Nepal’s Paras Khadka in Nominations for ICC Men’s Associate Player of the Decade!

As the current decade is coming to an end, the International Cricket Council (ICC) today released the nominations for the silverware to be bestowed on cricketers for their performances over the decade.

The big news for Nepali cricket fans is that Nepal’s former captain Paras Khadka has been nominated for the prestigious ICC Men’s Associate Player of the Decade.

According to the list released on November 24, six players have been nominated for the accolade. Besides Paras, Callum Macleod (Scotland), Kyle Coetzer (Scotland), Richie Berrington (Scotland), Peter Borren (the Netherlands), and Asad Vala (Papua New Guinea) have been selected.

Let’s take a glance at the various ICC awards for the decade and the players nominated for each category:

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The #ICCAwards are back, this time with an entire DECADE in focus ?

We’ll be giving away some incredible fan prizes too, so keep your eyes peeled ? pic.twitter.com/7B1UyU6eQa

— ICC (@ICC) November 24, 2020

• ICC Men’s Player of the Decade

Nominees: Virat Kohli (India), Ravichandran Ashwin (India), Kane Williamson (New Zealand), Joe Root (England), Steve Smith (Australia), AB de Villiers (South Africa), and Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)

• ICC Women’s Player of the Decade

Nominees: Mithali Raj (India), Meg Lanning (Australia), Ellyse Perry (Australia), Stafanie Taylor (West Indies), Suzie Bates (New Zealand), and Sarah Taylor (England)

• ICC Men’s Test Player of the Decade

Nominees: Virat Kohli (India), Steve Smith (Australia), Joe Root (England), Kane Williamson (New Zealand), James Anderson (England), Yasir Shah (Pakistan), and Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka)

• ICC Men’s ODI Player of the Decade

Nominees: Virat Kohli (India), Rohit Sharma (India), MS Dhoni (India), Mitchell Starc (Australia), AB de Villiers (South Africa), Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka), and Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)

• ICC Women’s ODI Player of the Decade

Nominees: Mithali Raj (India), Jhulan Goswami (India), Ellyse Perry (Australia), Meg Lanning (Australia), Stafanie Taylor (West Indies), and Suzie Bates (New Zealand)

• ICC Men’s T20I Player of the Decade

Nominees: Virat Kohli (India), Rohit Sharma (India), Rashid Khan (Afghanistan), Aaron Finch (Australia), Imran Tahir (South Africa), Chris Gayle (West Indies), and Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka)

• ICC Women’s T20I Player of the Decade

Nominees: Meg Lanning (Australia), Ellyse Perry (Australia), Sophie Devine (New Zealand), Alyssa Healy (Australia), Deandra Dottin (West Indies), and Anya Shrubsole (England)

• ICC Women’s Associate Player of the Decade

Nominees: Sornnorin Tippoch (Thailand), Nattakan Chantam (Thailand), Chanida Sutthiruang (Thailand), Sarah Bryce (Scotland), Kathryn Bruce (Scotland), and Sterre Kalis (the Netherlands)

• ICC Spirit of Cricket Award of the Decade

Nominees: Virat Kohli (India), MS Dhoni (India), Anya Shrubsole (England), Kane Williamson (New Zealand), Brendon McCullum (New Zealand), Daniel Vettori (New Zealand), Misbah-ul-Haq (Pakistan), Katherine Brunt (England), and Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka)

The ICC will decide the winners in all ten categories based on the number of public votes a player receives.

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