The Prime Minister and party leaders wish NPL Season 3 well
Balen Shah, Rabi Lamichhane, Gagan Thapa, Prachanda and Baburam Bhattarai were among the leaders who posted good wishes as the season began.
Political leaders from across the parties wished the NPL well as Season 3 got going, most of them on Facebook. These are their words as OnlineKhabar translated them.
- Prime Minister Balen Shah, who opened the season in Kirtipur on Monday: "Nepal's biggest sporting festival, the Nepal Premier League (NPL), begins today." He added: "Long live Nepali cricket."
- Rabi Lamichhane, RSP chair: "This success conveys one message: 'We can do it.'"
- Gagan Kumar Thapa, Nepali Congress president: "Years of struggle, hard work and dedication lie behind Nepali cricket reaching the position it holds today."
- Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda', former Prime Minister, before the opener: "Best wishes to all teams for excellent performances."
- Baburam Bhattarai, former Prime Minister, welcomed the international players and DRS: "It is welcome that the third season of the ICC-recognised NPL cricket tournament features leading international players."
- DP Aryal, Speaker, on the Cricket Association of Nepal: "The organising body, CAN, deserves appreciation for this."
- Narayan Dahal, National Assembly chair, said in a statement that sport plays an important role in strengthening national unity, discipline and harmony.
- Bishwa Prakash Sharma and Pradip Paudel of the Nepali Congress also wished the teams and players well.
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Sources
- NPL fever spills into politics as top leaders rush to wish tournament success, OnlineKhabar English, 27 October 2026
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