Player details
| Full name | Bipin Prasad Sharma |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 October 2008 |
| Country | Nepal |
| Playing role | Bowler |
| Batting style | Right-hand bat |
| Bowling style | Slow left-arm orthodox |
| NPL team (Season 3) | Karnali Yaks |
| Joined | Auction — NPR 5 lakh |
Season 3 numbers
Season 3 numbers below cover the league through Match 21 (10 November 2026). Karnali’s last game was Match 19, on 9 November, so these figures are complete for the Yaks.
Bipin Prasad Sharma has no batting or bowling entry in the Season 3 stats file — he has not played in any of Karnali’s five matches through Match 21 (10 November 2026). That is the whole of his Season 3 record so far, and it sits oddly next to his 2024 record: the franchise’s leading wicket-taker, back at five times his original fee, yet to bowl a ball.
The reason is the contest for the domestic left-arm overs. Scotland’s Mark Watt bowls the overseas left-arm overs, and Surya Tamang — signed for NPR 2 lakh after a 10-lakh season at Biratnagar — has played twice. Bipin’s classical slow left-arm orthodox, flight and drift rather than flat dart-throwing, is the third option in that queue. The rebid was both a compliment and a challenge: the franchise believes in the talent, and now wants to see who wins the left-arm overs.
Thirteen wickets at sixteen
In the inaugural 2024 season, Bipin was Karnali’s Local Icon Player at NPR 1 lakh — and he repaid the faith by finishing as the franchise’s leading wicket-taker with 13 scalps, carrying the Yaks to the playoffs. The slow left-arm orthodox spinner had announced himself as one of the NPL’s genuine homegrown finds before he could legally vote.
His 13-wicket debut season showed where he is most dangerous — through the middle overs at Kirtipur, where surfaces can grip and his changes of pace turn dot balls into scoreboard pressure. He is also a natural powerplay option, left-arm spin being a proven T20 weapon against right-hand-dominant top orders. A right-handed bat down the order completes a package that was, at 16, already a franchise cornerstone.
The left-arm contest
Karnali released Bipin in June 2026, then paid NPR 5 lakh — five times his original fee — to buy him back at the Season 3 auction. Born on 25 October 2008, he is still only 17, returning to a squad that now also holds Scotland’s Mark Watt and fellow domestic left-armer Surya Tamang.
The contest is real: Watt has five wickets in five matches, Tamang has played twice, and Bipin has not played yet. The franchise believes in the talent — the rebid says so — and now wants to see who wins the left-arm overs. Two games are left, and a 17-year-old who led an attack at 16 does not stay on the bench by accident.
The run-in, and the wait
Karnali sit seventh on four points from five matches, with a net run rate of minus 0.846 — the worst in the league. The full table is on the NPL Points Table, and the remaining fixtures are on the NPL Schedule. Two league games are left: Lumbini Lions on Thursday 12 November and Chitwan Rhinos on Sunday 15 November. Win both and the Yaks reach eight points — enough, probably, unless Biratnagar Kings, who can also reach eight, edge them on net run rate. For Bipin, the run-in is the last window of the season — and the left-arm contest with Surya Tamang is exactly the kind of selection call a must-win game forces. Every Karnali result is on the Nepal Premier League hub — follow it all on SialTV.
FAQs
How many wickets did Bipin Sharma take in NPL 2024?
Thirteen — the franchise’s leading wicket-taker in the inaugural season, as the Local Icon Player signed for NPR 1 lakh. The Yaks reached the playoffs that year.
How old is Bipin Sharma?
Seventeen. Born on 25 October 2008, he was 16 when he led Karnali’s attack in 2024.
Has Bipin Sharma played in NPL Season 3?
Not yet. He has no batting or bowling entry in the Season 3 stats file through Match 21 — he has not played in any of Karnali’s five matches.