When Khadka was asked about who according to him should be Nepal’s next cricket captain, he unhesitatingly named Gyanendra Malla.

Paras Khadka stepped down from the captaincy after the International Cricket Council confirmed the reinstatement of the Cricket Association of Nepal.

Likewise, Dipendra Singh Airee has replaced Malla as the Vice-Captain of the Nepal national cricket team and Rit Gautam has been appointed as the captain of the Nepal U-19 Team, replacing Rohit Kumar Paudel.

Paras Khadka Congratulated Gyanendra Malla

Congratulations to the most deserving person @gyanu_gm11 on being appointed as the Captain of the Nepal Cricket Team. One who has served the country with great passion,discipline and commitment.I am very sure we will prosper under his leadership to new heights. pic.twitter.com/wbjK4wKnEI

— Paras Khadka (@paras77) October 30, 2019

Congratulations to Gyanendra Malla and Rit Gautam!

Nepali Sansar wishes them luck for all their endeavors. All the best! Stay tuned for all Nepal cricket news updates!

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The Kathmandu Youth Conclave 2019 honored Khadka with the ‘Youth Icon 2019’ award at a special program in Kathmandu on March 19, 2019.

Paras Khadka also received a cash prize of NPR 100,000.

The program featured speeches by successful personalities of Nepal in various fields and their address to future students.

Khadka was recognized for his contribution to the Nepali cricket and also for being an inspiration to Nepali youth.

Miss Nepal 2018 Shrinkhala Khatiwada was also another special attraction to the event. She spoke on prosperity through tourism.

IT Consultant to Prime Minister of Nepal Asgar Ali, who spoke on the future of e-commerce and IT, Actor Sandip Chhetri were among key highlights of the event.

The program also presented musical performances by students from different Nepali colleges, besides food stalls, game zones and other special events.

More than 3000 students attended this program that was focused on promoting leadership, management and industrial skills.

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The Nepal team gained a winning end despite a dull defeat on the first match of the T20I series.

Winning team Nepal secured a total score of 104-8 against UAE’s 90-8, winning the match by 14 runs!

A rare desert rain would be enough to dampen the mood for any match but not for Nepal who was focused on winning! The Nepali side waited for two hours and 15 minutes due to bad weather.

Soon after, they were ready to take on UAE and level the Nepal Vs UAE T20I scoreboard to 2-1!

And their efforts did pay off when team captain Paras Khadka and Karan KC-Abinash Bohara’s bowling partnership gave Nepal the desired-victory!

Match in Progress

The final match of the Nepal-UAE T20I was reduced to 10 overs for each team owing to bad weather.

The game began in favor of UAE with captain Mohammad Naveen claiming Pawan Sarraf’s wicket at just the fourth ball of the match. Soon after which Gyanendra Malla and Dipendra Singh Airee lost wickets, leaving Nepal limping at a score of 21-3.

However, captain Khadka was quick to the rescue as always. With support from Jora, the duo took Nepal to the beginning of the final over. Amir Hayat’s strong defense in the 10^th and final over sealed Nepal’s fate at 104.

UAE continued its success streak in batting too when Ghulam Shabber replied to Sandeep’s deliveries with a four and six, respectively off the first two balls!

UAE v Nepal 2019 3rd T20I Match Summary

Going along, UAE’s spirits continued to soar despite Ashfaq Ahmed’s fall at the end of the second over.

After Ahmed, Shaiman Anwar marked his arrival with a sixer off KC’s delivery and continued to fight Sompal Kami for another blaster towards the end of the fourth over, taking UAE to 50-1.

The Nepal team bowlers kept paving the way for catches and the fielders left no opportunity to convert them into wickets. With the task of securing 33 runs off the last three overs, Shaiman carefully began the eight over but was quickly bowled by Malla.

This wicket was followed by another five wickets from UAE in the next 14 deliveries! As the game continued, UAE struggled to maintain a strong front against Nepal’s railing attack.

Sultan Ahmed was the last to deliver a pair of twos off the last two balls, paving way for Nepal’s second significant victory against UAE, after the ODI series in January 2019!

Nepal team celebrations after winning Twenty20 Series with UAE

Karan KC was honored with ‘Player of the Match’ for his double strike in the eight over. Likewise, Bohara was named ‘Man of the Series’ for delivering the most number of sixes in the series.

Congratulations Team Nepal!

Nepal cricket team shares it’s winning moment after clinching the ODI and T20 series with UAE!

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Nepal has produced one of the finest cricketers in the world cricket history and one of such legends is the Nepal Cricket Team Captain Paras Khadka! We all know how instrumental Khadka’s contribution has been in taking Nepali cricket to the level it is today.

Cricket is a craze in Nepal, after Football of course and has seen some new heights at the global level, majorly because of a few aspirants like Shakti Gauchan and Sandeep Lamichhane among others.

And, no doubt! Khadka’s role has always been instrumental!

Paras Khadka’s Cricketing Journey

Even before playing for the senior side, Kathmandu-based cricketer Khadka first represented Nepal at the U-15 Level, where he played in the Under-15 Asia Cup in the United Arab Emirates in December 2002.

This was followed by his participation in Nepal Under-19 cricket in 2003 against India and the 2003 Youth Asia Cup in Karachi. However, Khadka, an all-rounder player, started his main cricketing career with a match against Malaysia in the 2004 ICC Intercontinental Cup in April 2004, which established him as a ‘player of finesse’ and his first senior match was classified as ‘first-class debut’.

Khadka also leads the departmental side Armed Police Force (APF) in domestic cricket.

Paras Khadka’s Honors and Titles

Khadka has registered a series of remarkable achievements and unforgettable games in his cricket journey. Here are some of them:

• In 2012, Khadka played for Nepal at the 2012 ACC Trophy Elite and secured a score of 291 runs with an average of 72.75 and took 9 opponent wickets. This was also the first time that the multi-talented cricketer registered a century in a match against Kuwait. Subsequently, he was named Player of the Tournament
• For the second time, Khadka was named ‘Player of the Tournament’ in the 2013 ACC Twenty20 Cup where he secured a total of 207 runs with an average 41.40
• In the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 tournament in Bangladesh, Khadka became the eighth player in the T20I history to a take wicket within the very first ball of his career
• In 2018, Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli felicitated Paras Khadka along with other cricketers for their performances in the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division-2 tournament
• In July 2018, he was chosen the captain of Nepal’s squad for the One Day International (ODI) series against the Netherlands. This was Nepal’s first ODI matches since its achievement of ODI status during the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier
• Following this, Khadka was also named the captain of Nepal’s squad for the 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier tournament and Nepal’s squad in the Eastern sub-region group for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Asia Qualifier tournament in August and October 2018 respectively
• In the wake of November 2018, the ICC featured four Nepali cricketers in its International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s T20 rankings 2018. Khadka was among them and at the 94^th
• Earlier in May 2018, Paras Khadka was honored with the Player of the Year award during the Pulsar Sports Awards 2075, leaving behind his teammate Sandeep Lamichhane and several other sportsmen
• In March 2018, the ICC named skipper Paras Khadka as one of the 11 brightest stars in the group stage matches of the ICC World Cup Qualifiers in Zimbabwe. Khadka was chosen among the Top 11 for his consistency in batting

Besides these achievements Paras has been honored with:

• 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

Role in Ending Corruption in Nepal’s Cricket Administration

During his career as Nepal cricketer and team captain, Khadka was disappointed with the way the then Nepal cricketing body, Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) was functioning. In May 2010, he raised a boycott along with 18 member national cricket team and declared that they will not play the national league.

This was followed by another boycott in 2014 which stressed on restructuring CAN and provision of better facilities for the players. The two successive boycotts led to the dissolution of CAN and its implication into a controversy of financial mismanagement.

On an EndNote

Fortunately, Nepali Cricket has seen some glorious days and will continue to do so under the able leadership of Paras Khadka! All The Best!

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The logo for the upcoming tournament was unveiled by National cricket team coach Jagat Tamata and captain Paras Khadka.

Scheduled between October 26 and November 6, 2018, the event will showcase some old and new franchises and witness the participation of six city-based franchise teams. An auction will be held to select players for the league, Queen Event Management (QEM) Chhumbi Lama told media persons at the launch event.

Gearing up for the Tournament!
Claiming it to be the biggest of its kind, Lama says, “It will be done in a highly professional manner. We are planning to bring in a pitch curator from India to prepare the pitch. There will be auction of cricketers and we ensure that it is going to be the best Twenty20 league of the country.”

Currently, the Pokhara Cricket Ground (PCG) is not in good shape but the management is keen on having the match at the said location. Lama points that making the ground ready by the due date is their biggest challenge. The franchises have decided to create fan clubs of which fans can travel and stay at Pokhara at an attractive fee to ensure that the stadium witnesses a huge fan base during the tournament.

Emphasizing on the importance and magnitude of this event, Nepal Cricket Team Captain, Paras Khadka says, “This is another good beginning for us. We are getting tournaments at different part of the country. This is no doubt a big boost for players but getting a tournament of this magnitude in a place like Pokhara is a good initiation towards making the city a cricketing hub.”

Junior PPL to Walk in ahead of Senior
In another interesting initiative by QEM, Pokhara will host the U-16 Junior PPL in Kathmandu ahead of the PPL tournament. The PPL franchises will form the teams for the ‘Junior PPL’. The final match for this tournament will be held in Pokhara.

The PPL is an addition to the existing leagues of ‘high fame’, Dhangadhi Premier League (DPL) and Everest Premier League (EPL). With an offering of Rs 2.5 million for the winning team, the DPL is the highest cashed prized cricket tournament so far.

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