# Paras Khadka

_Nepalese cricketer_

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> Paras Khadka (, Nepali: पारस खड्का, pronounced [ˈpaɾʌs kʰʌɽka]; born 24 October 1987) is a Nepalese former cricketer who is the current Secretary of Cricket Association of Nepal and President of Bagmati Province Cricket Association. He captained the Nepalese cricket team from 2008 to 2019. An all-rounder, Khadka was a right-handed batsman, a right-arm medium-fast and an off-break bowler. He made his debut against Malaysia in April 2004. Khadka played in Nepal's inaugural One Day International (ODI) match, against the Netherlands, in August 2018. He has played a useful role in Nepalese cricket.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 24 October 1987 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7135862#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Kathmandu ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7135862#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7135862#P27))
- **Occupation:** cricketer ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7135862#P106))
- **Official website:** paraskhadka.com ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7135862#P856))
- **X (Twitter):** paras77 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7135862#P2002))
- **Facebook:** official.ParasKhadka ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7135862#P2013))
- **Instagram:** paras77khadka ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7135862#P2003))

## About

Khadka became the sixth Nepali cricketer to score an international century when he hit an unbeaten 106 off 77 balls against Kuwait during the 2012 ACC Trophy Elite in October 2012. Under his captaincy, 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, participated in the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 in Bangladesh and gained the Twenty20 International status.

On 28 January 2019, he became the first Nepalese batsman to score a century in an ODI match, doing so against the United Arab Emirates. On 28 September 2019, he became the first batsman for Nepal to score a century in a T20I match, against Singapore.

## Early life and education

- He married his longtime girlfriend, Prapti Rajyalaxmi Rana, on 26 February 2015. ([setopati.net](http://setopati.net/society/5669/))

## Career

- He played for the Nepal Under-19s the following year, once against India Under-19s, and also in the 2003 Youth Asia Cup in Karachi. ([Cricket Archive](http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/60/60212/Other_matches.html))
- He also debuted for the senior side when he played against Malaysia in the 2004 ICC Intercontinental Cup, his first-class debut. ([Cricket Archive](http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/60/60212/First-Class_Matches.html))
- In early 2005, he played in the Repêchage Tournament of the 2005 ICC Trophy, ([Cricket Archive](http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/60/60212/Other_matches.html))
- After a 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup match against Hong Kong, Khadka returned to the Nepal Under-19 team for the 2005 ACC Under-19 Cup, held in Nepal. ([Cricket Archive](http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/60/60212/First-Class_Matches.html), [Cricket Archive](http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/60/60212/Other_matches.html))
- Nepal won the tournament after beating Malaysia in the final, thus qualifying for the 2006 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka the following February. ([Cricket Archive](http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/84/84162.html))
- Nepal won the plate tournament in the World Cup, beating Test-playing nations New Zealand and South Africa along the way. ([Cricket Archive](http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/84/84997.html), [Cricket Archive](http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/84/84963.html))

_Cited sentences quoted from Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Paras_Khadka&oldid=1364761315), CC BY-SA 4.0._

## Questions

**When was Paras Khadka born?**  
Paras Khadka was born on 24 October 1987 in Kathmandu.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Paras Khadka](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paras_Khadka) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): पारस खड्का](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B8_%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%A1%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q7135862](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7135862) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Paras-khadka-77.jpg by Cricfit (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Paras-khadka-77.jpg)
- [Wikipedia (English), revision used for cited facts: Paras Khadka](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Paras_Khadka&oldid=1364761315) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [setopati.net: Paras Khadka getting married today](http://setopati.net/society/5669/)
- [Cricket Archive: Other matches played by Paras Khadka](http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/60/60212/Other_matches.html)
- [Cricket Archive: First-class matches played by Paras Khadka](http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/60/60212/First-Class_Matches.html)
- [Cricket Archive: Scorecard of Nepal Under-19s vs Malaysia Under-19s, 2005 ACC Under-19 Cup (19 November 2005)](http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/84/84162.html)
- [Cricket Archive: Scorecard of Nepal Under-19s vs New Zealand Under-19s (18 February 2006)](http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/84/84997.html)
- [Cricket Archive: Scorecard of Nepal Under-19s vs South Africa Under-19s (16 February 2006)](http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/84/84963.html)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

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