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Karnali YaksDeepak Dumre is a Nepal wicketkeeper who will represent Karnali Yaks in NPL Season 3. He was one of the seven home players retained when Karnali announced their retention list on 14 June 2026. Karnali first bought him at the 2025 auction for NPR 2 lakh, and he was named in the Season 2 matchday squads as the designated keeper, the local glovework option behind the stumps.
With Bangladesh's Akbar Ali arriving as the overseas wicketkeeper-batter, Dumre's Season 3 job is readiness. In Nepal Premier League 2026, Karnali have a homegrown keeper one injury away from the gloves.
About Deepak Dumre
Deepak Dumre is Karnali's retained domestic wicketkeeper, one of the seven home players the franchise held onto when the retention list was announced on 14 June 2026. The right-handed batter, born 22 September 2004, was named in Karnali's Season 2 matchday squads as the designated keeper — the local glovework option the coaching staff trusted when the XI needed a specialist behind the stumps.
His retention is a quiet vote of confidence: franchises do not spend retention slots on backup keepers they do not rate. With Bangladesh's Akbar Ali arriving as the overseas wicketkeeper-batter, Dumre's job description for Season 3 is readiness — a homegrown keeper one injury or availability issue away from the gloves, already schooled in the Yaks' systems.
Player details
| Full name | Deepak Dumre |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 September 2004 |
| Birthplace | Syangja |
| Country | Nepal |
| Batting style | Right-hand bat |
Playing style and strengths
Dumre is a keeper-first cricketer, and his game is built around that identity. Standing up to Karnali's spin-heavy attack — Mark Watt's flat left-arm, Yuvraj Khatri's leg-breaks, the off-breaks of Pawan Sarraf — demands sharp glovework and a quick reading of turn, exactly the skills a domestic keeper hones on Kirtipur surfaces across a season in the squad.
With the bat he is a right-hander suited to the lower order, where his brief is simple: rotate strike for the hitters and hold one end if early wickets fall. There are no headline numbers in his public record, which is normal for a 21-year-old reserve keeper — his value is measured in preparation and reliability, not highlights. His Season 2 matchday-squad selection is the strongest available evidence of his standing: coaches do not name a keeper among their matchday options unless they trust his work against both the new ball and the spinners he would actually keep to.
Deepak Dumre's role at Karnali Yaks in Season 3
Season 3 casts Dumre as the insurance policy behind Akbar Ali. Overseas signings carry the standard caveat — availability subject to national duty and league clearance — so Karnali's retention of a domestic keeper is deliberate squad construction, not sentiment. If Akbar is called away or rested, Dumre slots straight into the XI without forcing a batting-order reshuffle, because both keepers bat right-handed in the lower middle order.
Head coach Gyanendra Malla knows the value of a keeper who trains daily with the same bowlers he would keep to; Dumre's Season 2 matchday-squad experience means he has already kept to Sompal Kami's new-ball swing in practice. For a squad chasing a return to the playoffs after last season's sixth-place finish, that kind of ready-made cover is worth more than it looks on paper. There is also a workload argument: across a long tournament with travel between venues, resting an overseas keeper for a lower-stakes fixture is standard practice, and Dumre's presence means such rotation costs Karnali nothing in glovework quality.
Deepak Dumre at NPL 2026
How Deepak Dumre’s NPL career breaks down, season by season.
| Season | Team | Matches | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPL 2025 (Season 2) | Karnali Yaks | Not publicly available | Not publicly available | Not publicly available | Not publicly available | Not publicly available | Not publicly available |
| NPL 2026 (Season 3) | Karnali Yaks | Season not yet played | — | — | — | — | — |
Frequently Asked Questions
Which team does Deepak Dumre play for in NPL Season 3?
He plays for Karnali Yaks, retained as the domestic wicketkeeping option.
How old is Deepak Dumre?
He was born on 22 September 2004.
What is his role in the squad?
Domestic wicketkeeping cover and right-handed batting option in the lower middle order.
When did he join Karnali?
Karnali bought him at the 2025 auction for NPR 2 lakh ahead of Season 2.
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