The Nepal men's national cricket team represents the country of Nepal in International cricket and is governed by the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN). They have been Associate Member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 1996. Nepal were awarded Twenty20 International (T20I) status by the ICC in June 2014 until the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier and earned One Day International (ODI) status in 2018.
Pubudu Bathiya Dassanayake is a Sri Lanka-born Canadian former international cricketer and coach who represented both Sri Lanka and Canada internationally. He has coached Everest Premier League side Bhairahawa Gladiators,and the national teams of the United States,Canada,and Nepal.
Paras Khadka is a Nepalese former cricketer who is the current Secretary of Cricket Association of Nepal and President of Bagmati Province Cricket Association. He captained the Nepalese cricket team from 2008 to 2019. An all-rounder,Khadka was a right-handed batsman,and a right-arm medium-fast as well as an off-break bowler. He made his debut against Malaysia in April 2004. Khadka played in Nepal's inaugural One Day International (ODI) match,against the Netherlands,in August 2018. He is often considered as the greatest cricketers of Nepal.
Saad Bin Zafar is a Pakistani-Canadian international cricketer who represents Canada in international cricket and is currently the captain of the men's national team. Saad is a left-handed all-rounder.
Gyanendra Malla is a Nepalese cricket coach and former captain of the Nepal national cricket team,currently serving as head coach of Nepal A team. He was a right-handed batsman and an occasional wicket-keeper. He made his debut against Namibia in March 2006. He was one of the cricketers who played in Nepal's first One Day International (ODI) match,against the Netherlands,in August 2018.
Sompal Kami is a Nepalese professional cricketer. Kami is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler. He is one of the eleven cricketers to play in Nepal's first ever One Day International (ODI) match,against the Netherlands,in August 2018. In January 2019,he became the first bowler for Nepal to take a five-wicket haul in an ODI. He represents the Nepal Army Club of the National League,Jagdamba Giants of the Nepal Premier League,and New Horizon College,which plays in the SPA Cup.
Aarif Sheikh is a Nepalese cricketer,who has been a former vice-captain of the Nepal under-19 cricket team,and currently plays for the senior team. An all-rounder,Aarif is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium pace bowler. He made his debut against Hong Kong in May 2014.
Mohammad Naveed is a cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. He made his One Day International (ODI) debut against Afghanistan on 2 May 2014 and his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Scotland in the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament on 9 July 2015. In January 2019,he captained the UAE for the first time in an ODI,in their home series against Nepal. In March 2021,Naveed was found guilty of corruption and banned from all cricket for eight years.
Sandeep Lamichhane is a Nepalese cricketer,former captain of the Nepal national cricket team.
Dipendra Singh Airee is a Nepalese cricketer. In August 2018,he was one of the eleven cricketers to play in Nepal's first-ever One Day International (ODI) match,against the Netherlands. He is regarded as one of the best all rounders in Nepal. During the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou,China,Airee made an unbeaten record fastest fifty in T20I cricket by scoring 50* off just 9 balls against Mongolia. He became the only third player in the history of T20I to hit six consecutive sixes in an over against Qatar in the ACC Premier Cup. He is also dubbed as “The Tiger”for his aggressive batting skills.
Rohit Kumar Paudel is a Nepalese cricketer and the current captain of the Nepal national cricket team. He made his List A debut for Nepal in the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament on 8 February 2018. He was inspired to play cricket after Nepal played in the ICC T20 World Cup in Bangladesh. In January 2019,Kumar became the youngest male cricketer to score an international half-century. The record was broken in February 2020,by his team-mate Kushal Malla. He is the all-time highest run scorer for Nepal in the ODI format and the first Nepalese player to score 1,000 runs in ODI cricket. He was named captain of the Nepal cricket team in November 2022.
Anil Kumar Sah is a Nepalese cricketer. He made his List A debut for Nepal in the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament on 12 February 2018. He was one of the eleven cricketers to play in Nepal's first ever One Day International (ODI) match,against the Netherlands,in August 2018.
The 2022 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series was the 10th round of the 2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 cricket tournament that took place in the United Arab Emirates in March 2022. Originally scheduled to take place in February 2023,it was moved back to March 2022 due to fixtures impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic being rearranged.
Shahid Ahmadzai is an Afghan-Canadian cricketer who plays for the Canada national cricket team. He debuted for Canada in 2017,having earlier played for the Afghanistan national under-19 cricket team. He made an asylum claim in Canada in 2009 and was granted permanent residency in 2019.
The 2021–22 Oman Quadrangular Series was a Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament that took place in Oman in February 2022. The participating teams were the hosts Oman along with Ireland,Nepal and the United Arab Emirates. The series provided all four teams with preparation for the T20 World Cup Global Qualifier Group A,which began on 18 February 2022.
Sagar Dhakal aka sagare paudel is a Nepalese cricketer. In February 2022,he was named in Nepal's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2021–22 Oman Quadrangular Series. Dhakal made his T20I debut on 11 February 2022 against Oman. In March 2022,he was named in Nepal's One Day International (ODI) squad for the 2028 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series. He made his ODI debut on 16 March 2022,for Nepal against Papua New Guinea.
Surya Tamang is a Nepalese cricketer who plays as an left arm off-spin bowler. He has played in different leagues including NepalT20,EPL for different teams like Biratnagar Super Kings,Lalitpur Patriots,Armed Police Force,Kathmandu Golden Warriors &Rapti team in Gautam Buddha Cup 2020. He had also been a part of Under-19s and Nepal Police Club. Tamang was adjudged as emerging player of the tournament in the inaugural Nepal T20 League. Soon,he got the maiden call up for the National team for the home Tri-Series against Namibia and Scotland under CWC League 2 in February 2023.
The 2024 Nepal Tri-Nation Series was the first round of the 2023–2027 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 cricket tournament took place in Nepal in February 2024. The tri-nation series was contested by the men's national teams of Namibia,Nepal and Netherlands. The matches were played as One Day International (ODI) fixtures.
The Canada men's cricket team toured Nepal in February 2024 to play three One Day International (ODI) matches against Nepal. For Nepal,the series provided the preparation for the 2024 Nepal Tri-Nation Series. In January 2024,the Cricket Association of Nepal announced the bilateral series as a part of Nepal's cricket calendar for 2024.
