DCA fetes Aryal, Khadka

DHANGADHI: Dhangadhi Cricket Academy on Saturday honoured cricket coach Arun Kumar Aryal and former national cricket team skipper Raju Khadka during the inaugural ceremony of the Ruslan Dhangadhi Premier League.

Aryal was felicitated with the Arjun Khadka Memorial Award, while Khadka received the  Dhangadhi Cricket Award. Aryal and Khadka also got Rs 100,000 along with the felicitation certificates. Aryal was coach of the women’s national cricket team during the Asian Games held in South Korea in 2014, while Khadka is running cricket academy in Chitwan.

National cricket team member Sandeep Lamichhane, who has been picked up by Delhi Daredevils for this season’s Indian Premier League, is the product of Khadka’s academy. — HNS