NPL 2024 – Pokhara Avengers Full Squad
Here is the full squad for Pokhara Avengers in Nepal Premier League (NPL) 2024, after the auction:
Team Overview:
- Owners: Subodh Tripathi and Manobal Shrestha under Nepal T20 Pvt Ltd
- Most Expensive Team in NPL 2024
Marquee Player:
- Kushal Bhurtel (Nepal)
Head Coach:
- Rajeev Kumar (India)
Advisor & Consultant:
- Jonty Rhodes (South Africa)
Assistant Coach:
- Rijan Prajoo (Nepal)
Total Amount Spent:
- NRs 80.50 lakhs
Players Signed from the Auction:
Category A:
- Sagar Dhakal – NRs 15 lakhs
- Aakash Chand – NRs 11.5 lakhs
- Dilip Nath – NRs 10 lakhs
Category B:
- Kiran Thagunna – NRs 10 lakhs
- Narayan Joshi – NRs 10 lakhs
- Bipin Khatri – NRs 10 lakhs
- Sunam Gautam – NRs 5 lakhs
Category C:
- Trit Raj Das – NRs 5 lakhs
- Amrit Gurung – NRs 2 lakhs
- Dinesh Kharel – NRs 2 lakhs
Foreign Players:
- Bas De Leede (Netherlands)
- Andries Gous (South Africa)
- Matt Critchley (England)
- Raymon Reifer (West Indies)
- Michael Leask (Scotland)
Team Summary:
Pokhara Avengers have assembled a well-rounded squad, with a combination of experienced local players and top-class foreign players. Their marquee player, Kushal Bhurtel, is a prominent figure in Nepal’s cricket scene, and the foreign additions like Bas De Leede and Raymon Reifer bring international quality to the team. With Jonty Rhodes as an advisor, the team also benefits from a wealth of tactical and cricketing expertise.
Their investments reflect their ambition to make a serious push for the title in NPL 2024.
