Nepal Cricket Team Coaching staff: Masterminds Behind the Rise of Rhinos

Urmila Devi
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Brain Trust of the Rhinos: Inside Nepal Cricket's Elite Coaching Setup

>Nepal National Cricket Team Coaching staff - The Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) has assembled a formidable coaching staff to strengthen the men's national cricket team, playing a pivotal role in rapidly advancing Nepal's cricket.

This is the reason why the Nepal national cricket team's performance is improving day by day.

The head coach is Australia's Stuart Law, the assistant coach is South Africa's Nic Pothas, and the bowling consultant is Australia's Ian Harvey.

Nepal Cricket Team Coaching staff, Head Coach History

Nepal Cricket Team Coaching staff: Meet the Tacticians Guiding Nepal Cricket

Position Name Country/Organization
Head Coach Stuart Law Australia
Assistant Coach Nic Pothas South Africa
Bowling Consultant Ian Harvey Australia
Strength and Conditioning coach Abdul Sattar India
Cricket Manager Binod Das Nepal
Logistics Manager Prabal Gautam Nepal
Physiotherapist Lokendra Kunwar Nepal
Masseur Dane Dominic Currency Cricket West Indies
Analyst Raman Shiwakoti Nepal
Photographer Sajan Lamichhane Nepal

Nepal National Cricket Team - Head Coach History

Coach Name Country Period Major Achievements & Key Notes
Stuart Law Australia 2025 – Present Current Head Coach. Rebuilt the team structure for the 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup and ongoing CWC League 2 campaigns.
Monty Desai India 2023 – 2025 Highly successful tenure. Secured Nepal's ODI status until 2027, qualified for the Asia Cup for the first time, and led Nepal back to the T20 World Cup (2024) after a 10-year gap.
Manoj Prabhakar India 2022 (Aug – Dec) Had a short stint with the national team. Guided Nepal during their successful bilateral tour of Kenya.
Pubudu Dassanayake Sri Lanka / Canada 2021 – 2022 Guided Nepal to the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off.
Dav Whatmore Australia 2020 – 2021 World Cup-winning coach (with Sri Lanka, 1996). Brought elite-level experience and structured high-performance training to Nepal's domestic setup.
Umesh Patwal India 2019 Served a brief one-year tenure, focusing on transitional strategies for the senior squad.
Jagat Tamata Nepal 2016 – 2019 A historic tenure where Nepal secured ODI status for the first time in history (2018) and registered their maiden ODI match victory.
Pubudu Dassanayake Sri Lanka / Canada 2011 – 2015 Qualified Nepal for the 2014 ICC T20 World Cup — Nepal’s first global event.
Roy Dias Sri Lanka 2001 – 2010 The founding father of Nepal's cricket architecture. He built the baseline infrastructure and led the U-19 team to four consecutive ICC U-19 World Cups (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008).
Aftab Baloch Pakistan 2001 Managed and coached the senior men's team during the crucial 2001 ICC Trophy tournament.

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