 Nepal national cricket team's players Haseem Ansari, Aarif Sheikh, Avinash Karn and Irshad Ahmed hail from Birgunj.Cricket is the most popular sport and is played more than any other games and sports.Birgunj has some history in Education.Education was started in town with the establishment of Trijuddha School by Juddha Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana during his regime which was among the first three schools to be established in Nepal.