Paras Khadka
Paras Khadka (Nepali: पारस खड्का; 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.[1] He made his debut for Nepal against Malaysia in April 2004.[2] He was in the team which played Nepal's first One Day International (ODI) match. The match was against the Netherlands, in August 2018.
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| Full name | Paras Khadka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 October 1987 Kathmandu, Nepal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium/ off spin bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 5) | 1 August 2018 v Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 12 February 2020 v USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 4) | 16 March 2014 v Hong Kong | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 4 March 2020 v Thailand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2015 | APF (National League) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–present | Biratnagar Warriors (EPL) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2015 | Marylebone Cricket Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Ontario Cricket Academy and Club 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017-present | Team Chauraha Dhangadhi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–present | Bagmati Pradesh (PM Cup) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019-present | Team Abu Dhabi (T10 League) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[3]
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.[4]
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.[5][6]
Awards
changePersonal life
changeHe married his girlfriend Prapti Rajyalaxmi Rana on 26 February 2015.[12]
References
change- ↑ "Paras Khadka". Cricinfo.
- ↑ "Nepal v Malaysia at Kirtipur, Apr 23-25, 2004 - Cricket Scorecard - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo.
- ↑ "Mens T20 - Player Rankings". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 22 January 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
- ↑ "Group B: Kuwait v Nepal at Al Dhaid, Oct 6, 2012 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo". Espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ↑ "Results of ICC Board meeting in Melbourne". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 12 July 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
- ↑ "Nepal, Netherlands get T20 international status". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
- ↑ "Cricket big winner at Sports Award". República. Kathmandu. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ↑ "Captain Khadka bags 'Player of the Year' for the third time". Gorkhapatra Online. Kathmandu. 2 June 2014. Archived from the original on 28 December 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ↑ "Skipper Khadka makes hat-trick of Sports Award". The Himalayan Times. Kathmandu. 2 June 2014. Archived from the original on 30 October 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ↑ "Paras Khadka announced Best Cricketer of the Year". myrepublica.com. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ↑ Parbati Lama (14 May 2018). "Cricket dominates NSJF Pulsar Sports Award nominations". Cricketingnepal.com. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ↑ "Paras Khadka getting married today". setopati.net. Archived from the original on 2015-02-27. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
Other websites
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- Paras Khadka Archived 2018-07-14 at the Wayback Machine at CricNepal
- Paras Khadka at CricketArchive