Nepal’s probable Playing XI for T20 World Cup 2024

The T20 World Cup 2024 is less than a month away and teams have announced their provisional squads for the mega event. Nepal, one of the best upcoming teams, has also announced its 15-man squad full of excitement, flair and talent. Over the last year, Dipendra Singh Airee has emerged as a superstar of Nepal cricket with his big-hitting talent in the shortest format. This year Nepal is in Group D with South Africa, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and the Netherlands and will hope to pull off a few upsets in the West Indies and the USA. Nepal’s probable Playing XI for T20 World Cup 2024 Openers: Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh (wk) The opening pair for Nepal comprises quick-scoring Kushal Bhurtel and the dependable wicketkeeper-batter Aasif Sheikh. These players have been in good form ahead of the World Cup. Bhurtel is the third-highest run-scorer in T20Is for Nepal with a tally of 1081 runs while Sheikh is fourth on the list with 1023 runs. #PAGE_BREAK# Middle-order: Rohit Paudel (c), Kushal Malla, DS Airee The middle order of Captain Rohit Paudel, Kushal Malla and Dipendra Singh Airee will be Nepal's strength going into the T20 World Cup. Paudel has emerged as a prolific scorer on the world stage, including his recent heroics against West Indies A. Supporting the captain, Nepal will look for consistent performances from Malla and DS Airee with strike rates of 167.24 and 146.75. #PAGE_BREAK# Lower-order: Pratish GC, Sompal Kami, Karan KC After their power-packed middle order, Nepal can field three exciting all-rounders, who contribute across all three departments. Making the lower order will be the experienced veteran Karan KC, who has a strike rate of over 150 and 90 wickets; Sompal Kami with his 58 wickets and youngster Sompal Kami, who brings in the left-arm medium pace element to their bowling. #PAGE_BREAK# Bowlers: Gulshan Jha, Abinash Bohara, Kamal Airee Rounding off the probable XI, Nepal can pick three bowlers - Gulshan Jha, Abinash Bohara and Kamal Airee. This trio combined with their group of all-rounders gives Captain Rohit Paudel countless options, especially in slowish wickets of West Indies. Airee and Bohara have been among the top wicket-takers in Nepal's T20Is whereas Jha has been an exciting young talent.