Ghani Glass cricket team is a departmental cricket team in Pakistan, that plays first-class cricket in the President's Trophy. The team is sponsored by Ghani Glass and owned by Ghani Group of Companies.[1] The team does not have any geographical base.[2] The team's captain in 2023–24 was Shan Masood.
| League | President's Trophy |
|---|---|
| Personnel | |
| Captain | Shan Masood |
| One Day captain | Moeez Ghani |
| Owner | Ghani Group of Companies |
| Team information | |
| Founded | 2017 |
| History | |
| First-class debut | 16 December in 2023 at National Stadium, Karachi |
| President's Trophy wins | 0 |
History
editThe team was founded in 2017 to take part in the Grade II of 2016–17 Patron's Trophy.[3] In May 2019, Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan revamped the domestic cricket structure in Pakistan, excluding departmental teams in favour of regional sides, therefore ending the participation of the team.[4] The team was refounded in March 2023 after a revamp of the domestic structure.[5][6] In December 2023, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed that Ghani Glass would be one of the teams to participate in the 2023–24 President's Trophy.[7] The team made their first-class debut on 16 December 2023, drawing the match against Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited.[8] This was the first time for Ghani Glass to compete in a first-class tournament in Pakistan.[9]
Current squad
editThe following squad was announced for the 2023/24 season:[10]
- Shan Masood (c)
- Sharjeel Khan
- Kashif Ali
- Tayyab Tahir
- Mohsin Raza
- Farhan Sarfraz
- Hussain Talat
- Shadab Khan
- Saeed Malik
- Noman Ali
- Mohammad Irfan
- Shahbaz Javed
- Saad Nasim
- Sheraz Khan
- Muhammad Musa
- Moeez Ghani
- Niaz Khan
- Ghulam Mudassar
- Ahad Malik
- Ghulam Haider
References
edit- ^ "PCB formally invites departments to register for domestic cricket season". Pakistan Observer. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "President's Trophy set to begin from 16 December". Pakistan Cricket Board. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
- ^ "Miscellaneous matches played by Ghani Glass". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "Imran Khan rejects PCB's new domestic model". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ "PCB confirms domestic participants after third management committee meeting". Pakistan Observer. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "Pakistan Cricket Board plans to restore old domestic structure". BOL News. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "President's Trophy set to begin from 16 December". A Sports. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
- ^ "First-class matches played by Ghani Glass". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "First-class events played by Ghani Glass". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "Squads, schedule announced for President's Trophy". Cricket Pakistan. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 25 December 2023.