Nepal Police Club cricket team

Nepal Police Club cricket team

Nickname(s)	The Cops
Personnel
Captain	Aarif Sheikh
Coach	Manjeet Shrestha
Owner	Nepal Police
Team information
Colours	Blue
Founded	2010;15 years ago (2010)
Home ground	Nepal Police Academy, Maharjgunj, Kathmandu
Capacity	1000+
History
No. of titles	7
Senior Men's One Day  wins	0
Senior Men's Twenty20  wins	1
PM Cup  wins	3
Kathmandu Mayor Cup Tournament wins	1
Jay Trophy  wins	1 (2024–25)
Koshi Province Trophy  wins	0
Nepal Pro Club Championship  wins	1
Official website	www.nepalpolice.gov.np

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

History

They participated in 2011 National One Day tournament but finished as a runners-up after losing to APF Club in the final. But they defeated departmental rival APF Club to lift the title of 2011 Pepsi Standard Chartered T20 National Cricket Tournament. ^[1] They have also won 2017, 2019 and 2024 Prime Minister Cup. ^[2]

Statistics and honours

• Prime Minister Cup Men's National Cricket Tournament
  • Winners (1): 2017, ^{[n 1]} 2019, 2024 ^[3]
• Senior Men's One Day
  • Runners-up(1): 2011
• Senior Men's Twenty20
  • Winners (1): 2011
• Kathmandu Mayor Cup Tournament
  • Winners (1): 2021
• Nepal Pro Club Championship
  • Winners (1): 2023

Current Squad

Name	Age	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batsmen
Aarif Sheikh	27	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Captain
Amit Shrestha	31	Right-handed
Manjeet Shrestha	40	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Kushal Bhurtel	28	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Sunil Dhamala	40	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
Dilip Nath	27	Lef-handed
Anil Sah	26	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
All-rounders
Dipendra Singh Airee	25	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Prem Tamang	28	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Yogendra Singh Karki	27	Right-handed
Pawan Sarraf	24	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Bowlers
Lalit Rajbanshi	25	Right-handed	Left-arm orthodox spin
Sagar Dhakal	23	Right-handed	Left-arm orthodox spin
Rashid Khan	23	Right-handed	Right-arm fast medium

Source: Crickethimalaya [4]

Notes

1. The trophy was shared after the final ended in a no result.

References

1. "NPC avenges APF, lifts T20 title". Cricnepal. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
2. "Police clinch Prime Minister Cup title". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
3. "Police win third Prime Minister Cup crown". The Kathmandu Post. 3 February 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
4. "मन्जित श्रेष्ठको कप्तानिमा एमएम कपको लागि नेपाल पुलिस क्लबको टिम घोषणा". Cricket Himalaya (in Nepali). 30 December 2019. Archived from the original on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2020.