Ranjeet Kumar Profile
Bowler
Young left-arm orthodox spinner for Chitwan Rhinos — 5/21 Player of the Match vs Biratnagar Kings in NPL 2025, retained for 2026.
Ranjeet Kumar (born 7 April 2006) is a Nepali left-arm orthodox spinner who plays for Chitwan Rhinos in the NPL. Signed at NRs 300,000 in 2024, he claimed 5/21 against Biratnagar Kings in the 2025 season, winning Player of the Match, and was retained for NPL 2026.
Career Highlights
Key numbers
Still only 20 years old, Kumar represents Madhesh Province at the age-group level and has already featured for Nepal A in List A cricket. His breakout NPL performance against Biratnagar Kings showed the hallmarks of a well-drilled finger-spinner: control, flight, and discipline.
Player Profile
Cricket Career
Playing Style
Ranjeet Kumar is a genuine left-arm spinner, not the pace bowler he's sometimes mislabelled as in casual match reporting. His breakout NPL performance against Biratnagar Kings showed the hallmarks of a well-drilled finger-spinner: control, flight, and the discipline to bowl through a full quota.
Early Career
Kumar comes from Birgunj in Nepal's Parsa district and represents Madhesh Province at the Under-19 level. Detailed accounts of his junior cricketing background beyond this are not currently available in indexed sources.
Domestic Career
He made his List A debut for Nepal A against Ireland A at Kirtipur on 7 April 2024 — notably, his 18th birthday. He continues to be associated with Madhesh Province's age-group structure. A fully consolidated public record of his domestic List A and T20 statistics (beyond NPL) is not currently available in one place.
International Career
Ranjeet Kumar has not represented the Nepal senior national team in any format as of this writing. His representative honours so far are at the Nepal A and provincial Under-19 level.
Franchise Career (Nepal Premier League)
Kumar's only franchise experience to date has been with Chitwan Rhinos in the NPL.
NPL 2024 (Season 1): Signed by Chitwan Rhinos in the inaugural NPL auction for NRs 300,000 (Category D). He was part of the squad but did not have a notable breakout match during the debut season.
NPL 2025 (Season 2): Signed again by Chitwan Rhinos at auction for NRs 200,000 (2 lakh). He delivered his standout moment in Match 12 against Biratnagar Kings on 26 November 2025, taking 5 wickets for 21 runs in 4 overs — a spell match reports described as his effective NPL debut performance — and won the Player of the Match award as Chitwan won by 48 runs.
NPL 2026 (Season 3): Retained by Chitwan Rhinos ahead of the third season, named among the core retained group alongside Dev Khanal, Arjun Saud, Kamal Singh Airee, Deepak Bohara, and Rijan Dhakal.
Captaincy Record
Ranjeet Kumar has not captained any team — franchise, provincial, or representative — based on all publicly available records.
Career Timeline
- 7 Apr 2006 — Born in Birgunj, Parsa District, Nepal.
- 7 Apr 2024 — List A debut for Nepal A vs Ireland A at Kirtipur, on his 18th birthday.
- Oct 2024 — Signed by Chitwan Rhinos for NRs 300,000 in the inaugural NPL auction.
- Nov–Dec 2024 — Part of Chitwan Rhinos' NPL 2024 squad (limited match involvement).
- Aug 2025 — Signed again by Chitwan Rhinos for NRs 200,000 in the NPL 2025 auction.
- 26 Nov 2025 — Takes 5/21 vs Biratnagar Kings in NPL 2025 — Player of the Match.
- Jun 2026 — Retained by Chitwan Rhinos ahead of NPL Season 3.
Salary & Auction
Kumar's auction price dropped between his first (2024) and second (2025) signings — from NRs 300,000 to NRs 200,000 — before he delivered the performance that made him a clear retention priority for the 2026 season. Confirmed figures are from independent NPL auction reports.
NPL Stats
Career Statistics
T20I Career
ODI Career
List A debut: 7 Apr 2024 vs Ireland A at Kirtipur. No senior international caps. T20 domestic figures outside NPL are not confirmed against an official source.
NPL Records & Achievements
- Player of the Match, NPL 2025 Match 12 vs Biratnagar Kings (5/21 from 4 overs)
- One of the best individual bowling figures by a Chitwan Rhinos bowler in NPL 2025
- Retained by Chitwan Rhinos for NPL 2026 on the strength of that performance
- List A debut for Nepal A on his 18th birthday
Latest News
June 2026
Retained by Chitwan Rhinos ahead of the NPL 2026 (Season 3) campaign, named among the core group alongside Dev Khanal, Arjun Saud, Kamal Singh Airee, Deepak Bohara, and Rijan Dhakal.