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2026 SquadNPL 2026 player profile
Subash Bhandari
Bowler•Nepalese
Current NPL team
Biratnagar Kings
NPL 2026 status
Confirmed squadSquad listing
12 / 13
01
U19 Best Bowling
5/44
02
U19 Record
Best Youth ODI figures
03
NPL Seasons
3 (retained)
04
Senior Caps
0
05
U19 World Cup
2024 Super Six
06
Bowling
Off-spin
Player overview
About Subash Bhandari
Subash Bhandari is a young Nepalese off-spinner who plays for Biratnagar Kings in the NPL.
Player details
| Full name | Subash Bhandari |
| Date of birth | 5 December 2004 |
| Birthplace | — |
| Country | Nepalese |
| Playing role | Bowler |
| Batting style | Right-handed |
| Bowling style | Right-arm offbreak (off-spin) |
NPL record
Subash Bhandari at NPL 2026
Season-by-season Nepal Premier League figures for Subash Bhandari.
| Season | Team | Matches | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPL 2024 (Season 1) | Biratnagar Kings | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NPL 2025 (Season 2) | Biratnagar Kings | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NPL 2026 (Season 3) | Biratnagar Kings | In progress | — | — | — | — | — |
Salary & auction
| NPL 2024–2026 | Retained by Biratnagar Kings across all three seasons. |
| NPL 2026 retention status | Confirmed retained core player (not marquee) |
| Nepal central contract | No record found |
| Net Worth | Not publicly disclosed |
Career record
Subash Bhandari career records
Available senior career figures from the structured player record.
| Format | Matches | Runs | Wickets | Best bowling | 100s / 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T20I / ODI / Test (senior) | 0 | — | — | N/A | 0/0 |
| Youth ODI / U19 World Cup | Confirmed U19 WC 2024 appearance | 16* (partial, one chase) | 5+ | 5/44 vs Bangladesh | 0/0 |
No verified senior international statistics exist for Subash Bhandari based on corroborated sources. At Under-19 level, his headline and verified figure is a 5/44 bowling performance against Bangladesh at the 2024 U19 World Cup — a Nepal Under-19 record. Individual match-level NPL statistics were not found in the sources reviewed.
Records & achievements
- Holds the Nepal Under-19 record for best bowling figures in a Youth ODI: 5/44 against Bangladesh at the 2024 ICC Under-19 World Cup (31 January 2024, Mangaung Oval, South Africa)
- Part of the Nepal Under-19 squad that reached the Super Six stage of the 2024 World Cup, one of only three times in the team's history it has advanced that far
- Retained by Biratnagar Kings across all three NPL seasons to date (2024, 2025, 2026)
Career
Subash Bhandari's teams and career
Career Timeline
- 5 December 2004 — Born (specific birthplace not conclusively verified).
- Pre-2024 — Represents Gandaki Province and Nepal Under-19s in domestic and age-group cricket.
- 2024 — Named in Nepal's squad for the ICC Under-19 Men's Cricket World Cup in South Africa.
- 31 January 2024 — Takes 5/44 against Bangladesh in the Super Six stage at Mangaung Oval — a Nepal Under-19 Youth ODI record for best bowling figures.
- 2024 — NPL debut for Biratnagar Kings in the tournament's inaugural season.
- 2025 — Retained by Biratnagar Kings for NPL Season 2, continuing to develop as part of the franchise's young bowling group.
