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KATHMANDU, Dec 14: Lalitpur Patriots has named national cricket team vice-captain Gyanendra Malla as its skipper for the upcoming TVS Everest Premier League Twenbty20 Cricket Tournament.
By Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 14: Lalitpur Patriots has named national cricket team vice-captain Gyanendra Malla as its skipper for the upcoming TVS Everest Premier League Twenbty20 Cricket Tournament. 


Patriots introduced Malla as the team captain during a program organized in the capital on Wednesday where it also revealed the whole squad including three foreign players. 

Yogesh Nagar, Subodh Kumar Bhati, and Jaykishan Anilkumar Kolsawala are the three Indian players Patriots has signed for the city-based franchise tournament to be held from December 18 to 30 at TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur. 


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Nagar and Bhati are all-rounders while Kolsawala is a wicket-keeper. Nagar has experience of playing in Indian Cricket League (IPL) while other are state-level players. 


Patriots, owned by Kishore Maharjan, has domestic stars like Sandip Lamichhane and Mehboob Alam in its team. 

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