Match where he scored 115 runs off 109 balls. In June 2019, he was named as the captain of Nepal's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier tournament. In September 2019, he scored his first T20I century and became the first and only captain in men's T20I cricket to score a century as a captain when chasing. On 15 October 2019, Khadka resigned as captain of the Nepalese national cricket team. He explained that he wanted a new way of taking things forward with a fresh start and committed vision, with everyone involved, following the reinstatement of the Cricket Association of Nepal. Soon after his resignation from captaincy, Khadka was signed by Team Abu Dhabi for the 2019 T10 League. With this signing, Khadka became the 3rd Nepalese cricketer to play in a foreign franchise league, after Sandeep Lamichhane and Sompal Kami. Khadka said "It is an honour to play in this incredibly exciting tournament. I know the matches are going to be intense, but I love playing against the world's best. I'm hoping to see the Nepalese flag flying high in the stands of Zayed Cricket Stadium when I play next month." Khadka replaced Pakistani left-arm pacer Mohammad Amir, after he and other Pakistani players were ruled ineligible for the tournament by the PCB. Trevor Bayliss, head coach of Team Abu Dhabi, referred to him as an impressive player who excelled in short forms of the game, and both his batting and bowling prowess made him a threat to the opposition. In November 2019, he was also named in Nepal's squad for the cricket tournament at the 2019 South Asian Games. The Nepal team won the bronze medal, after they beat the Maldives by five wickets in the third-place playoff match. In September 2020, he was one of eighteen cricketers to be awarded with a central contract by the Cricket Association of Nepal. In November 2020, Khadka was nominated for the ICC Men's Associate Cricketer of the Decade award. On 3 August 2021, Khadka announced retirement from international cricket. Post-Retirement Post-retirement Paras Khadka has established his own cricket academy named Cricket Excellence Center working for the grassroots cricket development in Nepal. The academy is located at Baluwatar, Kathmandu which has a world-class cricketing facilities to ensure the growth of aspiring cricketers in Nepal. 2010 boycott In May 2010, 18 members of the