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Biratnagar KingsLokesh Bam is a Nepal right-handed wicketkeeper-batter from Doti who has kept wicket for Biratnagar Kings since the league began and was retained on 16 June 2026 for NPL Season 3. A Nepal international with 23 T20I caps, he made his debut against the UAE in February 2022 and announced himself at the 2026 T20 World Cup with an unbeaten 39 from 20 balls against England at Wankhede. He has 383 NPL runs in 24 matches, with a high score of 72 in the 2025 season.
In the Nepal Premier League 2026, the Kings keep their established first-choice wicketkeeper: a proven international whose experience behind the stumps steadies the side.
About Lokesh Bam
Lokesh Bam is a right-handed wicketkeeper-batter from Doti who has kept wicket for Biratnagar Kings since the league began and was retained on 16 June 2026.
A Nepal international with 23 T20I caps, he announced himself on the world stage with an unbeaten 39 from 20 balls against England at the 2026 T20 World Cup.
His international career began with a T20I debut against the United Arab Emirates on 12 February 2022; since then he has added a century against Ireland Wolves in wider T20 cricket and ten catches in T20 internationals. His best league campaign came in NPL 2025, with a high score of 72.
Across 24 NPL matches he has scored 383 runs, and he remains the side’s first-choice keeper and a top-three batting option.
Player details
| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full name | Lokesh Bam |
| Date of birth | 13 August 2000 |
| Birthplace | Doti District, Sudurpaschim Province |
| Country | Nepal |
| Playing role | Wicketkeeper-batter |
| Batting style | Right-hand bat |
Playing style and strengths
Bam is an attacking right-hand wicketkeeper-batter: the 39 not out from 20 balls against England at Wankhede — on a World Cup stage — is the purest distillation, clean striking through the line from the top of the order. His T20I strike rate sits in the 150s range, which marks him as a powerplay aggressor rather than an accumulator.
Behind the stumps he is the squad’s senior gloveman, with ten T20I catches and two full NPL seasons keeping to Sandeep Lamichhane’s leg-break — no small assignment, given the turn and variation. That keeping-batting double is his structural value: a keeper who bats in the top three lets the Kings field their deep all-rounder stocks — Rupesh Singh, Narayan Joshi, Shubham Ranjane — without carrying a specialist keeper who cannot bat.
Lokesh Bam's role at Biratnagar Kings in Season 3
Bam is first-choice keeper and a top-three batter — one of the few genuinely locked-in names in the Kings’ XI. Retained on 16 June 2026 as part of the six-player core, he has kept since the inaugural season, which gives captain Sandeep Lamichhane a keeper who reads his variations and a senior Nepali voice in the leadership group.
Tactically his role is to give the innings its early momentum: with Charith Asalanka and Shubham Ranjane anchoring the middle order, Bam’s powerplay striking sets the platform. The squad’s three-keeper structure — 5-lakh buy Dilsad Ali and 2-lakh buy Prajwal Thapa behind him — confirms his status rather than threatening it: the franchise is planning his succession, not his replacement. Season 3 is about converting his 2025 league-best form, high score 72, into a full campaign of substance.
Lokesh Bam at NPL 2026
Season-by-season Nepal Premier League figures for Lokesh Bam.
| Season | Team | Matches | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPL 2024 (Season 1) | Biratnagar Kings | Not publicly available | Not publicly available | Not publicly available | Not publicly available | Not publicly available | Not publicly available |
| NPL 2025 (Season 2) | Biratnagar Kings | Not publicly available | Not publicly available | 72 | Not publicly available | Not publicly available | Not publicly available |
| NPL 2026 (Season 3) | Biratnagar Kings | Season not yet played | — | — | — | — | — |
Lokesh Bam career records
| Format | Matches | Runs | Wickets | Best | 100s/50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T20I | 23 | Not publicly available | Not publicly available | Not publicly available | Not publicly available |
| NPL (all T20) | 24 | 383 | Not publicly available | 72 (HS) | Not publicly available |
Records & achievements
- T20I debut for Nepal against the United Arab Emirates on 12 February 2022; 23 T20I caps since
- Unbeaten 39 from 20 balls against England at the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup at Wankhede Stadium
- Century against Ireland Wolves in wider T20 cricket
- High score of 72 in NPL 2025, his best league campaign
- Ten catches in T20 internationals
- Retained by Biratnagar Kings on 16 June 2026; has kept for the side since the league began
Frequently Asked Questions
Which team does Lokesh Bam play for in NPL Season 3?
Biratnagar Kings, who retained him on 16 June 2026.
What is Lokesh Bam’s role?
First-choice wicketkeeper and a top-order batter.
What did Lokesh Bam do at the 2026 T20 World Cup?
He scored an unbeaten 39 from 20 balls against England in the opening match at Wankhede Stadium.
How old is Lokesh Bam?
He was born on 13 August 2000 in Doti District, Sudurpaschim Province.
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