Paras Khadka
Paras Khadka (; born 24 October 1987) is a Nepalese cricketer and the current captain of the Nepal national team. He is an all-rounder. He is a right-handed batsman, a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He also plays as an off break bowler. He made his debut for Nepal against Malaysia in April 2004. He was in the team which played Nepal' s first One Day International (ODI) match. The match was against the Netherlands, in August 2018.
He is the no. 92 ranked T20I batsman in the world. And he is no. 36 T20I ranked all rounder in the world, in September 2018.
Paras Khadka is the sixth Nepali cricketer to score an international century. He scored 106 runs off 77 balls against Kuwait during the 2012 ACC Trophy Elite in October 2012.
He is also the captain of APF Club in the National League and Vishal Warriors in the Nepal Premier League.
With him as the captain, Nepal won the 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Five in Nepal, 2012 ICC World Cricket League Division Four in Malaysia, 2012 ACC Trophy Elite in UAE, 2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Three in Bermuda, 2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Three in Malaysia. Nepal also participated in the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 in Bangladesh and gained the Twenty20 International status.
Awards
NSFJ Pulsar Player of the Year 2066 BS
NSFJ Pulsar Player of the Year 2069 BS
NSFJ Pulsar Player of the Year 2070 BS
NNIPA Best cricketer of the year 2017
NSFJ Pulsar Player of the Year 2075 BS
Personal life
He married his girlfriend Prapti Rajyalaxmi Rana on 26 February 2015.
References
Other websites
Paras Khadka at CricNepal
Paras Khadka at CricketArchive
1987 births
Living people
Nepalese cricketers
People from Kathmandu