“NPL finishes player auction for its second edition, signing 37 players.”

The player auction for the second edition of the Nepal Premier League (NPL) cricket concluded on Saturday in Kathmandu. Out of 164 players listed, 37 were contracted by various teams according to their needs. Only foreign player signings are yet to be finalized. Here’s a look at how each team is shaping up:

Janakpur Bolts
Retained seven players from last season, including marquee Aasif Sheikh and captain Anil Sah. Added Sachin Bhatt, Aditya Mehta, Mayan Yadav, and Bikash Agri.
Squad: Aasif Sheikh, Anil Sah, Subash Khakurel, Kishore Mahato, Lalit Rajbanshi, Tul Bahadur Thapa Magar, Rupesh Singh, Sachin Bhatt, Aditya Mehta, Mayan Yadav, Bikash Agri

Sudurpaschim Royals
Retained marquee Dipendra Singh Airee and six others. Added Hemant Dhami, Tek Bahadur Rawat, Dipesh Thapa, Dipak Bohara, and Milan Bohara.
Squad: Dipendra Singh Airee, Binod Bhandari, Aarif Sheikh, Avinash Bohara, Ishan Pandey, Naren Saud, Hemant Dhami, Tek Bahadur Rawat, Dipesh Thapa, Dipak Bohara, Milan Bohara

Karnali Yaks
Retained marquee Sompal Kami and six players. Added Pawan Sarraf, Imran Sheikh, Deepak Dumre, and Yuvraj Khatri.
Squad: Sompal Kami, Gulshan Jha, Nandan Yadav, Arjun Gharti, Dipendra Rawat, Bipin Prasad Sharma, Unish Bikram Singh Thakuri, Pawan Sarraf, Imran Sheikh, Deepak Dumre, Yuvraj Khatri

Chitwan Rhinos
Retained marquee and captain Kushal Malla plus six players. Added Dev Khanal, Arjun Saud, Bipin Rawal, Bipin Acharya, and Ranjit Kumar.
Squad: Kushal Malla, Rijan Dhakal, Kamal Singh Airee, Deepak Bohara, Amar Singh Routela, Gautam KC, Dev Khanal, Arjun Saud, Bipin Rawal, Bipin Acharya, Ranjit Kumar

Kathmandu Gorkhas
Retained marquee and captain Karan KC and five others. Added Uttam Thapa Magar, Tul Bahadur Thapa, Santosh Yadav, Akash Tripathi, and Adil Alam.
Squad: Karan KC, Bhim Sharki, Dipesh Kandel, Shahab Alam, Pratik Shrestha, Rashid Khan, Uttam Thapa Magar, Tul Bahadur Thapa, Santosh Yadav, Akash Tripathi, Adil Alam

Biratnagar Kings
Retained star leg-spinner Sandeep Lamichhane and five others. Added Surya Tamang, Sahil Patel, Narayan Joshi, Sharwan Kisku, and Shankar Rana.
Squad: Sandeep Lamichhane, Lokesh Bam, Pratish GC, Basir Ahmed, Naren Bhatt, Subash Bhandari, Surya Tamang, Sahil Patel, Narayan Joshi, Sharwan Kisku, Shankar Rana

Pokhara Avengers
Retained marquee Kushal Bhurtel and seven players. Added Abhishek Tiwari, Arjun Kumal, Krishna Paudel, and Sandeep Khatri Chhetri.
Squad: Kushal Bhurtel, Dinesh Kharel, Bipin Khatri, Sagar Dhakal, Kiran Thagunna, Akash Chand, Tritraj Das, Abhishek Tiwari, Arjun Kumal, Krishna Paudel, Sandeep Khatri Chhetri

Lumbini Lions
Retained marquee and captain Rohit Paudel plus five others. Added Dilip Nath, Bishal Patel, Sher Malla, Durgesh Gupta, and Adil Khan.
Squad: Rohit Paudel, Sundeep Jora, Bibek Yadav, Tilak Raj Bhandari, Abhishek Gautam, Dinesh Adhikari, Dilip Nath, Bishal Patel, Sher Malla, Durgesh Gupta, Adil Khan

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