List of foreign player signed in Nepal Premier League (NPL)

Nepal premier league is upcoming Frenchies league of Nepal which is based on T20 cricket format. Nepal premier league is organized by the Cricket Association Of Nepal (CAN). NPL first or inaugural season is set to be Start from November 30 to December 21 ,2024. In this particular tournament 8 team will participate which represents the eighth major cities of Nepal .CAN has announced Nepal Premier League in January 1st of 2024.

Team-wise list of foreign player in NPL

1. Sudurpashchim Royals 

• Saif ali Zaib 

Country : Northampton England 

Role : All Rounder 

Batting style: left-handed batter 

Bowling style: Slow Left arm orthodox

• Mr Brandon McMullen

Country: Scotland 

Role: All Rounder 

Batting style: Left- handed batter 

Bowling style: Right arm medium 

• Scott Kuggeleijn 

Country: New Zealand 

Role: Bowling All rounder 

Batting style: Right-handed 

Bowling style: Right-arm fast-medium 

• Rohan Mustafa 

Country: UAE

Playing role: All rounder 

Batting style: Left-handed 

Bowling style: Right-arm off-break 

 2.Karnali Yaks

•  Shikhar Dhawan

Country: India

Playing role: Opening batter

Batting style: Left-handed 

Bowling style: Right-arm off break

• Hussian Talat 

Country: Pakistan 

Role: All rounder 

Batting style: left-handed batter 

Bowling: Right-arm medium-fast 

• Babar Hayat 

Country: Hong Kong 

Role: Batsman 

Batting style: Right-handed 

Bowling style: Right-arm medium 

• Chadwick Walton

 Country: west indies 

Playing role: Top-order batter 

Batting style: Right-handed 

3. Lumbini Lions 

• Ben cutting 

Country: Australia 

Role: All Rounder 

Batting style: Right-handed 

Bowling style: Right-arm medium-fast 

• Tom Moores

Country: England 

Role : Wicket-keeper 

Batting style: Left-handed 

• Unmukt Chand

National side: U.S.A

Born: India 

Playing role: Wicket-keeper Batsman 

Batting style: Right-handed 

Bowling style: Right-arm off-break 

4. Pokhara Avengers 

• Andries Gous 

Country: USA

Role: Wicket-keeper Batsman 

Batting style: Right-handed 

• Bas de leede

Role: All rounder 

Batting style: Right-handed 

Bowling style: Right arm medium 

• Anderson Phillip 

Country: West indies 

Role: Bowler 

Bowling style: Right-arm fast-medium 

5. Biratnagar kings

• Martin Guptill 

Country: New Zealand 

Role: Opening batter 

Batting style: Right-handed 

Bowling style: Right-arm off-break 

• Nicholas Kirton 

Country: Canada 

Role: Middle-order batsman 

Batting style: Left-handed 

• Chris Sole

Country: Scotland 

Playing role: Bowler 

Batting style: Right-handed 

Bowling style: Right-arm fast 

• Aqib Ilyas 

Country: Top order batter 

Batting style: Right-handed 

Bowling style: Right-arm off spin 

6 Chitwan Rhino's 

• Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton

Country: Namibia 

Role: Batter, Occasional Wicketkeeper

Batting style: Left-handed 

Bowling style: Right-arm medium, leg break

• Luc Benkenstein 

Country: South Africa 

Role: All rounder 

Batting style: Right-handed 

Bowling style: Right-arm leg-break 

• Marchant de Lange 

Country: South Africa 

Role: Bowler 

Batting style: Right-handed 

Bowling style: Right-arm fast 

• Hassan Eisakhil 

Country: Afghanistan 

Playing role: Opening batter 

Batting style: Right-handed 

• Ravi Bopara

Country: England 

Playing role: Batting All rounder 

Batting style: Right-handed 

Bowling style: Right-arm medium 

7. Janakpur bolts

• James Neesham 

Country: New Zealand 

Role: Batting all rounder 

Batting style: Left-handed 

Bowling style: Right-arm medium-fast 

• Joshua Tromp 

Country: USA 

Role: All rounder 

Batting style: Right-handed 

Bowling style: Right-arm medium 

• Muhammad Mohsin 

Country: Pakistan 

Playing role: All rounder 

Batting style: Left-handed 

Bowling style: Right-arm leg-break 

• Lahiru Milantha

Country: USA 

Born: Sri Lanka 

Playing role: Wicket-keeper batter

Batting style: left-handed 

8. Kathmandu Gurkha's 

• Dan Douthwaite

Country: England 

Playing role: All rounder 

Batting style: Right-handed 

Bowling style: Right-arm medium-fast

• Stephen Sean Eskinazi

Country: South Africa 

Playing role: Middle-order batter

Batting style: Right-handed 

• Gerhard Erasmus 

Country: Namibia 

Role: All rounder 

Batting style: Right-handed 

Bowling style: Right-arm off-break 

• Michael Levitt 

Country: Netherlands 

Role: Top order batter 

Batting style: Right-handed 

Bowling style: Right-arm fast-medium 

Conclusion

The presence of foreign players in the Nepal Premier League play vital for the league's growth and competitiveness. As teams continue to invest in international talent, the league stands to benefit from increased skill levels and a richer cricket culture.