# Kushal Bhurtel

_Nepalese Cricketer_

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Last updated: 2026-10-31

> Kushal Bhurtel (Nepali: कुशल भुर्तेल, born 22 January 1997) is a Nepalese cricketer. He is an all-rounder who is a right-handed opening batsman and a leg-break bowler. He has played international cricket for Nepal since 2021 in both One Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 22 January 1997 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47076718#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47076718#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47076718#P27))
- **Occupation:** cricketer ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47076718#P106))

## About

Bhurtel represented Nepal in the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, but then spent several years on the periphery of Nepal's senior team. He made his debut for Nepal in the 2020–21 Nepal Tri-Nation Series. During this series, he scored half-centuries in his first three matches, the first player in Twenty20 International history to do so. He was a member of Nepal's squad for both the 2024 and 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cups.

In May 2026, he became the sixth player overall, and the second from Nepal, in T20Is to smash six consecutive sixes in a single over, achieving the feat against China during the Asian Games – Men's Qualifier.

## Questions

**When was Kushal Bhurtel born?**  
Kushal Bhurtel was born on 22 January 1997 in Nepal.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Kushal Bhurtel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kushal_Bhurtel) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): कुसल भुर्तेल](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%B2_%E0%A4%AD%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B2) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q47076718](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47076718) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Kushal-bhurtel.jpg by Kushal Bhurtel (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kushal-bhurtel.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Kushal Bhurtel, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Kushal-bhurtel.jpg — Kushal Bhurtel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

## Cite this page

"Kushal Bhurtel". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/kushal-bhurtel. Retrieved 5 November 2026.