NPL 2026 franchise

Chitwan Rhinos

Captain: Kushal Malla2025: 7thSeason not started

Team profile

Captain: Kushal Malla
Head coach: Sohail Tanvir
Home city: Chitwan, Bagmati Province
2026 venue: Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Owner: Chitwan Medical College
Founded: 2024
Franchise fee: NPR 1.76 crore
2025 finish: 7th
NPL titles: 0
League status: Season not started
Squad: 20 players · 7 overseas
Colours: #F75107#FA9022

Captain, coach, 2025 finish, venue: Wikipedia (retrieved 2026-10-26). Team details from nplcricketleague.com (owner, founded, fee, home, titles; retrieved 2026-10-26). Colours sampled from the team logo.

Season 2026

P: 0
W: 0
L: 0
Pts: 0

FormNo results yet

Position #2 · 7 league matches left · Full table · Win 2 · Tie/NR 1

NPL history

Season	League	Outcome
2024	Playoffs	Lost in the Eliminator
2025	7th	League stage

Team details from nplcricketleague.com.

Chitwan Rhinos fans on the wall

Next match

Match 2Upcoming

Biratnagar Kings

Chitwan Rhinos

Tue 27 Oct, 12:30 NPTTU International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur

Starts Tue 27 Oct, 12:30 NPT. Predict it

Recent results

No results yet this season.

Players to watch

Captain, wicketkeepers and overseas players, as listed in the squad.

Kushal MallaCaptainBatting all-rounder
Bipin RawalWicketkeeperWicketkeeper
Arjun SaudWicketkeeperWicketkeeper
Hasan AliOverseas · PakistanBowler
Ravi BoparaOverseas · EnglandBatting all-rounder
Usama MirOverseas · PakistanBowler
Kamil MisharaOverseas · Sri LankaBatsman
Mohammad NawazOverseas · PakistanAll-rounder
Sikandar RazaOverseas · ZimbabweAll-rounder
Kaleem SanaOverseas · CanadaBowler

Squad

20 players · 7 overseas

Batters (3)

Deepak Bohara
Batter · Nepal
Bats: Right-handed · Bowls: Right-arm offbreak
Dev Khanal
Batsman · Nepal
Bats: Right-handed · Bowls: Right-arm offbreak
✈ Overseas
Kamil Mishara
Batsman · Sri Lanka
Bats: Left-handed · Bowls: Right-arm off-break

Wicketkeepers (2)

Bipin RawalWK
Wicketkeeper · Nepal
Arjun SaudWK
Wicketkeeper · Nepal
Bats: Right-handed

All-rounders (5)

Kushal MallaC
Batting all-rounder · Nepal
Bats: Left-handed · Bowls: Slow left arm orthodox
✈ Overseas
Ravi Bopara
Batting all-rounder · England
Bats: Right-handed · Bowls: Right-arm medium
✈ Overseas
Mohammad Nawaz
All-rounder · Pakistan
Bats: Left-handed · Bowls: Slow left-arm orthodox
✈ Overseas
Sikandar Raza
All-rounder · Zimbabwe
Bats: Right-handed · Bowls: Right-arm off break
Bibek Yadav
All-rounder · Nepal
Bats: Right-handed · Bowls: Right-arm medium

Bowlers (8)

Kamal Singh Airee
Bowler · Nepal
Bats: Right handed · Bowls: Right arm medium
✈ Overseas
Hasan Ali
Bowler · Pakistan
Bats: Right-handed · Bowls: Right-arm medium-fast
Mousom Dhakal
Bowler · Nepal
Bats: Right-handed · Bowls: Right-arm offbreak
Rijan Dhakal
Bowler · Nepal
Bats: Right-handed · Bowls: Left arm medium
Ashok Dhami
Bowler · Nepal
Bats: Right-handed · Bowls: Left-arm orthodox
Gautam KC
Bowler · Nepal
✈ Overseas
Usama Mir
Bowler · Pakistan
Bats: Right-handed · Bowls: Right-arm leg spin
✈ Overseas
Kaleem Sana
Bowler · Canada
Bats: Right-handed · Bowls: Left-arm medium-fast

Role not listed (2)

Salauddin Khan
Nepal
Ranjeet Kumar
Nepal
Bats: Left-handed · Bowls: Left-arm orthodox

Legend: C captain · WK wicketkeeper · OS overseas. Roles and countries from players' Wikipedia articles where available; gaps for 8 players filled from nplcricketleague.com (Team details from nplcricketleague.com); blank where not stated. Squad data from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 (retrieved 2026-10-26). Avatars are initials, not photos.