Raj Pradhan

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playername = Raj Pradhan


country = Nepal
fullname = Raj Kumar Pradhan
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dayofbirth = 27
monthofbirth = 4
yearofbirth = 1973
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year1 = 2004-2005
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debutdate1 = 25 March
debutyear1 = 2004
debutfor1 = Nepal
debutagainst1 = UAE
lastdate1 = 7 May
lastyear1 = 2005
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date = 5 April
year = 2008
source = http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/63/63475/63475.html CricketArchive

Raj Kumar Pradhan (born 27 April 1973) is a Nepalese cricketer. [ [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/other/content/player/25983.html Cricinfo profile] ] A right-handed batsman and leg spin bowler, [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/63/63475/63475.html CricketArchive profile] ] he has played for the Nepal national cricket team since 2002, [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/63/63475/all_teams.html Teams played for by Raj Pradhan] at CricketArchive] including four first-class matches. [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/63/63475/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by Raj Pradhan] at CricketArchive]

Biography

Born in Nepal in 1973, Raj Pradhan first played for Nepal at the 2002 ACC Trophy in Singapore. [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/63/63475/Other_matches.html Other matches played by Raj Pradhan] at CricketArchive] He made his first-class début in 2004 when he played for Nepal against the UAE and Malaysia in the 2004 ICC Intercontinental Cup. Later in the year he played in the ACC Trophy in Kuala Lumpur as well as ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament matches against Singapore and the UAE.

In February 2005 he played in the repêchage tournament of the 2005 ICC Trophy, in which Nepal finished third after beating Qatar in a play-off. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/102/102372.html Scorecard] of Nepal v Qatar, 27 February 2005 at CricketArchive] He also played ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament matches against Singapore, Malaysia, the UAE and Hong Kong. The games against the UAE and Hong Kong also counted towards the 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup [ [http://www.asiancricket.org/h_ftctpoints0506.cfm 2005 ACC Fast Track Nations Points Table] ] and are his last first-class matches to date.

In 2006, he played in a match against Namibia in Windhoek to decide the final place in the 2006 ICC Intercontinental Cup. Nepal had to win outright to qualify, but could only manage a draw after there was no play on the final day. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/86/86449.html Scorecard] of Namibia v Nepal, 23 March 2006 at CricketArchive] Following this he went on a tour of Pakistan with Nepal before playing in the ACC Trophy.

He most recently represented his country when he played in all four ACC Premier League matches in October/November 2006 against Hong Kong, the UAE, Singapore and Malaysia.

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