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Interview with PARAS KHADKA: LEADING FROM THE FRONT

Posted by Prabin the सोभित on Sunday, February 17, 2008

(This interveiw is Copied from ACC site) 

Paras Khadka, 20, is Nepal’s captain in the forthcoming U/19 World Cup. The World Cup souvenir program says Paras is “arguably good enough to be in the line-up of any of the Test-playing countries.” A member of the side which has beaten South Africa and New Zealand in previous U19 World Cups, he is set to become an indispensable element in the Nepal senior  set-up. He leads from the front with bat and ball and was a most gracious interviewee over coffee in Kathmandu.

“The luck is with those who are successful.”

How old were you when you first picked up a cricket bat?

I vaguely remember picking up interest when I was about six or seven. Even at school, people used to play on Saturdays and since I stayed so close to school, I would come back after classes and take my gear and head back to school to play. And when I was very young, I remember carving out these small bats from wood so I could play. Read the rest of this entry »

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