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Rohit Paudel
Batting All-Rounder•Nepali
Current NPL team
Lumbini Lions
NPL 2026 status
Confirmed squadSquad listing
01 / 14
01
NPL Runs
555
02
NPL Wickets
18
03
ODI Runs
2212
04
T20I Runs
1845
05
ODI 100s
2
06
T20I 50s
9
Player overview
About Rohit Paudel
Rohit Kumar Paudel (born 2 September 2002) is Nepal's national cricket captain and all-time leading ODI run-scorer with 2,212 runs.
Player details
| Full name | Rohit Kumar Paudel |
| Date of birth | 2 September 2002 |
| Birthplace | Nawalparasi, Nepal |
| Country | Nepali |
| Playing role | Batting All-Rounder |
| Batting style | Right-handed |
| Bowling style | Right-arm offbreak |
NPL record
Rohit Paudel at NPL 2026
Season-by-season Nepal Premier League figures for Rohit Paudel.
| Season | Team | Matches | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPL 2024 (Season 1) | Lumbini Lions | 7 | 279 | 95 | 39.85 | 8 | Not publicly confirmed |
| NPL 2025 (Season 2) | Lumbini Lions | Not publicly confirmed | 276 | Not publicly confirmed | Not publicly confirmed | 10 | 3/12 |
Salary & auction
| Current Salary | Not publicly disclosed |
| Auction Status | Marquee player (drawn, not auctioned) |
| Auction Year | 2024 (initial draw); retained 2025 & 2026 |
| Team | Lumbini Lions |
Career record
Rohit Paudel career records
Available senior career figures from the structured player record.
| Format | Matches | Runs | Wickets | Best bowling | 100s / 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T20I | 84 | 1845 | 14 | 2/7 | 0/9 |
| ODI | 84 | 2212 | 10 | 4/22 | 2/12 |
Paudel has not played any Test matches, as Nepal is not currently a Test-playing nation. List A stats largely overlap with his ODI record since most of his List A appearances are ODIs.
Records & achievements
- Youngest male cricketer to score an international half-century (16 years, 146 days) — record later broken by teammate Kushal Malla
- Fourth-youngest ODI debutant in men's international cricket history (15 years, 335 days)
- Nepal's all-time leading ODI run-scorer, first Nepali to reach 1,000 ODI runs (2023) and 2,000 ODI runs (2025)
- First Nepali batter with two ODI centuries, including 109 vs UAE (October 2025)
Career
Rohit Paudel's teams and career
Career path
Rohit Kumar Paudel (born 2 September 2002) is Nepal's national cricket captain and all-time leading ODI run-scorer with 2,212 runs.
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