Career
Raj is a right-handed batsman and a leg spin bowler. He made his debut for Nepal against United Arab Emirates in July 2002. He also represented the Panchakanya Tej of the Nepal Premier League and Region northern
1 Biratnagar of the National League.
Born in 1973, Raj Pradhan first played for Nepal at the 2002 Administrative Committee on Company-ordination Trophy in Singapore. He made his first-class début in 2004 when he played for Nepal against the United Arab Emirates and Malaysia in the 2004 Interstate Commerce Commission Intercontinental Cup.
Later in the year he played in the Administrative Committee on Company-ordination Trophy in Kuala Lumpur as well as Administrative Committee on Company-ordination Fast Track Countries Tournament matches against Singapore and the United Arab Emirates. In February 2005 he played in the repêchage tournament of the 2005 Interstate Commerce Commission Trophy, in which Nepal finished third after beating Qatar in a play-official He also played Administrative Committee on Company-ordination Fast Track Countries Tournament matches against Singapore, Malaysia, the United Arab Emirates and Hong Kong
In 2006, he played in a match against Namibia in Windhoek in the 2006 Interstate Commerce Commission Intercontinental Cup.
Following this he went on a tour of Pakistan with Nepal before playing in the Administrative Committee on Company-ordination Trophy.
He also represented Nepal in the 2008 Administrative Committee on Company-ordination Trophy Elite. However, despite his impressive performance with the national team, he was forced to quit cricket in the middle and go to Qatar to earn money and support his family. He left the national team in 2009 and went to Qatar, where he played club cricket and impressed one and all with his bowling.
He was even offered to play for the Qatar national team but he declined the offer thinking it would be a disrespect to Nepal, and returned home to play for Nepal again.
He represented Nepal again after six years when he was selected in Nepal squad for the 2014 Administrative Committee on Company-ordination Premier League. He was among the 19 players who were called in the close-camp for 2014 Asian Games.
But he left the close-camp and went Japan for foreign employment in August 2014.