Pratik Shrestha Profile
All-Rounder
Nepali all-rounder for Biratnagar Kings — formerly Kathmandu Gurkhas/Gorkhas across NPL 2024–2025, signed for NPR 2 lakh in 2026.
Pratik Shrestha is a Nepali all-rounder best known for representing Kathmandu's NPL franchise in the first two editions of the Nepal Premier League before switching allegiance to Biratnagar Kings ahead of the 2026 season. A right-hand batter who also bowls right-arm offbreak, he has built his reputation largely through domestic and franchise T20 cricket in Nepal rather than international appearances.
Career Highlights
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Pratik Shrestha is a Nepali all-rounder best known for representing Kathmandu's NPL franchise in the first two editions of the Nepal Premier League before switching allegiance to Biratnagar Kings ahead of the 2026 season. A right-hand batter who also bowls right-arm offbreak, he has built his reputation largely through domestic and franchise T20 cricket in Nepal rather than international appearances.
Player Profile
Cricket Career
Playing Style
Pratik Shrestha is classed as an all-rounder, though his NPL appearances so far have been almost entirely as a specialist batter in the middle order. His best-recorded NPL innings — 39 off 34 balls against Biratnagar Kings in the 2024 season — showed his ability to strike the ball cleanly, with a strike rate above 110 across his debut season. Public bowling data from his NPL matches shows no recorded overs, meaning his offbreak bowling has not yet been a regular feature of his franchise game, even though it's listed as part of his skill set.
Early Career
Pratik Shrestha comes through Nepal's Bagmati Province cricket structure, playing domestic-level T20 cricket in Nepal before entering the Nepal Premier League auction pool in 2024. Detailed statistics from his early provincial career are not comprehensively published, so this section is limited to what's independently verifiable.
Domestic Career
He has featured in domestic T20 cricket for Bagmati Province. Independent third-party trackers list him as having played in a handful of domestic T20 matches with modest returns. However, these numbers aren't independently corroborated by an official Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) source, so they should be treated as indicative rather than definitive.
Franchise Career (Nepal Premier League)
Pratik Shrestha has played in all three editions of the NPL to date:
NPL 2024 (Season 1): Signed by Kathmandu Gurkhas in Category D for NRs 200,000.
NPL 2025 (Season 2): Retained by Kathmandu Gorkhas (the rebranded Kathmandu franchise) as part of their core squad.
NPL 2026 (Season 3): Released by Kathmandu Gorkhas and signed by Biratnagar Kings at the Category C base price of NRs 200,000 during the mini-auction.
He has not represented Nepal at the senior international level, so there is no international career section to report — this is a purely domestic and franchise T20 profile at this stage.
Career Timeline
December 18, 2002 — Born in Sawanpur, Chitwan, Nepal.
2024 — Entered the NPL auction pool; signed by Kathmandu Gurkhas (Category D, NRs 200,000).
November 30 – December 21, 2024 — Played in the inaugural NPL season for Kathmandu Gurkhas; top score of 39 vs Biratnagar Kings.
2025 — Retained by Kathmandu Gorkhas for NPL Season 2.
November 22, 2025 — Featured for Kathmandu Gorkhas against Biratnagar Kings in NPL 2025.
2026 — Released by Kathmandu Gorkhas ahead of NPL Season 3.
July 2026 — Signed by Biratnagar Kings at base price (NRs 200,000) in the NPL Season 3 mini-auction.
Salary & Auction
His current salary outside of these auction/retention fees has not been publicly disclosed. NPL contracts for domestic Category C/D players are generally modest compared to marquee or overseas signings, which regularly command NRs 1–2 million.
NPL Stats
Career Statistics
T20I Career
ODI Career
No bowling data (overs, wickets, economy) has been recorded for him in official NPL match statistics to date. He currently ranks around #79 on the NPL's all-time run-scorers list. Verified ODI, T20I, and Test statistics are not applicable — he has not represented Nepal internationally based on currently available records.
NPL Records & Achievements
- Signed by Biratnagar Kings for NRs 200,000 at the NPL Season 3 mini-auction (July 2026)
- Highest NPL score of 39 off 34 balls against Biratnagar Kings in 2024
- 75 runs across 5 NPL innings (2024–25) at a strike rate of 105.63
Latest News
July 2026
Released by Kathmandu Gorkhas and signed by Biratnagar Kings at the base price of NRs 200,000 during the NPL Season 3 mini-auction in Kathmandu. Biratnagar had already retained stars like Sandeep Lamichhane, Lokesh Bam, and Pratish GC before adding Shrestha. NPL 2026 is scheduled to run through November and December 2026 at the TU International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur.