Kevin O’Brien appointed as head coach of Biratnagar Kings. Yes you heard it right. Former Irish international player has joined the NPL franchise team from biratnagar as a head coach for the NPL 2024 season. Owned by the ex Nepali Cricket player Paras Luniya, Biratnagar Kings is excited to welcome Irish legend to their team and looking forward for the amazing partnership.
Kevin O’Brien was one of the eleven cricketers to play in Ireland’s first ever Test match. He played first test match of the country against Pakistan, in May 2018. He also scored the first Test century for Ireland men’s cricket in his debut match. He has 1000 runs and 100 wickets in ODIs. O’Brien also hold the record of third fastest century in 50-over World Cup.
O’Brien made his Ireland debut in an ODI against England in 2006.
Biratnagar Kings Team Player For NPL 2024
Marquee Player: Sandeep Lamichhane
- Lokesh Bam (NRs 1,500,000) – Category A
- Pratish GC (NRs 1,500,000) – Category A
- Bashir Ahmad (NRs 1,000,000) – Category B
- Anil Kharel (NRs 500,000) – Category C
- Rajesh Pulami Magar (NRs 500,000) – Category C
- Jitendra Kumar Mukhiya (NRs 500,000) – Category C
- Dipak Bohara (NRs 500,000) – Category C
- Subhash Bhandari (NRs 250,000) – Category D
- Naren Bhatta (NRs 200,000) – Category D
- Mrinal Gurung (NRs 200,000) – Category D
Nepal Premier League 2024 Teams And Squads
1. Biratnagar Kings:
Sandeep Lamichhane (Marquee Player), Lokesh Bam, Pratish GC, Bashir Ahmad, Rajesh Pulami Magar, Jitendra Kumar Mukhiya, Anil Kharel, Dipak Bohara, Subhash Bhandari, Naren Bhatta, Mrinal Gurung
2. Chitwan Rhinos:
Kushal Malla (Marquee Player), Rijan Dhakal, Kamal Singh Airee, Sharad Vesawkar, Bipin Rawal, Santosh Karki, Dipesh Shrestha, Amar Singh Rautela, Deepak Bohara, Ranjeet Kumar, Gautam KC
3. Janakpur Bolts:
Aasif Sheikh (marquee Player), Lalit Rajbanshi, Anil Kumar Sah, Rupesh K Singh, Kishor Mahato, Aakash Tripathi, Shubh Kansakar, Sher Malla, Hemant Dhami, Arniko Prasad Yadav, Tul Bahadur Thapa Magar
4. Karnali Yaks:
Sompal Kami (marquee Player), Gulshan Kumar Jha, Nandan Yadav, Mausam Dhakal, Arjun Gharti, Dev Khanal, Rit Gautam, Bhuban Karki, Dipendra Rawat, Dipak Dumre, Unish Bikram Singh Thakuri
5. Kathmandu Gurkhas:
Karan KC (marquee Player), Shahab Alam, Bhim Sharki, Rashid Khan, Shankar Rana, Dipesh Prasad Kandel, Sumit Maharjan, Krishna Karki, Bibek KC, Pratik Shrestha, Raju Rizal
6. Lumbini Lions:
Rohit Kumar Paudel (marquee Player), Surya Tamang, Bibek Yadav, Sundeep Jora, Aashutosh Ghiraiya, Tilak Raj Bhandari, Durgesh Gupta, Arjun Saud, Dinesh Adhikari, Abhishesh Gautam, Bikash Aagri
7. Pokhara Avengers:
Kushal Bhurtel (marquee Player), Sagar Dhakal, Akash Chand, Kiran Kumar Thagunna, Narayan Joshi, Bipin Khatri, Dilip Nath, Trit Raj Das, Sunam Gautam, Dinesh Kharel, Amrit Gurung
8. Sudurpaschim Royals:
Dipendra Singh Airee (marquee Player), Md Aarif Sheikh, Abinash Bohara, Binod Bhandari, Ishan Pandey, Arjun Kumal, Khadak Bahadur Bohara, Naresh Budhayer, Bhoj Raj Bhatta, Amit Shrestha, Naren Saud