As much as Rohit Chand has played for the Nepali national football team, he has played as the first choice. His position was never in doubt. Now the Nepalese team is in Vietnam. In the famous Ho Chi Minh City. The Nepali team is in the Southeast country for the third round of Asia Cup qualifiers. Nepal will play two matches there. The first match of that has ended on Thursday. Rohit played in that too from the beginning.

It was his 99th match for Nepal. Now Nepal will play the second match against Vietnam on Tuesday. It will be a historic 100th game for him. Again, there will be no reason not to play Rohit in front of Australian coach Matt Ross. Not only for Rohit, one of the best players in the entire history of Nepali football, this will be a milestone achievement for many. 

Meanwhile, Rohit will be the second rare player to play 100 games from Nepal. Earlier, similar achievement was achieved by captain and goalkeeper Kiran Limbu. Now it's Rohit's turn. When he actually descends on Go Tau Stadium for 100 matches, it will be an unparalleled example of Rohit's dedication and service to Nepali football. This moment will also be a great opportunity for Nepali football to 'celebrate'. Before that, how much he played for Nepal, the essence of it can be captured like this:

The third batch of

ANFA Academy

Rohit is a product of ANFA Academy. He is a third batch player. What he remembers best is how he got involved with ANFA Academy. And he has a good relationship with his close friends of that time. But they have not taken care of which year and which month is added to the academy. He wants to fondly remember the days he spent at ANFA Academy. It all seems like yesterday to him. This long journey can again be considered very noble in itself. 

Both excitement and fear at debut

Remembering a date, March 26, 2009. On the same day, he made his debut for Nepal. The rival was Palestine. The tournament was the AFC Challenge Cup selection and the coach who gave him this opportunity, Yogambara Suwal. Not only Rohit, Chetan Ghimire and Deepak Bhusal also made their debut in that game. I still remember that moment very well. I was very excited, I was also scared," he said. He has spent 16 years in international football since his debut. 

One goal

Despite scoring at the club level, Rohit rarely did the same for the Nepali national team. In other words, he waited for a long time for a goal for Nepal. Once in an informal conversation, he said, "Why, scoring a goal for Nepal is like an unfulfilled dream." He finally scored a goal against Afghanistan in 2024. His happiness was palpable at that time. Later friends also made the occasion memorable with equal joy. He scored a goal in the 78th minute of the match in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. 

defense or midfield where easier?

He played two different roles for the Nepali national team. Sometimes, sometimes. Sometimes he played as a defender and sometimes as a midfielder. There has also been a topic of debate in Nepali football, which is the right 'position' for him. What does he say himself? He argues, "When you are young, when you are strong, you should be in the midfield. Now that he is a bit older, he is fine in defense. Maybe he was more successful as a defender?

hurt even stronger 

Probably, if Rohit had played continuously for Nepal, the number of 'caps' he would have won would have been more. He didn't make the team for more than one reason. One of the big reasons was the left knee injury. It made him sad. Surgery was needed to heal. Rohit believes that after the knee surgery, he played better than before. That injury helped him play even stronger. Bravery can be considered hidden in his argument. 

How many complaints

There are so many complaints about his playing life that he himself says that it is indescribable. It simply means that he is hurt in his heart if he could not achieve any big success for the national team. Hakahaki says, "I can't even say this is my biggest achievement so far." One of his biggest complaints is not winning the SAFF Championship. He is the most Nepali player who has played the biggest tournament of South Asian football for Nepal. But being a runner-up was only a high success. 

Once captain

After Kiran Limbu, Rohit is the most experienced player in the current Nepali team. They played for Nepal for the first time in a year. Kiran has been the captain of the team for a long time. It is because of his shadow that Rohit got the opportunity to take over the captaincy of the Nepali team only once. It was a 2022 international friendly match against Pakistan. Kiran did not play that game. Rohit is also not interested in captaincy. He has no complaints about not being able to lead many times. 

“I have a friend”

Rohit has a very good friend in Nepali football. He is Vishal Shrestha. When they go abroad as a team, most of the time they share the same room. It is said that only Vishal knows most of Rohit's personal stuff. There is a gap between them. While Rohit is now playing 100 matches for Nepal, Vishal has not been so lucky. He got to play for Nepal only once. Now he has retired from international football. Vishal probably should have played more than Haq. Rohit is more sad about this.