Raju Khadka (born 11 September 1975) is a former Nepalese

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er. An

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, Raju is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm

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bowler. He made his debut for

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against

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in September 1996. Khadka became the first Nepalese cricketer to score an international

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, when he slammed an unbeaten 105 off just 50 balls against

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during the 2003 ACC Emerging Nations Tournament in March 2003. He represents the Region No. 4 Bhairahawa of the

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Biography

Born in

in 1975, Khadka first played for Nepal in the

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, which was held in

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. He played in the tournament again in 1998, 2000 and 2002, captaining the side to a runners-up slot in the latter tournament. He made his first-class début in 2004, playing in the

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against the

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and

. Later in the year, he played in the

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and

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matches against

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and the

. The match against the

was his last for Nepal.

Coaching

Currently, Khadka serves as a game teacher at Little Flower School, Narayangarh, Chitwan and is the head coach of the Cricket Academy of Chitwan .

References

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