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Karan KC
Bowling All-Rounder•Nepali
Current NPL team
Kathmandu Gorkhas
NPL 2026 status
Confirmed squadSquad listing
02 / 12
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NPL Role
Marquee
02
NPL Wickets
25
03
NPL Runs
100
04
T20I Wickets
106
05
ODI Wickets
91
06
T20I Caps
85
Player overview
About Karan KC
Karan KC (Karan Khatri Chhetri) is a Nepali fast-bowling all-rounder, born on October 10, 1991.
Player details
| Full name | Karan Khatri Chhetri |
| Date of birth | October 10, 1991 |
| Birthplace | Sigana, Baglung, Nepal (raised in Chandigarh, India) |
| Country | Nepali |
| Playing role | Bowling All-Rounder |
| Batting style | Right-hand bat |
| Bowling style | Right-arm fast |
NPL record
Karan KC at NPL 2026
Season-by-season Nepal Premier League figures for Karan KC.
| Season | Team | Matches | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPL 2024 (Season 1) | Kathmandu Gurkhas | — | 51 | — | — | 12 | — |
| NPL 2025 (Season 2) | Kathmandu Gorkhas | — | 49 | — | — | 13 | — |
| Career Total (2024–25) | Kathmandu franchise | 12 bat / 15 bowl | 100 | — | 9.09 (bat) / 14.64 (bowl) | 25 | Econ 7.07 |
Salary & auction
| NPL 2024 | Kathmandu Gurkhas — Marquee (lucky draw); minimum guaranteed fee NRs 2,000,000 |
| NPL 2025 | Kathmandu Gorkhas — Marquee (Retained) |
| NPL 2026 | Kathmandu Gorkhas — Marquee (Retained) |
| Net Worth | Not publicly disclosed |
Career record
Karan KC career records
Available senior career figures from the structured player record.
| Format | Matches | Runs | Wickets | Best bowling | 100s / 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T20I | 85 | 468 | 106 | 5-fer (vs PNG) | 0/0 |
| ODI | 65 | 629 | 91 | 5/33 (3 five-fers) | 0/0 |
List A: 90 matches, 774 runs, 121 wickets @ avg 25.93, econ 4.92. First-class: 1 appearance vs MCC (Nov 2019) — 20 runs, 6 wickets @ 18.67. NPL career batting SR 142.9. Bowl avg in T20I: 20.11.
Records & achievements
- Kathmandu Gorkhas' all-time leading NPL wicket-taker (25) and top run-scorer (100)
- Second Nepali bowler to reach 100 T20I wickets; only Nepali with a T20I five-wicket haul
- 42* from No. 10 sealed Nepal's ODI status vs Canada (February 14, 2018)
- Retained marquee player for Kathmandu across all three NPL seasons
Career
Karan KC's teams and career
Career Timeline
- October 10, 1991 — Born in Sigana, Baglung, Nepal.
- January 2015 — List A debut for Nepal at the ICC World Cricket League Division Two, Namibia.
- June 30, 2015 — T20I debut vs Netherlands.
- February 14, 2018 — Unbeaten 42 seals a one-wicket win over Canada, securing Nepal's ODI status.
- August 1, 2018 — ODI debut vs Netherlands — Nepal's first-ever ODI.
- November 6, 2019 — First-class debut vs MCC at Kirtipur.
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