Arvind Apte (1934–2014) was an Indian first-class cricketer who played briefly for the India national cricket team in the early 1960s. A right-handed opening batsman from Bombay (now Mumbai), he was part of a notable cricketing family from Maharashtra.
| Full name | Arvind Laxmanrao Apte |
|---|---|
| Born | 1934 |
| Died | 2014 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Role | Batsman (opener) |
| Batting style | Right-handed |
| Domestic team | Bombay |
| National side | India |
Apte belonged to a well-known cricketing family from Bombay. His elder brother, Madhav Apte, was also an India Test cricketer who toured the West Indies in 1952–53. The brothers represented Bombay in domestic cricket during a period when the side dominated the Ranji Trophy.
Apte played first-class cricket for Bombay in the Ranji Trophy. As a top-order batsman he featured in domestic competition through the late 1950s and into the 1960s, contributing to a Bombay line-up that included several India internationals of the period.
He was selected for India and played a Test match for the national side, becoming one of the relatively small number of Indian cricketers to earn a Test cap during that era. His international career was short, but his domestic record placed him among the recognised top-order batsmen of the Bombay school of batting.
Although his international appearances were limited, Apte is remembered as part of the wider Apte cricketing family and as a representative of Bombay's strong post-independence batting tradition. He continued to be associated with the cricketing community in Mumbai in later years.