Kathmandu Gorkhaz, a franchise team of the Nepal Premier League (NPL), announced on Tuesday that they have hired Sharad with the aim of the upcoming NPL season.
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Kathmandu Gorkhaz have appointed former national cricketer Sharad Veshavkar as the ‘Cricket Director’. Nepal Premier League (NPL) franchise Kathmandu Gorkhaz announced on Tuesday that they have hired Sharad with the aim of the upcoming season of NPL in mind.
Sharad played for Chitwan Rhinos in the first season of NPL in 2024. Now, he will be working with the important responsibility of cricket management, strategy, technical aspects, and player management of Gorkhaz.
The Gorkhaz management is confident that Sharad’s arrival will further strengthen the technical and cricket management of Kathmandu Gorkhaz. ‘Every season, we are making our cricket management more efficient, and with an experienced person like Sharad, who has spent a long time in cricket, we feel that we can do better on and off the field. We are very excited to work with Sharad,’ Kathmandu Gorkhaz said in a statement.
‘I would like to thank the Kathmandu Gorkha family from the bottom of my heart for trusting me with this post. Kathmandu is my home city, I consider myself lucky to represent this city,’ Sharad said in a statement from Kathmandu Gorkhas, ‘I have many memories of playing in Kathmandu during my childhood, from Tundikhel, Khulamanch to Bhandarkhal, Sifal and all the small and big fields. There is probably no field that I have not played in Kathmandu. Because of this memory, I have a special affinity with Kathmandu. Since I represented Bagmati from U-15 to senior, it also has another connection.’
Sharad started playing international cricket from the ACC U-15 Asia Cup held in the UAE in 2002. After that, through Nepal’s U-17, U-19, Sharad played for the national team for the first time in 2004. Sharad played a key role in Nepal's first T20 World Cup in 2014. Sharad was a member of the team when Nepal played its first ODI in the Netherlands in 2018. The highest score by a Nepali player in first-class cricket is 89 runs, which Sharad made in the Intercontinental Cup against the UAE in Kirtipur in 2005. Sharad ended his colorful playing career by captaining Nepal in the Hong Kong Super Six last year. Sharad was a very successful player and captain in domestic cricket. Under Sharad's captaincy, Nepal won 3 titles in various franchise competitions and became the runner-up in 3. In addition, under Sharad's leadership, Nepal APF Club won two domestic competitions in T20 and 50 overs.
Sharad further said, "I am very confident of taking Kathmandu Gorkhaz forward by utilizing my experience with franchise leagues." I am very excited for the upcoming season and have taken it as a challenge. I will try to give my 100% and bring good results.’
