Aakash Chand

About Aakash Chand

Aakash Chand is the retention Pokhara Avengers made when they could have rebuilt. Kept through the June 2026 retention window as one of seven domestic players, he survived a summer in which the franchise changed head coach, brought in Ajantha Mendis, and signed two overseas names — the kind of overhaul that usually sweeps fringe domestic players out. That he is still here is the strongest public statement available about his standing inside the club.

The verified record does not specify Chand's playing role, so his story is the retention itself: the coaches and management who watched him every day across Season 2 decided he was worth a Season 3. With the whole NPL staged at Kirtipur's TU Ground, a retained domestic player carries venue knowledge no signing can buy — the dressing room, the routines, the ground's moods across a tournament.

Season 3 is his chance to convert that faith into something visible. A new coach, a rebuilt squad chasing a first playoff appearance, and captain Kushal Bhurtel setting the standard — Chand's brief is to force his way from the retained core into the XI.

Player details

Playing style and strengths

No verified report specifies Chand's role, so his game has to be read through the decision Pokhara made about him. Retaining seven domestic players while rebuilding everything around them is a filter: the survivors are the ones whose training output, fielding standards and temperament impressed the people with the best view in the building. In a fifteen-player squad, every member is one injury or tactical switch from the XI, so Chand's profile is that of the modern utility squad cricketer — expected to contribute in the nets, in the field and in the dressing room every single day.

His concrete strength is continuity. A single-venue tournament rewards players who know Kirtipur's rhythms — how the surface plays under lights, where the boundaries run short, how conditions shift across a tournament. Chand has that knowledge banked from Season 2, and under a new head coach in Mendis, that makes him a reference point for the six auction buys who have never played a home game for this franchise. His game, whatever its discipline, is built to be useful rather than spectacular — and useful is what keeps a young player employed.

Aakash Chand's role at Pokhara Avengers in Season 3

Aakash Chand's role at Pokhara Avengers in Season 3 is the squad player's brief, executed at a franchise that cannot afford passengers. With the marquee slots taken by captain Kushal Bhurtel, Shakib Al Hasan, Dhananjaya Lakshan and record domestic buy Arjun Gharti, the remaining domestic places in the XI are contested daily — and Chand's job is to make himself undroppable in training while staying ready for the call. Pokhara's fifteen names include six auction buys and two overseas stars; the seven retained players are the spine, and his value inside that spine is reliability.

There is also a quieter function. New signings like Gharti, Bibek Kumar Rana Magar and Sudip Aryal need guides to Kirtipur and to the franchise's ways; retained players are the ones who set training standards when the coaches look away. If Mendis's rebuild is going to reach a first playoff, it will be built on days like the ones Chand already puts in — and his season will be judged on whether the XI starts needing him, not just the squad.

Aakash Chand at NPL 2026

Season-by-season Nepal Premier League figures for Aakash Chand.

Aakash Chand career records

Available senior career figures from the structured player record.

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