Player details
| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full name | Deepak Bohara |
| Date of birth | 19 June 2005 |
| Birthplace | Parshuram, Dadeldhura, Nepal |
| Country | Nepal |
| Playing role | Batter |
| Batting style | Right-hand bat |
| Bowling style | Right-arm offbreak |
| NPL team (Season 3) | Chitwan Rhinos |
| Joined | Retained |
The rescue innings
The 42 from 36 was not a blaze but a rescue, played at barely above a run a ball while the innings was falling apart: timing and placement over power, the innings rebuilt in singles while the required rate stayed manageable. In at 29 for 2 chasing 167 against Karnali Yaks in Season 2, Bohara did the job the scoreboard rarely celebrates — he stopped the collapse.
It is the innings the franchise keeps paying for. Three squad-building exercises, one conclusion: few domestic players survive every rebuild a franchise runs, and Bohara has survived all of Chitwan’s.
Three rebuilds survived
Bohara’s game is the middle-order stabiliser’s craft, and the Karnali innings is the whole syllabus: in at 29 for 2, he played 36 balls for 42 — strike rotation over boundary-hunting, the innings rebuilt while the required rate stayed manageable. In T20, the stabiliser is the least glamorous and most structurally important batting role: he is the reason collapses stop at two wickets instead of six, the player who lets the power-hitters bat around him.
That skill set shapes his tempo and his method. He is not the batter you pick for the powerplay fireworks; he is the batter you pick for the morning after the fireworks fail. The franchise has now paid for that skill three times — 5 lakh in 2024, then two retentions.
No numbers yet in Season 3
There is no batting or bowling entry for him in the Season 3 statistics through Match 21 — he has not batted or bowled in a league game yet this season. That is the honest state of the record, not a gap in the page: the numbers will appear here as soon as he gets his first game.
The middle order has leaned on the overseas names so far this season, and Bohara has not had his rescue moment yet. Chitwan’s results so far are on the NPL Results page — the wins over Biratnagar and Pokhara, the defeats to the Royals and Kathmandu, and the washed-out game against Lumbini.
His role is the insurance policy for the run-in: the stabiliser you want walking in at 29 for 2 with a playoff place on the line. The last two games, against Janakpur and Karnali, are exactly the sort of high-pressure evenings where his craft earns its keep.
The run-in
Chitwan are fourth after Match 21, with five points from five games and a net run rate of +0.009. The full table is on the NPL Points Table, and the remaining fixtures are on the NPL Schedule. Two league games are left: Janakpur Bolts on Friday 13 November and Karnali Yaks on Sunday 15 November. Win both and the Rhinos reach nine points — enough to guarantee a playoff place.
For Bohara, the run-in is the stage his game was built for. A chase that wobbles, a total that needs steadying — that is where a stabiliser earns a third retention. Every Chitwan result is on the Nepal Premier League hub — follow it all on SialTV.
Frequently asked questions
What is Deepak Bohara’s best NPL innings?
Forty-two from 36 balls against Karnali Yaks in Season 2, steadying a chase of 167 after Chitwan had slipped to 29 for 2.
How did Chitwan sign Deepak Bohara?
Bought for NPR 5 lakh in Category C at the inaugural 2024 auction, then retained for 2025 and retained again for Season 3 — one of the few domestics to survive every rebuild.
Has Deepak Bohara batted in Season 3?
No. There is no batting entry for him in the Season 3 statistics through Match 21.