Santosh Yadav (born November 17, 2006) is listed as an allrounder for Nepal and Kathmandu Gorkhas. His playing role is shown as Allrounder and his teams include Nepal U19 and Kathmandu Gorkhas. He is a left-hand bat and bowls slow left-arm orthodox. Janakpur vs Kathmandu, 1st Match at Kirtipur, November 17, 2025 — Kathmandu won by 5 wickets (with 12 balls remaining).
Santosh Yadav | 3 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 5.66
Santosh Yadav has come through the Nepal age-group pathway into the NPL setup with Kathmandu Gorkhas (Teams: Nepal U19, Kathmandu Gorkhas). Cricnepal records note Santosh Yadav in squad lists and photo captions including the line: “Santosh Yadav was adjudged player of the series of ACC Men’s east zone cup.” In the NPL opener at Kirtipur (Nov 17, 2025) he appears in the Janakpur innings as the bowler who dismissed Sanjay Krishnamurthi (Sanjay Krishnamurthi | b Santosh Yadav | 2 | 6), and his bowling line in the match is recorded as 3 overs, 17 runs, 1 wicket. The ESPNcricinfo full scorecard shows Kathmandu Gorkhas chasing 131/5 (18 overs) to beat Janakpur Bolts (130/6), with Milind Kumar named Player Of The Match for his all-round contribution. Cricbuzz and Cricnepal list Santosh as a young bowling allrounder (Born November 17, 2006; Batting Style: Left Handed Bat; Bowling Style: Left-arm orthodox) who has already made an impact at age-group level and is now contributing in the NPL.
Discussion
- What did you make of Santosh Yadav’s 3-0-17-1 in the NPL opener and how important are such early contributions for a young allrounder?
- With Santosh coming from Nepal U19 to the Kathmandu Gorkhas squad, how should the Gorkhas best use his left-arm orthodox and left-handed batting in the middle overs?
- Given Kathmandu chased 131/5 to beat Janakpur, what role can emerging players like Santosh play across the NPL season to influence results?
- As a fan, what would you like to see Santosh focus on next—more overs, batting opportunities, or specialist spin work in the nets?
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