APF cricket team

APF cricket team
NicknameAPF
Personnel
CaptainRohit Paudel
CoachGyanendra Malla[1]
OwnerArmed Police Force
Team information
Colours  Grey
Founded2010; 16 years ago (2010)
Home groundAPF Stadium
Capacity5,000
History
No. of titles2
PM Cup wins2 (2018,2022)
Jay Trophy wins0
Official websitewww.apf.gov.np

The APF cricket team also known as APF Club is one of the three departmental teams of Nepal.The team competes in Prime Minister Cup and Jay Trophy.The team is currently being run under the Armed Police Force.

History

The APF Club was formed in September 2010. APF initially signed national team captain Paras Khadka and 15 other players while former national team player Raju Basnyat was appointed as the coach.[2] APF is two times champion in one-day format of the league as in 2011 and 2012. In 2012 tournament the APF Cricket Team defended its title defeating Region-4 Bhairawa by six wicket in Final match held on 21 December 2012.[3] In 2012, APF won the Twenty20 format of the league for the first time.[4]

Statistics and honours

Current Squads

As of 8 March 2025
APF Cricket Team Squad for 2025 Men's Prime Minister Cup
Name Nationality Age Batting style Bowling style NPL Team Notes
Batter
Lokesh Bam    Nepal 25 Right-handed N/a Biratnagar Kings N/a
Sumit Maharjan    Nepal 26 Right-handed N/a Lumbini Lions N/a
Sundeep Jora    Nepal 24 Right-handed N/a Lumbini Lions N/a
Puran BK    Nepal 26 Left-handed N/a N/a N/a
All-rounders
Rohit Paudel    Nepal 23 Right-handed Right-arm Off spin Lumbini Lions Captain
Deepak Bohara    Nepal 20 Right-handed Right-armLeg-break Chitwan Rhinos N/a
Amar Singh Routela    Nepal 32 Right-handed Right-arm medium Chitwan Rhinos N/a
Wicket-keeper
Aasif Sheikh    Nepal 25 Right-handed N/a Janakpur Bolts N/a
Spin Bowler
Bhuvan Karki    Nepal 32 Left-handed Left-arm orthodox spin N/a N/a
Irshad Ahamad    Nepal 29 Right-handed Right-arm off break N/a N/a
Mousom Dhakal    Nepal 25 Right-handed Right-armLeg-break N/a N/a
Abhishesh Gautam    Nepal 19 Right-handed Left-arm orthodox spin Lumbini Lions N/a
Pace Bowler
Kishore Mahato    Nepal 25 Right-handed Right-arm medium Janakpur Bolts N/a
Kamal Singh Airee    Nepal 25 Right-handed Right-arm medium Chitwan Rhinos N/a
Avinash Bohara    Nepal 28 Right-handed Right-arm medium Sudurpaschim Royals N/a

References

  1. ^ "Gyanendra Malla and Rohit Paudel join APF Club ahead of PM Cup". Cricnepal. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  2. ^ "APF form cricket team; sign 17 cricketers". myrepublica.com. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Armed Police Force ease against Bhairahawa to defend title". ekantipur.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ^ "APF lifts National T20 title". Nepal Cricket. 29 December 2012. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
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