As of March 8 2024, the Nepalese Men’s Cricket Team has been engaged in 66 ODIs and 75 T20Is. They have notched up various achievements and bagged numerous milestones in their journey.
We have seen many legends play for Nepal, some still in the game, while some are on the verge of being big names. Who has been the most accomplished player in terms of earning the Player of the Match (POTM) award throughout the journey so far? We will find out.
Most POTM awards for Nepal in ODI:
Nepalese players have clinched the Player of the Match (POTM) award 33 times in ODI, involving a total of 13 players.
- Rohit Paudel – 5 times
- Aasif Sheikh – 5 times
- Sandeep Lamichhane – 4 times
- Kushal Bhurtel – 4 times
- Karan KC – 4 times
- Sompal Kami, Gulshan Jha, DS Airee – 2 times
- Kushal Malla, Bhim Sharki, Aarif Sheikh, Paras Khadka, Anil Sah – 1 time
– Sompal Kami was the first player to win the POTM award.
– Karan KC has won the most POTM awards (3) in overseas matches.
Most POTM awards for Nepal in T20I:
In T20I, 16 players have received a POTM award on 39 occasions.
- Karan KC – 7 times
- DS Airee – 5 times
- Gyanendra Malla – 4 times
- Paras Khadka, Sandeep Lamichhane, Kushal Malla, Kushal Bhurtel – 3 times
- Sompal Kami, Aasif Sheikh – 2 times
- Shakti Gauchan, Jitendra Mukhiya, Binod Bhandari, Lalit Rajbanshi, Rohit Paudel, Aarif Sheikh, Jitendra Mukhiya – 1 time
– Shakti was the first player to win the POTM award.
– Paras Khadka and Gyanendra Malla have won the most POTM (3) awards in overseas matches.
Most POTM awards for Nepal (ODI and T20I combined):
Karan KC – 11 times
Sandeep Lamichhane – 7 times
DS Airee – 7 times
Aasif Sheikh – 7 times
Rohit Paudel – 6 times
Kushal Bhurtel – 6 times
