APF cricket team
{{Short description|Armed Police sporting club of nepal}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox cricket team
|name = APF cricket team
|image =
|nickname = APF
|colours = {{color box|Grey}} Grey
|chairman =
|captain = Rohit Paudel
|coach = Gyanendra Malla{{cite web |url=https://www.cricnepal.com/gyanendra-malla-and-rohit-paudel-join-apf-club-ahead-of-pm-cup |work=Cricnepal |title=Gyanendra Malla and Rohit Paudel join APF Club ahead of PM Cup |access-date=18 September 2024}}
|owner = Armed Police Force
|founded = {{start date and age|2010}}
|ground = APF Stadium
|capacity = 5,000
|adviser =
| num_titles = 5
| title1 = Senior Men's One Day
| title1wins = 2
| title2 = Senior Men's Twenty20
| title2wins = 1
| title3 = PM Cup
| title3wins = 2
| title4 =Nepal Pro Club Championship
| title4wins = 0
| title5 = Koshi Province Trophy
| title5wins = 0
| title6 =Kathmandu Mayor Cup Tournament
| title6wins =0
| title7 =Manmohan Memorial National One-Day Cup
| title7wins =0
| title8 =Jay Trophy
| title8wins =0
| title9 =
| title9wins =
|website = {{URL|http://www.apf.gov.np}}
}}
{{NepalAPFclub sections}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://archives.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=23793|title=APF form cricket team; sign 17 cricketers|work=myrepublica.com|access-date=8 March 2015|archive-date=7 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307033241/http://archives.myrepublica.com/cgi-sys/suspendedpage.cgi?action=news_details&news_id=23793|url-status=live}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.ekantipur.com/2012/12/22/sports/armed-police-force-ease-against-bhairahawa-to-defend-title/364484.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629022906/http://www.ekantipur.com/2012/12/22/sports/armed-police-force-ease-against-bhairahawa-to-defend-title/364484.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 June 2013|title=Armed Police Force ease against Bhairahawa to defend title|work=ekantipur.com}} In 2012, APF won the Twenty20 format of the league for the first time.{{cite web|url=https://www.cricnepal.com/apf-lifts-national-t20-title|title=APF lifts National T20 title|work=Nepal Cricket|date=29 December 2012|access-date=25 September 2022|archive-date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220925152725/https://www.cricnepal.com/apf-lifts-national-t20-title|url-status=live}}
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
{{updated|28 March 2025}}
| class="wikitable"
! style="background:Grey; color:white; text-align:centre;"| Name ! style="background:Grey; color:white; text-align:centre;"| Age ! style="background:Grey; color:white; text-align:centre;"| Batting style ! style="background:Grey; color:white; text-align:centre;"| Bowling style ! style="background:Grey; color:white; text-align:centre;"| Notes |
| colspan="5" |Batter |
|---|
| Lokesh Bam
|{{Age|2000|8|13}} |Right-handed | |
| Abhisheh Gautam
|{{Age|1989|5|4}} |Right-handed |Right-hand Leg break | |
| Rohit Paudel
|{{Age|2002|9|9}} |Right-handed |Right-arm Off spin |Captain |
| Sumit Maharjan
|{{Age|1999|12|1}} |Right-handed | | |
| Sundeep Jora
|{{Age|2001|10|20}} |Right-handed | | |
| Deepak Bohara
|{{Age|2005|6|19}} |Right-handed |Right-hand Leg break | |
| colspan="5" |Wicket-keeper |
| Aasif Sheikh
|{{Age|2001|1|22}} |Right-handed |{{n/a}} | |
| Amar Routela
|{{Age|1993|10|5}} |Right-handed | |
| colspan="5" |Bowler |
| Kishore Mahato
|{{Age|2000|4|2}} |Right-handed | |
| Kamal Singh Airee
|{{Age|2000|12|19}} |Right-handed | |
| Avinash Bohara
|{{Age|1997|7|30}} |Right-handed | |
| Bhuvan Karki
|{{Age|1994|1|28}} |Left-handed | |
| Irshad Ahamad
|{{Age|1996|9|10}} |Right-handed | |
| Mousom Dhakal
|{{Age|2001|1|27}} |Right-handed |Right-hand Leg break | |
| Puran BK
|{{Age|1999|9|7}} |Left-handed | | |
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Prime Minister Cup Men's National Cricket Tournament}}
{{Cricket in Nepal}}