APF cricket team
| Nickname(s) | APF |
|---|---|
| Personnel | |
| Captain | Rohit Paudel |
| Coach | Gyanendra Malla[1] |
| Owner | Armed Police Force |
| Team information | |
| Colours | Grey |
| Founded | 2010 |
| History | |
| No. of titles | 5 |
| Senior Men's One Day wins | 2 |
| Senior Men's Twenty20 wins | 1 |
| PM Cup wins | 2 |
| Official website | www |
| Active departments of Nepal A.P.F. Club | ||||||
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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
[edit]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
[edit]- Senior Men's One Day
- Winners (1): 2011, 2012
- Senior Men's Twenty20
- Winners (1): 2012
- Prime Minister Cup Men's National Cricket Tournament
Current Squads
[edit]| 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
[edit]- ^ "Gyanendra Malla and Rohit Paudel join APF Club ahead of PM Cup". Cricnepal. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ "APF form cricket team; sign 17 cricketers". myrepublica.com. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "Armed Police Force ease against Bhairahawa to defend title". ekantipur.com. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013.
- ^ "APF lifts National T20 title". Nepal Cricket. 29 December 2012. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "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.
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