List of Nepal national cricket captains
This is a list of all cricketers who have captained the Nepal national cricket team in an official international match. This includes One Day Internationals (ODI) and Twenty20 Internationals (T20I).
One Day International (ODI)
Nepal played their first ODI match on 1 August 2018.[1]
| Nepal ODI Captains[2] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Image | Player | Span | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | N/R | Result % |
| 1 |  | Paras Khadka | 2018–2019 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| 2 |  | Gyanendra Malla | 2020-2021 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| 3 |  | Sandeep Lamichhane | 2022-present | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 32.14 |
| 4 |  | Rohit Paudel | 2022-2026 | 59 | 31 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 54.38 |
| Total | 89 | 44 | 42 | 1 | 2 | 51.14 | |||
Last updated: 22 May 2025[3]
Twenty20 International (T20I)
Nepal played their first T20I on 16 March 2014.[4]
| Nepal T20I Captains[5] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Image | Player | Span | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | N/R | Result % |
| 1 | | Paras Khadka | 2014-2019 | 27 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 42.30 |
| 2 | | Gyanendra Malla | 2019-2021 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| 3 | | Sandeep Lamichhane | 2022 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 72.22 |
| 4 | | Rohit Paudel | 2023-2026 | 59 | 33 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 60.52 |
| 5 |  | Dipendra Singh Airee | 2026-present | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Total | 122 | 71 | 45 | 3 | 3 | 60.50 | |||
Last updated: 8 June 2026[6]
Captains in ICC tournaments
| Tournament | Captain | Format | Matches | Won | Lost | N/R | Standing | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 World Twenty20 | Paras Khadka | T20I | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Group Stage | 66.67 |
| 2024 T20 World Cup | Rohit Paudel | T20I | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | Group Stage | 0.00 |
| 2026 T20 World Cup | Rohit Paudel | T20I | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | Group Stage | 25.00 |
References
- ↑ "Nepal play their first one day international cricket match today". Online Khabar. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ↑ "Nepal ODI matches individual list captains | Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 2025-01-26. Retrieved 2025-12-31.
- ↑ "ODI matches | Team records | Results summary | Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 2025-02-17. Retrieved 2025-12-31.
- ↑ "Nepal lay their marker with 80-run win". Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 2024-01-03. Retrieved 2025-12-31.
- ↑ "Nepal T20I matches individual list captains | Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 2025-02-24. Retrieved 2025-12-31.
- ↑ "T20I matches | Team records | Results summary | Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 2025-09-09. Retrieved 2025-12-31.