Biratnagar Kings have rocked social media by signing Faf du Plessis, Martin Guptill, and Merchant de Lange. But to become a true winner, you have to win on the field.
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If we look at the discussion, Biratnagar Kings can be considered the winner. What has Biratnagar done? They have completely shaken up social media by signing Faf du Plessis, Martin Guptill, and Merchant de Lange. But to become a real winner, you have to win on the field.
Biratnagar has brought in champion coach Pubudu Dassanayake as its first coach for this. Few people know as much about Nepali cricket as Pubudu. Under his coaching, Janakpur Bolts became the NPL champion last season. It remains to be seen whether he will manage Biratnagar, which has gathered the biggest names in world cricket.
Last season, Biratnagar was able to win only 2 out of 7 games. Due to which the team failed to reach the playoffs.
In the process of strengthening its team, Biratnagar had brought in Surya Tamang, Narayan Joshi, Shankar Rana and Shahil Patel. The team had trained in Delhi for this season. However, Biratnagar's situation did not improve much in the practice match and the team, which had entered without some key players, was all out for 43 runs in the practice match against Kathmandu Gorkhaz.
Although it is not possible to analyze Biratnagar's team based on this, it seems that they will have to rely on foreign players, especially in batting. The team's bowling coach Dhammika Prasad spent a lot of time with Lokesh Bam, who was dismissed cheaply in a practice match.
Biratnagar will surely feel relieved when Lokesh, the only batsman to score a century in Twenty20s against an international team in the last two years, spends a lot of time at the crease. Lokesh, who scored a century against Ireland 'A' in early 2024, could not do well in the Hong Kong International Sixes.
Who is in the team ?
Sandeep Lamichhane (captain), Lokesh Bam, Pratish GC, Bashir Ahmed, Surya Tamang, Narayan Joshi, Naren Bhatt, Shankar Rana, Subash Bhandari, Sahil Patel, Shravan Kisku, Faf du Plessis, Martin Guptill, Merchant de Lange, George Munsey, Sam Hezlett, Shubham Ranjan.
