Nandan Kumar Yadav is a Nepalese right-arm medium-fast bowler, born July 27, 2000, who plays for Karnali Yaks in the NPL and for the Nepal national team. He made his T20I debut in April 2025 and ODI debut in June 2025, and has 19 NPL wickets across two seasons at an average of 20.16.

Karnali YaksNPL 2026
Nandan Yadav
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Career Highlights

Key numbers

NPL Wickets
19
NPL Best
3/19
NPL Average
20.16
NPL Economy
8.25
T20I Wickets
21
ODI Wickets
10
T20I Best
2/18
ODI Best
3/39

Nandan Yadav quickly became a dependable seam-bowling option for Nepal and Karnali Yaks. He bowls in the powerplay and at the death, relying on disciplined medium-fast bowling, and was retained for a third consecutive NPL season in 2026.

Player Profile

Full NameNandan Kumar Yadav
NicknameNot publicly available
Date of BirthJuly 27, 2000
Age25 years (turns 26 on July 27, 2026)
BirthplaceSarlahi, Nepal
NationalityNepalese
HeightNot publicly available
Batting StyleRight-hand bat
Bowling StyleRight-arm medium-fast
Playing RoleBowler
Current Team(s)Karnali Yaks (NPL), Nepal national team, Bagmati Province

Cricket Career

Playing Style

Yadav is a right-arm medium-fast seamer used mainly in the powerplay and death overs. His value comes from early wickets and run control rather than express pace. He is a genuine tailender with nine NPL runs from eight innings.

Domestic Career

Yadav progressed through Nepal's domestic circuit with Bagmati Province, Nepal Police Club, Pokhara Rhinos, Colors X-Factors, Kathmandu Goldens, Biratnagar Super Kings, Far West United, and other clubs before earning national selection.

International Career

Yadav made his T20I debut for Nepal against Qatar on April 9, 2025, and his ODI debut against the Netherlands on June 10. He was selected for the 2026 T20 World Cup and appeared against England in February 2026.

Franchise Career (Nepal Premier League)

Yadav has represented Karnali Yaks exclusively since NPL 2024. He took nine wickets in Season 1 and ten in Season 2 before being retained again for Season 3.

Salary & Auction

Current SalaryNot publicly disclosed
Original Auction PriceNot publicly disclosed
NPL 2025 StatusRetained by Karnali Yaks
NPL 2026 StatusRetained by Karnali Yaks
Open Auction HistoryNever openly auctioned
Net WorthNot publicly disclosed

Yadav's original signing price, retention fees, and current salary are not public. He has remained in Karnali Yaks' retained core rather than entering open bidding.

NPL Stats

SeasonTeamMatchesRunsHSAverageWicketsBest Bowling
NPL 2024Karnali Yaks8 bowling innings441.3393/–
NPL 2025Karnali Yaks7 bowling innings535.00103/–
NPL CareerKarnali Yaks15 bowling innings942.25193/19

Career Statistics

T20I Career

FormatMatInnsRunsHSAvgSR100s50sWktsBestEconCatches
T20I18Not listedNot listedNot listedNot listedNot listed00212/187.85Not listed

ODI Career

FormatMatInnsRunsHSAvgSR100s50sWktsBestEconCatches
ODI6Not listedNot listedNot listedNot listedNot listed00103/395.62Not listed

Through NPL Season 2, Yadav has 19 wickets at an average of 20.16 and economy rate of 8.25.

NPL Records & Achievements

  • Ranked number ten on the NPL all-time wicket-takers list
  • Best NPL bowling figures of 3/19
  • Took 19 wickets across the first two NPL seasons
  • Made ODI and T20I debuts for Nepal in 2025
  • Selected for Nepal at the 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup

Latest News

June 2026

Karnali Yaks retained Nandan Yadav for NPL Season 3 after his appearance for Nepal at the 2026 T20 World Cup.

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