APF cricket team

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APF cricket team
NicknameAPF
Personnel
Captain Rohit Paudel
Coach Gyanendra Malla [1]
Owner Armed Police Force
Team information
Colours  Grey
Founded2010;15 years ago (2010)
Home ground APF Stadium
Capacity5,000
History
No. of titles2
PM Cup  wins2 (2018,2022)
Jay Trophy  wins0
Official website www.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.

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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
NameNationalityAgeBatting styleBowling styleNPL TeamNotes
Batter
Lokesh Bam Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 25 Right-handed —Biratnagar Kings—
Sumit MaharjanFlag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 26 Right-handed —Lumbini Lions—
Sundeep Jora Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 24 Right-handed —Lumbini Lions—
Puran BKFlag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 26 Left-handed ———
All-rounders
Rohit Paudel Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 23 Right-handed Right-arm Off spin Lumbini LionsCaptain
Deepak BoharaFlag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 20 Right-handed Right-armLeg-break Chitwan Rhinos—
Amar Singh RoutelaFlag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 32 Right-handed Right-arm medium Chitwan Rhinos—
Wicket-keeper
Aasif Sheikh Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 24 Right-handed —Janakpur Bolts—
Spin Bowler
Bhuvan Karki Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 31 Left-handed Left-arm orthodox spin ——
Irshad Ahamad Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 29 Right-handed Right-arm off break ——
Mousom Dhakal Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 24 Right-handed Right-armLeg-break ——
Abhishesh GautamFlag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 19 Right-handed Left-arm orthodox spin Lumbini Lions—
Pace Bowler
Kishore Mahato Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 25 Right-handed Right-arm medium Janakpur Bolts—
Kamal Singh Airee Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 24 Right-handed Right-arm medium Chitwan Rhinos—
Avinash Bohara Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 28 Right-handed Right-arm medium Sudurpaschim Royals—

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. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013.
  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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