Dev Shah Profile
Bowler / Bowling All-Rounder
Nepalese left-arm orthodox spinner — Kathmandu Gorkhas signing at Rs 200,000 in the NPL Season 3 (2026) mini-auction; first confirmed NPL squad appearance.
Dev Shah is a Nepalese Cricketer born on February 24, 2005. He was signed by Kathmandu Gorkhas for Rs 200,000 at the NPL Season 3 (2026) mini-auction. He has not yet represented Nepal internationally or played an NPL match, so his career statistics remain limited.
Career Highlights
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Dev Shah is a Nepalese left-arm spinner who plays his domestic cricket in Nepal's franchise circuit. This profile brings together everything that is currently, verifiably known about Dev Shah — his personal details, team history, auction price, and playing style — and is honest about the areas where official data simply isn't public yet. That transparency matters here: Dev Shah is still an emerging domestic name, not an internationally capped player, so several statistics that exist for senior stars (career averages, net worth, records) have not been published by any recognised source at the time of writing.
Player Profile
Cricket Career
Playing Style
Dev Shah is a left-arm orthodox spinner who bats left-handed lower down the order. Left-arm orthodox — the same style used by several of Nepal's contracted spinners — relies on flight, drift, and turn away from right-handed batters, and teams typically use bowlers of this type as containing or strike options in the middle overs of T20 cricket.
Early Career
Public records for Dev Shah's early or age-group career (school cricket, U-19 selection, academy cricket) are not currently available from verified sources. If and when Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) or ESPNcricinfo publish this history, it will be added here.
Domestic Career
Dev Shah has been associated with Pokhara Rhinos in Nepalese domestic cricket. Beyond team affiliation, a detailed match-by-match domestic record is not publicly compiled.
International Career
Dev Shah has not represented the Nepal senior national team in any recognised format (Test, ODI, or T20I) as of July 2026. He does not currently hold an international cap.
Franchise Career (Nepal Premier League)
Dev Shah's most significant career development to date is his move into the Nepal Premier League.
Dev Shah was signed by Kathmandu Gorkhas at the NPL Season 3 (2026) mini-auction, held on July 7, 2026, in Kathmandu. He was one of seven additions the franchise made during the auction, joining fellow new signings Prasiddha Jaisi, Dayananda Mandal, Sonu Devkota, Krishna Poudel, and Suyanshu Koirala. Kathmandu Gorkhas retained marquee player Karan KC along with Bhim Sharki, Adil Alam, Rashid Khan, Santosh Yadav, and Shahab Alam ahead of the auction.
This is Dev Shah's first confirmed appearance in an NPL squad list. As of publication, he has not yet featured in an NPL match for the franchise; his playing debut in the tournament is expected once the 2026 season schedule gets underway.
Captaincy Record
No verified captaincy record has been publicly attributed to Dev Shah.
Career Timeline
2005 — Born February 24.
Not publicly dated — Domestic cricket appearances for Pokhara Rhinos.
July 7, 2026 — Signed by Kathmandu Gorkhas for NPL Season 3 at Rs 200,000.
A fuller timeline — domestic debut date, franchise debut match, any age-group honours — will be added once these details are officially confirmed.
Salary & Auction
At the NPL 2026 mini-auction, Dev Shah was signed in the same price bracket as several other domestic picks — Prasiddha Jaisi, Dayananda Mandal, Sonu Devkota, Krishna Poudel, and Suyanshu Koirala all joined Kathmandu Gorkhas at the same Rs 200,000 fee. For context, the auction's most expensive signing was wicketkeeper-batter Aasif Sheikh, who went to defending champions Lumbini Lions for Rs 20 lakh.
NPL Stats
Career Statistics
T20I Career
ODI Career
Verified format-wise career statistics (T20, List A, or first-class) for Dev Shah are not currently available. Rather than estimate or infer numbers, these statistics are not publicly available at this time. Dev Shah has not yet played an NPL match.
NPL Records & Achievements
- Signed by Kathmandu Gorkhas for Rs 200,000 at the NPL Season 3 (2026) mini-auction
- First confirmed appearance in an NPL squad list (2026)
Latest News
July 2026
Dev Shah was signed by Kathmandu Gorkhas at the NPL Season 3 mini-auction for Rs 200,000, alongside five other domestic additions to the squad.