Bhutan national cricket team
The Bhutan men's national cricket team, nicknamed The Dragons, represents the Kingdom of Bhutan in international cricket. The team is organised by the Bhutan Cricket Council Board, which became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2001 and an associate member in 2017. Bhutan made its international debut in 2003, at the Emerging Nations Tournament organised by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC). The team has since regularly participated in ACC tournaments, and also in the World Cricket League event WCL Division Eight in 2010 and 2012.
| Nickname(s) | The Dragons | |||||||||
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| Association | Bhutan Cricket Council Board | |||||||||
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| Captain | Thinley Jamtsho | |||||||||
| Coach | Trishane Nonis | |||||||||
| International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
| ICC status | Associate member (2017) | |||||||||
| ICC region | Asia | |||||||||
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| International cricket | ||||||||||
| First international | v. Maldives (Kirtipur, Nepal; 6 March 2003) | |||||||||
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| First T20I | v Nepal at Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur; 5 December 2019 | |||||||||
| Last T20I | v Maldives at Terdthai Cricket Ground, Bangkok; 16 February 2024 | |||||||||
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| As of 16 February 2024 | ||||||||||
The Dechephu Lhakhang (temple) in Thimphu is the spiritual home of Bhutan Cricket and players visit before every tournament. “We do not pray for victory”, said national captain Damber Singh Gurung, “we pray for each other to give our best and to emerge complete from the competition.”