APF cricket team

APF cricket team

Nickname(s)	APF
Personnel
Captain	Rohit Paudel
Coach	Gyanendra Malla [1]
Owner	Armed Police Force
Team information
Colours	Grey
Founded	2010;15 years ago (2010)
Home ground	APF Stadium
Capacity	5,000
History
No. of titles	5
Senior Men's One Day  wins	2
Senior Men's Twenty20  wins	1
PM Cup  wins	2
Nepal Pro Club Championship  wins	0
Koshi Province Trophy  wins	0
Official website	www.apf.gov.np

The APF cricket team also known as APF Club is one of the three departmental teams that play in the Prime Minister One Day Cup and also played in the National League Cricket. Other seven provincial teams along with Nepal Army Club compete with APF in the league.

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

• Senior Men's One Day
  • Winners (1): 2011, 2012
• Senior Men's Twenty20
  • Winners (1): 2012
• Prime Minister Cup Men's National Cricket Tournament
  • Winners (1): 2017, 2022

Current Squads

Name	Birth date	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batter
Lokesh Bam	13 August 2000	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Prajwal Shahi	22 November 1995	Right-handed	Right-hand Leg break
Prithu Baskota	5 July 1992	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Rohit Paudel	9 September 2002	Right-handed	Right-arm Off spin	Captain
Sumit Maharjan	1 September 1999	Right-handed
Sundeep Jora	20 October 2001	Right-handed
Wicket-keeper
Aasif Sheikh	22 January 2001	Right-handed	—
Pradeep Airee	1 September 1992	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Bowler
Amar Routela	5 October 1993	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Avinash Bohara	30 July 1997	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Bhuvan Karki	28 January 1994	Left-handed	Left-arm orthodox spin
Irshad Ahamad	10 September 1996	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Mousom Dhakal	27 January 2001	Right-handed	Right-hand Leg break
Puran BK	7 September 1999	Left-handed
Ramesh Kurmi	5 December 2005	Right-handed	Left-arm Orthodox

Source: OnlineKhabar [5]

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.
5. "पीएम कप : रोहित पौडेलको कप्तानीमा एपीएफको टिम घोषणा" [PM Cup: APF team announced under the captaincy of Rohit Paudel]. Online Khabar (in Nepali). Retrieved 18 September 2024.