Award for Khadka

Nepal men's team skipper Paras Khadka won yet another award for leading the side to a win in the Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Division 5 tournament. Khadka also led the team to the final of the ACC Trophy for the first time in eight years. Khadka played a part in his regional team winning the national one-day tournament too.

Khadka received an award established in the memory of the late cricketer and administrator Shashidutta Pandey by his family. Also winning the award at the same function was national women's team skipper Nira Rajopadhyay from Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) president Binay Raj Pandey for her performance in domestic cricket.

Meanwhile, CAN on Thursday announced the annual calendar of events for the year 2010-11. Nepal will participate in five international events and organise six national events during the year. CAN will also hold coaching courses under the aegis of Asian Cricket Council (ACC).