Shakti Prasad Gauchan was born on 22 April 1984 and is a Nepalese former professional cricketer.
25 Facts About Shakti Gauchan
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An all-rounder, Shakti is a right-handed batsman and a left-arm orthodox spinner.
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Shakti Gauchan is considered as the best Nepali left arm orthodox bowler in Nepalese cricket history especially on t20 worlcup 2014.
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Shakti Gauchan was only the second Nepalese cricketer to score an international century, when he slammed an unbeaten 106 off 103 balls against Italy during the ICC World Cup Qualifying Series in February 2005.
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Shakti Gauchan was the captain of Jagdamba Giants of the Nepal Premier League.
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Shakti Gauchan represented the APF Club of the National League and New Horizon College, which played in the SPA Cup.
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Shakti Gauchan was one of the eleven cricketers to play in Nepal's first ever One Day International match, against the Netherlands, in August 2018.
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Shakti Gauchan become head coach of Bhairahawa Queens in March 2019.
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Shakti Gauchan represented Nepal at Under-17 level in February 2001 when he played in the ACC Under-17 Asia Cup in Bangladesh.
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Shakti Gauchan played in the 2002 ICC Under-19 World Cup in New Zealand the following year, making his debut for the senior side in the 2002 ACC Trophy in Singapore.
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Shakti Gauchan spent the next two years in the Under-19 side, playing on a tour of India and the Youth Asia Cup in Pakistan in 2003 and the 2004 ICC Under-19 World Cup in Bangladesh.
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Shakti Gauchan returned to the senior side in March 2004 when he made his first-class debut in the 2004 ICC Intercontinental Cup against the UAE, playing against Malaysia in the same tournament.
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Shakti Gauchan was very impressive from the get-go and in his very first tournament for Nepal, the 2002 ACC Trophy, Shakti Gauchan bowled at an exceptional economic rate of 2.28 runs per over and bagged seven wickets.
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Shakti Gauchan played in the ACC Trophy and in ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament matches against Singapore, the UAE and Hong Kong in 2004.
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Shakti Gauchan represented his country at the 2007 ACC Twenty20 Cup.
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However, Shakti Gauchan fought for and secured a place in the Twenty20 squad for the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier.
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Shakti Gauchan justified his selection, silenced all his critics and rose to limelight after taking a total of 16 wickets, becoming the second leading wicket-taker in the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier in UAE, which included a hat-trick against Denmark.
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Shakti Gauchan was one of the two Nepalese players besides skipper Paras Khadka to be chosen in the best XI of the tournament by ESPNcricinfo.
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Shakti Gauchan impressed in the training; he bowled Indian cricket maestro Rahul Dravid and took the wicket of Australian batsman Brad Hodge.
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Rajasthan Royals later tweeted about Gauchan saying, 'For now, Shakti Gauchan will be training and gaining valuable experience at the nets.
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Shakti Gauchan took total of 5 wickets playing three matches in the tournament.
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Shakti Gauchan took 5 wickets during the 2014 Asian Games with an exceptional economy rate of just 3.54.
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Shakti Gauchan took 10 wickets in the 2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Three at an average of 12.80 and an exceptional economy rate of just 2.87.
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Shakti Gauchan made his ODI debut for Nepal against the Netherlands on 1 August 2018, which was his last international match representing Nepal.
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Shakti Gauchan was born in Gorkha army camp in Calcutta, India.