Subash Bhandari Profile
Bowler
Young Nepalese off-spinner for Biratnagar Kings — Nepal U19 Youth ODI record holder with 5/44 vs Bangladesh at the 2024 U19 World Cup.
Subash Bhandari is a young Nepalese off-spinner who plays for Biratnagar Kings in the NPL. He holds the Nepal Under-19 record for best bowling figures in a Youth ODI — 5/44 against Bangladesh at the 2024 U19 World Cup — and has been part of Biratnagar's retained squad across all three NPL seasons.
Career Highlights
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Subash Bhandari is a young Nepalese off-spinner who holds a genuine national Under-19 record: the best bowling figures ever recorded by a Nepal Under-19 bowler at a Youth ODI, a 5/44 spell against Bangladesh at the 2024 Under-19 World Cup. A right-arm offbreak bowler from Gandaki Province, Bhandari has spent his early career developing through Biratnagar Kings in the Nepal Premier League (NPL) alongside senior stars like Sandeep Lamichhane.
Player Profile
Cricket Career
Playing Style
Bhandari is a specialist off-spinner, primarily valued for his bowling rather than his batting, though he can contribute with the bat in the lower order when needed — he made 16 not out at one point in a chase during the 2024 Under-19 World Cup. His defining performance to date came at that same tournament: in a Super Six match against Bangladesh at Mangaung Oval on 31 January 2024, he took 5/44, a spell that stands as the best bowling figures by any Nepal Under-19 bowler in Youth ODI history.
Early Career
Bhandari was born on 5 December 2004 and came through Nepal's Under-19 pathway, representing Gandaki Province at the domestic level before graduating into the national Under-19 side. He was part of Nepal's squad for the 2024 ICC Under-19 Men's Cricket World Cup in South Africa, where Nepal advanced to the Super Six stage — one of only three occasions in the team's history it has reached the tournament's second round.
Domestic Career
Bhandari's senior domestic cricket is represented through Gandaki Province and his ongoing NPL franchise career with Biratnagar Kings. No first-class or List A debut is documented for him in the sources reviewed for this profile.
International Career
Bhandari's confirmed representative honours are at Under-19 level. At the 2024 Under-19 World Cup in South Africa, he played in Nepal's Super Six match against Bangladesh (31 January 2024), where his 5/44 — a Nepal Under-19 Youth ODI record — was the standout individual performance, even though Bangladesh won the match by five wickets. One secondary aggregator source claims Bhandari made his senior Nepal national team debut in 2022 and scored an international T20 half-century, but this claim could not be corroborated by ESPNcricinfo, Wikipedia, or any other source reviewed for this profile, and has been excluded here as unverified. Based on the sources actually verified, Bhandari does not currently have a confirmed senior T20I, ODI, or Test cap for Nepal.
Franchise Career (Nepal Premier League)
Bhandari's only professional T20 franchise experience to date is with Biratnagar Kings in the Nepal Premier League; there is no record of him playing in an overseas franchise league (IPL, BBL, PSL, CPL, BPL) in the sources reviewed.
NPL 2024 (Season 1): Bhandari was part of Biratnagar Kings' inaugural squad, one of several young domestic bowlers behind Sandeep Lamichhane and Chris Sole in the franchise's attack. Biratnagar finished sixth in the standings, winning two of seven matches.
NPL 2025 (Season 2): Bhandari was retained by Biratnagar Kings, with franchise coverage describing him as a young bowler continuing to develop alongside international teammates such as Faf du Plessis. Specific match-by-match figures for his 2025 season were not confirmed in the sources reviewed.
NPL 2026 (Season 3): Bhandari was confirmed among Biratnagar Kings' retained core ahead of the July 2026 auction, alongside Sandeep Lamichhane, Lokesh Bam, Basir Ahamad, Narayan Joshi, and Pratish GC.
Captaincy Record
There is no publicly available record of Subash Bhandari captaining a franchise, provincial, or representative side.
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.
- 2026 — Confirmed as part of Biratnagar Kings' retained core ahead of the NPL Season 3 auction.
Salary & Auction
Because Bhandari has been part of Biratnagar Kings' retained group rather than bought at open auction in the seasons reviewed, there is no traditional "auction price" on record for him. His specific NPL salary figures have not been publicly disclosed across any of his three seasons with Biratnagar Kings.
NPL Stats
Career Statistics
T20I Career
ODI Career
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.
NPL 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)
Latest News
July 2026
Confirmed as part of Biratnagar Kings' retained core ahead of the NPL Season 3 auction, continuing alongside Sandeep Lamichhane, Lokesh Bam, and Basir Ahamad.
2026
No senior Nepal call-up has been confirmed for Bhandari as of the corroborated sources reviewed; his representative honours remain at Under-19 level, headlined by his U19 World Cup record.