Former South African U-19 player Ricardo has signed for Kathmandu Gorkhas, where he will bring a wealth of experience from England and South Africa.
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Kathmandu Gorkhaz have signed wicketkeeper-batsman Ricardo Vasconcelos as their first foreign player for the second season of Nepal Premier League (NPL) cricket. Born in South Africa, Ricardo is currently playing domestic cricket in England.
Ricardo, who celebrates his 28th birthday on Monday, has been signed by Kathmandu Gorkhas as the first foreign player. Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, Ricardo has played for the South African U-19 national team. He made his first-class debut in South Africa's domestic cricket from Boland.
Ricardo has been playing domestic cricket in England in recent years. In addition to playing county cricket for Northamptonshire, he is also playing in the Vitality Blast. He was also the captain of the team. In the 2025 edition of the Vitality Blast, which was held two months ago, Ricardo scored 342 runs in 15 matches at a strike rate of 142. In the Vitality Blast, he has scored 1,446 runs in a total of 60 matches at a strike rate of 127.
Kathmandu Gorkhaz, owned by Kathmandu Sports Development Ventures Pvt. Ltd., is very excited about the signing of Ricardo. Kathmandu Gorkhaz, which retained marquee player Karan KC, Bhim Sarki, Sahab Alam, Rashid Khan, Dipesh Kandel and Pratik Shrestha, had taken Mohammad Adil Alam Ansari, Santosh Yadav, Akash Tripathi, Uttam Thapa Magar and Tul Bahadur Thapa from the mini auction.
Kathmandu Gorkhaz will play under the coaching of former Nepali national cricket team coach Monty Desai. The team is coached by Basant Shahi.
