Rashid Khan Profile
Bowler
Nepalese right-arm medium-fast bowler from Birgunj — Kathmandu Gorkhas since NPL 2024; T20I debut at 2019 South Asian Games (bronze).
Rashid Khan is a Nepalese right-arm medium-fast bowler from Birgunj who has been part of the Kathmandu Gorkhas franchise since the Nepal Premier League's very first season in 2024. He isn't a household name outside Nepal — that recognition belongs to Afghanistan's Rashid Khan — but within Nepali cricket he has a genuine track record: a T20I debut at the 2019 South Asian Games, a central contract from the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) in 2020, and three straight NPL seasons with the same franchise.
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Rashid Khan is a Nepalese right-arm medium-fast bowler from Birgunj who has been part of the Kathmandu Gorkhas franchise since the Nepal Premier League's very first season in 2024. He isn't a household name outside Nepal — that recognition belongs to Afghanistan's Rashid Khan — but within Nepali cricket he has a genuine track record: a T20I debut at the 2019 South Asian Games, a central contract from the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) in 2020, and three straight NPL seasons with the same franchise.
Player Profile
Cricket Career
Playing Style
Rashid Khan is a control-oriented right-arm medium-fast bowler. Rather than relying on raw pace, his game is built on discipline, tight lengths, and subtle variations — the profile of a bowler who builds pressure over spells and forces mistakes rather than blowing batting orders away. Within Nepal's pace attack, he has generally operated as a support or containing option rather than the strike bowler.
Early Career
Rashid Khan's school-level or age-group cricket is limited. What is confirmed is that he came through Nepal's provincial system and was good enough, by his late teens, to be named in Nepal's squad for the men's cricket tournament at the 2019 South Asian Games.
Domestic Career
Over his career, Rashid Khan has represented a wide range of Nepali domestic and club sides, including Nepal Police Club, Lalitpur Patriots, Kathmandu Goldens, Far West United, Kanchanrup Rhinos, Nepal A, Nepal Green, YRCC Birat Blasters, NBSC Lions, Itahari Adarsha Giants, Dhangadhi Stars, and Province Number 2, per FanCode and CricClubs' team records. A single, officially compiled domestic batting/bowling average across these appearances is not published in one place, so we are not attempting to construct one here.
International Career
Rashid Khan made his T20I debut on December 5, 2019, against Bhutan (cap 30), as part of Nepal's squad at the 2019 South Asian Games. Nepal won the bronze medal at that tournament, beating the Maldives by five wickets in the third-place playoff. In September 2020, he was one of 18 Nepali cricketers awarded a central contract by the Cricket Association of Nepal, a marker of his standing in the national set-up at the time. His most recent recorded T20I appearance was on March 9, 2024, against Hong Kong. He has not featured in an ODI for Nepal, based on currently available records.
Franchise Career (Nepal Premier League)
Rashid Khan's main franchise involvement to date is entirely with Kathmandu Gorkhas (known as Kathmandu Gurkhas in NPL's first season) in the Nepal Premier League.
NPL 2024 (Season 1): Named in Kathmandu Gurkhas' original squad, retained alongside marquee player and captain Karan KC, Shahab Alam, Bhim Sharki, Dipesh Kandel, and Pratik Shrestha. The team finished fifth in the inaugural season.
NPL 2025 (Season 2): Retained by Kathmandu Gorkhas ahead of the mini-auction, again alongside Karan KC, Bhim Sharki, Dipesh Kandel, Shahab Alam, and Pratik Shrestha. CREX's player profile describes him as "adding depth to their fast-bowling resources" that season.
NPL Season 3 (2026): Retained once more by Kathmandu Gorkhas as part of their core group, alongside Karan KC (marquee), Bhim Sharki, Mohammad Aadil Alam, Shahab Alam, and Santosh Yadav, ahead of the season 3 auction held in July 2026.
Because Rashid Khan has been retained by the same franchise in every edition of the tournament, he has never gone through an open NPL auction — meaning no public auction price exists for him, unlike several of his higher-profile Kathmandu Gorkhas teammates.
Captaincy Record
Rashid Khan has not held a captaincy role at international, franchise, or domestic level based on currently available records. No captaincy statistics apply to his profile.
Career Timeline
February 21, 2001 — Born in Birgunj, Nepal.
2019 — Named in Nepal's squad for the 2019 South Asian Games.
December 5, 2019 — T20I debut vs Bhutan (cap 30).
2019 — Nepal wins bronze medal at the South Asian Games.
September 2020 — Awarded central contract by the Cricket Association of Nepal.
2024 — Part of Kathmandu Gurkhas' inaugural NPL squad.
March 9, 2024 — Most recent recorded T20I appearance, vs Hong Kong.
2025 — Retained by Kathmandu Gorkhas for NPL Season 2.
June–July 2026 — Retained by Kathmandu Gorkhas ahead of NPL Season 3.
Salary & Auction
Rashid Khan has never gone through an open NPL auction, so no public auction price exists for him.
NPL Stats
Career Statistics
T20I Career
ODI Career
T20I debut 5 Dec 2019 vs Bhutan (cap 30); most recent recorded T20I 9 Mar 2024 vs Hong Kong. Aggregate T20I batting and bowling figures are not compiled in a single public source. Detailed format-specific domestic career statistics across his various club teams are not compiled into one publicly available record. A compiled, verified NPL statistical record isn't publicly available at this time.
NPL Records & Achievements
- Represented Nepal at the 2019 South Asian Games (bronze medal)
- T20I debut vs Bhutan, 5 December 2019 (Nepal cap 30)
- Central contract from Cricket Association of Nepal (September 2020)
- Retained by Kathmandu Gorkhas for every NPL season (2024, 2025, 2026)
Latest News
June–July 2026
Kathmandu Gorkhas confirmed Rashid Khan among their retained core players ahead of the NPL Season 3 auction, continuing his run with the franchise into a third straight season.