Nepal star Sher Malla’s Indian connection:Spinner, who got wicket with first ball in int’l cricket, played at Ludhiana school

Sher Bahadur Malla, who studied at a government school in Ludhiana, made his debut against England in the Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup. Playing for Nepal, he took his first World Cup wicket on the very first ball. Malla started playing cricket at the Government Senior Secondary Model School PAU (Punjab Agricultural University) in Ludhiana. He trained there for about 5 years under the school’s coach. After the match, he spoke to the school principal and coach via video call. During this, the principal also invited him to visit the school. Sher Malla talks with Ludhiana school principal on video call Principal Dr. Pradeep Kumar Sharma told Sher Bahadur Malla on a video call that he is now the star of PAU School in the world. He said that the Nepal cricketer will receive a grand welcome when he visits the school. Read about Sher Bahadur’s journey from PAU to international cricketer Sher Malla’s achievements: Nepal lost to England by four runs Nepal put on a valiant effort against England in their T20 World Cup 2026 opener on 8 February. Chasing 184 to win, Nepal pushed England to the brink and came really close. But Rohit Paudel and his men fell agonisingly short of the target by just four runs. Despite the loss, Nepal won hearts all over with their superb performance in the match. In the last edition of the T20 World Cup, Nepal had lost to South Africa by just one run. Nepal’s second match in the T20 World Cup is against Italy on 12 February.