Kathmandu, July 26
Pakistani iconic allrounder Shahid Afridi is set to feature in the fourth edition of Everest Premiere League. The veteran explosive allrounder will play for Kathmandu Kings XI. The former Pakistani captain is well recognized for his aggressive batting and leg spin bowling. Afridi had a world record for record for the fastest ODI century off 37 deliveries (the record currently held by AB de Villers off 31 devilries). However, Afridi considers himself a better bowler than batsman having 95 wickets in ODI, 48 Test wickets and 98 T20I wickets to his tally.
Nepalese stars like Sompal Kami and Sandeep Lamichhane were a part of the squad earlier at previous seasons while international superstars like Rohan Mustafa and Kevin O’Brien featured for the Kings in the earlier edition of the tournament.
The tournament is scheduled for 25th of September while the final will be held on 9th of October.