Kathmandu Kings XI
| काठमाडौं किङ्स इलाभेन | |
| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain | Sandeep Lamichhane |
| Coach | Binod Das |
| Batting coach | N/A |
| Fielding coach | N/A |
| Owner | Tele Holdings Pvt. Ltd. |
| Team information | |
| Colours | Red and Yellow |
| Founded | 2017 |
| History | |
| Everest Premier League wins | 0 (Everest Premier League) (T-20) |
| Notable players | Sandeep Lamichhane Dipendra Singh Airee Subash Khakurel Amrit Bhattarai Jitendra Mukhiya |
| Official website | http://kathmandukingsxi.com/ |
Kathmandu Kings XI are a professional franchise cricket team based in the capital city of Nepal, Kathmandu. They have played in the Everest Premier League since 2017.[1][2][3]
Management
The team was owned by Rohit Gupta, as of 2017.[1] As of 2018, Raj Jung Thapa was the Chief Operating Officer (COO). 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]
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
- ^ a b c "Kings-XI unveil Sri Lankan Test cricketer Maharoof as skipper". The Himalayan Times. 2017-12-16. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
- ^ a b c "Everest Premier League: Kings XI wins, secures playoff berth". kathmandupost.ekantipur.com.np. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
- ^ a b c d Shah, Rajan. "Kathmandu Kings XI pushing Nepali franchise cricket's boundaries". My Republica. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
- ^ a b "EPL: Kathmandu Kings XI secure first win – OnlineKhabar". Retrieved 2020-01-09.
- ^ a b "एभरेस्ट प्रिमियर लिग : रोमाञ्चक खेलमा काठमाडौंलाई १ विकेटलाई हराउँदै ललितपुर फाइनलमा". RAJDHANI-NEWS. 2018-12-18. Retrieved 2020-01-09.