder

LALIT RAJBANSHI

Slow Left Arm Orthodox Spin Bowler

ANIL KUMAR SAH

Right Handed, Wicket Keeper, Off Breaker

Sandeep Jora

Right Handed Batsman, Off Breaker

AARIF SHEIKH

Right Hand Bat, Right Hand Bowl

BHIM SHARKI

Right Handed Batsman, Off Breaker

KUSHAL MALLA

Slow Left Arm Orthodox All Rounder

Sagar Dhakal

Right hand Batsman, Slow Left arm Orthodox

LOKESH BAM

 Right Hand Bat

Shahab Alam

 Left Arm Spin, Right Hand Bat

Akash Chand

Right Handed, Right Arm Medium Bowler

BIBEK YADAV

 Right Hand Bat, Right Arm Medium Pace

SURYA TAMANG

Left hand, Slow Left arm Orthodox

Rijan Dhakal

 Left Medium Fast, Right Hand Bat

DEV KHANAL

Right Handed Batsman, Off Breaker

BASHIR AHMAD

Left-handed, Slow left-arm orthodox

Pratis GC

Left arm Medium Fast Bowler

ABINASH BOHARA

Right Handed, Fast Medium Bowler

Mayan Yadav

Right Hand Bat, Right-Arm Off Spinner

ARJUN GHARTI

Right Hand Bat, Wicket Keeper

Hemant Dhami

Right Medium Fast, Right Hand Bat

Dipesh Prasad Kandel

Left Handed, All Rounder, Slow Arm Bowler

RUPESH SINGH

Right Medium Fast, Right Hand Bat

Arjun Kumal

Right Handed Batsman, Leg Breaker

Subh Kansakar

Right Hand Batsman

Santosh Yadav

Left Hand Bat, Left Arm Orthodox Spinner

Stuart Law

Head Coach

Roderick Orville Estwick

Bowling Coach

Raman Shiwakoti

Analyst

Vikram Nyaupane

Physio

Abdul Sattar

Trainer

Basant Shahi

Asst. Coach

Nandan Hanmant Phadnis

Consultant Coach