KATHMANDU: Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi is coming to Nepal tomorrow to play in the Everest Premier League (EPL).

According to sources, Afridi will play for Kathmandu Kings XI in the fourth edition of the EPL starting on Saturday at the Tribhuvan Cricket Ground.

Afridi will land at Tribhuvan International Airport from Qatar Airways at 3:05 pm on Thursday. Kings XI will compete with Lalitpur Patriots in the inaugural match.

The Kings XI under the captaincy of Sandeep Lamichhane has Amit Shrestha, Subash Khakurel, Raju Rijal, Sher Malla, Siddhant Lohani, Mohammad Samsad Sheikh, Dipendra Rawat, Jitendra Mukhiya, Ashok Chand, Amar Singh Rautela and Gulshan Jha in the team.