2012
Century on the world stage
Fourth Nepali to score an international hundred: 115 off 142 balls vs USA, ICC World Cricket League Division Four.
Lions Lions
NPL Season 2 champions · Assistant batting coach
SubashKhakurel
Former Nepal international wicketkeeper-batter and NPL-winning assistant batting coach, bringing elite match experience to young Australian cricketers.
115 off 142 vs USA · 2012 ◆234 runs · top scorer, 2013 WT20 Qualifier ◆First T20I fifty for Nepal · 2014 ◆13 international caps ◆NPL Season 2 champions · Lumbini Lions ◆Coaching in Australia ◆
The numbers
13
International caps
5 ODIs + 8 T20Is for Nepal
115
International century
115 off 142 vs USA, 2012
234
Runs at WT20 Qualifier
Top scorer, 2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier
1st
T20I fifty for Nepal
Vs Afghanistan, March 2014
The road to the den
2013
Top of the run charts
Highest scorer of the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier with 234 runs.
2014
T20I debut and a first
Debut vs Hong Kong on 16 March. First T20I half-century by a Nepali batter, vs Afghanistan.
2018
ODI debut
Nepal ODI cap vs the Netherlands, 3 August.
2020
Central contract
Awarded a central contract by the Cricket Association of Nepal.
2022
Final international match
Last ODI vs Oman, 9 June.
2024
Retirement
Retired from all forms of cricket on 5 December after more than a decade for Nepal.
2025
NPL champion, as coach
Assistant batting coach as Lumbini Lions won their first Nepal Premier League title, beating Sudurpaschim Royals by 6 wickets on 13 December.
Honours
Central contract, Cricket Association of Nepal
September 2020
Nepal Premier League champion (coaching staff)
Lumbini Lions, December 2025
Personal awards and recognitionsPending
Pending: to be supplied by Subash
Headlines
SBS Nepali“Never dreamt of earning this much by playing cricket!”27 Nov 2025
Wicket NepalProud of My Journey: Subash Khakurel Reflects on Nepal Cricket and Unfinished DreamsDec 2024
Lumbini LionsSubash Khakurel returns as assistant coach for Lumbini LionsOct 2025
The Kathmandu PostLumbini Lions crowned NPL champions with commanding final win13 Dec 2025
Major publicationsPendingFurther national and international press mentionsPending
Train like a Lion
Draft program menu, subject to Subash's confirmation.
1
One-on-One Batting
All ages
Opening-batter craft: stance, shot selection, playing the new ball, building an innings.
2
Wicketkeeping Masterclass
Juniors and seniors
Footwork, hands, standing up, stumpings and diving catches from a former international keeper.
3
Junior Academy
Ages 7 to 13
Fun, structured fundamentals in batting, bowling and fielding.
4
T20 Power Skills
Teens and adults
Powerplay batting, strike rotation, finishing and match awareness.
5
Holiday Clinics
Group sessions
School-holiday camps mixing skills, games and match simulation.
Why Subash
Played at the top
13 caps for Nepal across ODI and T20I cricket, 2014 to 2022.
Coached a champion
Assistant batting coach of NPL Season 2 winners Lumbini Lions.
Built through setbacks
Came back from dengue and a hand fracture that kept him out for over a year.
Batting and keeping
Specialist knowledge in the two hardest jobs for a young player to learn.
“Whenever a situation is tough, I try to make myself tough.”
Roar into
your first session
Tell us about the player. Subash will come back with a plan.