Kathmandu Kings XI
काठमाडौं किङ्स इलाभेन
Official logo of Kathmandu Kings XI
Nickname(s)The Lions
LeagueEverest Premier League
Personnel
CaptainSandeep Lamichhane
CoachBinod Das
ChairmanRohit Gupta
Batting coachKalam Ali
Fielding coachVijaya Kumar Dhital
OwnerTele Holdings Pvt. Ltd.
Chief executiveRaj Jung Thapa
ManagerVijaya Kumar Dhital
Team information
CityKathmandu
Colours  Red,  Blue   Yellow
Founded2017
Home groundMulpani Cricket Stadium
Capacity5000
Secondary home ground(s)Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground
Secondary ground capacity20000
History
Everest Premier League wins0 (Everest Premier League) (T-20)
Notable playersShahid Afridi
Kevin O'brien
Sandeep Lamichhane
Dipendra Singh Airee
Ryan Burl
Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Subash Khakurel
Official websitehttp://kathmandukingsxi.com/

Kathmandu Kings XI are a professional franchise cricket team based in the capital city of Nepal, Kathmandu. One of the major franchises in Everest Premier League since 2017, and is owned by Ramesh Corp.[1][2][3]

Management

The team was owned by Rohit Gupta, as of 2017.[1] As of 2017, Raj Jung Thapa was the chief operating officer (COO) and was later named chief executive officer (CEO) of the City-based Franchises. The same year, the team signed Binod Das as head coach.[3]

Players

In 2017, Sompal Kami was designated the marquee player of the team, while Sri Lankan international cricketer Mohamed Ferveez Maharoof was signed on as skipper for an undisclosed sum. It also signed two other foreign players, Akshay Fernandez of Sri Lanka and Sagar Kumar of India.[1] Other players in the team included Sagar Pun and Amit Shrestha.[4]

In the 2018 season, the team was captained by Sompal Kami.[3] Its players included Siddhant Lohani, Raju Rijal, Bikram Bhusal,[5] Rohan Mustafa, Kevin O'Brien, Jitendra Mukhiya and Pradeep Sahu.[2] Sikandar Raza was also expected to sign on but had to withdraw at the last minute.[3]

On 26 July 2021, they announced the signing of Shahid Afridi.[6][7]

Everest Premier League

2017 season

The team secured their first win of the season in their third game, played against Chitwan Tigers, having lost their first two matches to Lalitpur Patriots and Bhairahawa Gladiators.[4]

2018 season

The team reached the playoffs with a match to spare in the league stage.[2] It was defeated by Lalitpur Patriots in the first qualifier by one wicket.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kings-XI unveil Sri Lankan Test cricketer Maharoof as skipper". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "Everest Premier League: Kings XI wins, secures playoff berth". kathmandupost.ekantipur.com.np. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Shah, Rajan. "Kathmandu Kings XI pushing Nepali franchise cricket's boundaries". My Republica. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  4. 1 2 "EPL: Kathmandu Kings XI secure first win – OnlineKhabar". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  5. 1 2 "एभरेस्ट प्रिमियर लिग : रोमाञ्चक खेलमा काठमाडौंलाई १ विकेटलाई हराउँदै ललितपुर फाइनलमा". RAJDHANI-NEWS. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  6. ↑ "Shahid Afridi To Play For Kathmandu Kings XI In Nepal's Everest Premier League (EPL)". Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "Shahid Afridi all set to play in EPL". Daily Times. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
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