Santosh Karki Profile
Batting All-Rounder
Right-hand batter signed by Janakpur Bolts for NPR 3 lakh in 2026 after an NPL 2024 season with Chitwan Rhinos.
Santosh Karki is a Nepali right-hand batter and off-spin bowler born 20 July 2003 in Parsa. Known for a 111-run domestic century for Province 2, he played NPL 2024 for Chitwan Rhinos, sat out the 2025 season unsold, and returned in July 2026 when Janakpur Bolts signed him for NPR 3 lakh.
Career Highlights
Key numbers
This profile lays out his verified age, playing style, domestic and franchise numbers, and auction history — and corrects inaccurate claims about a senior international career that circulate on lower-quality profile sites but are not supported by any official record.
Player Profile
Cricket Career
Playing Style
Karki is a right-hand batter who has generally played in the top or middle order, backed up by his ability to bowl right-arm offbreak in a supporting role. His maiden century in provincial cricket — 111 off 115 balls for Province 2 against Bagmati Province — shows a batter capable of building a long innings rather than just playing cameo knocks.
That was also visible in his Nepal Premier League 2024 season with Chitwan Rhinos, where he was regularly promoted inside the top five and twice top-scored or came close to it for his side, including an unbeaten 28 that anchored a run-chase against Kathmandu Gurkhas. He is not a frontline bowler at franchise level — his offbreaks have mostly featured in domestic cricket rather than in the NPL — and he has not been used in a captaincy role at any level so far.
Early Career
Karki's rise came through Nepal's provincial system representing Province 2 (also written as Province Number 2), the region that includes his home district of Parsa. His standout early-career innings was a maiden century — 111 runs off 115 balls — for Province 2 against Bagmati Province. He has also featured for age-group and club sides including Nepal Under-19s, Tribhuwan Army Club, Nepal Army, Rajbiraj The King, NBSC Lions, and Itahari Adarsha Giants across various domestic tournaments in Nepal.
Domestic Career
Beyond his provincial century, Karki's tracked domestic List A record shows three matches for 42 runs at an average of 14.00, with a highest score of 34 — a small sample that undersells the century he made in a differently-scored provincial fixture. Domestic scorecards from his time with the Nepal Army club also show him picking up wickets with his offbreaks, including a four-wicket haul across a short tournament stint.
International Career
Santosh Karki has not played senior international cricket for Nepal.
Franchise Career (Nepal Premier League)
Karki entered the Nepal Premier League at its 2024 launch, signed by Chitwan Rhinos and featuring regularly in a top order led by captain Kushal Malla. Chitwan Rhinos reached the Eliminator in NPL 2024.
NPL 2024 (Season 1): Chitwan Rhinos — regular top-order presence; team reached the Eliminator.
NPL 2025 (Season 2): Released by Chitwan Rhinos pre-season; went unsold at auction; did not feature.
NPL 2026 (Season 3): Signed by Janakpur Bolts for NPR 3 lakh in the Category C auction (6 July 2026).
Captaincy Record
Santosh Karki has not held a captaincy role at provincial, franchise, or representative level. No captaincy statistics are publicly available.
Career Timeline
2003 — Born 20 July, Parsa, Nepal.
— Century (111 off 115) for Province 2 vs Bagmati Province.
October 2024 — Signed by Chitwan Rhinos for NPL 2024.
December 2024 — NPL Season 1 — regular top-order role; 28* vs Kathmandu Gurkhas, 28 vs Biratnagar Kings; Chitwan Rhinos reach the Eliminator.
June 2025 — Released by Chitwan Rhinos ahead of NPL 2025.
September 2025 — Goes unsold in the NPL 2025 mini-auction; misses NPL Season 2.
July 6, 2026 — Signed by Janakpur Bolts for NPR 3,00,000 in the NPL Season 3 auction.
Salary & Auction
Karki's fixed salary or any central contract value with CAN has not been publicly disclosed. His only verified pay figure is his NPL 2026 auction price of NPR 3 lakh. See the NPL auction page for Season 3 context.
NPL Stats
Career Statistics
T20I Career
ODI Career
Provincial highlight: 111 (115 balls) for Province 2 vs Bagmati Province. NPL 2024 best verified score: 28* (31) vs Kathmandu Gurkhas. No senior international statistics.
NPL Records & Achievements
- Maiden century (111 off 115) for Province 2 against Bagmati Province
- Regular top-order contributor for Chitwan Rhinos through their run to the NPL 2024 Eliminator
- Signed at auction by two different NPL franchises across three seasons (Chitwan Rhinos in 2024, Janakpur Bolts in 2026)
Latest News
July 6, 2026
Returned to the NPL fold, signed by Janakpur Bolts for NPR 3 lakh in the Category C auction for Season 3, after sitting out the entire 2025 season having gone unsold.