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Ghani Glass cricket team

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Ghani Glass
LeaguePresident's Trophy
Personnel
CaptainShan Masood
One Day captainMoeez Ghani
OwnerGhani Group of Companies
Team information
Founded2017
History
First-class debut16 December
in 2023
at National Stadium, Karachi
President's Trophy wins0

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.

History

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The 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

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The following squad was announced for the 2023/24 season:[10]

References

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  1. ^ "PCB formally invites departments to register for domestic cricket season". Pakistan Observer. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  2. ^ "President's Trophy set to begin from 16 December". Pakistan Cricket Board. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Miscellaneous matches played by Ghani Glass". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Imran Khan rejects PCB's new domestic model". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  5. ^ "PCB confirms domestic participants after third management committee meeting". Pakistan Observer. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Pakistan Cricket Board plans to restore old domestic structure". BOL News. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  7. ^ "President's Trophy set to begin from 16 December". A Sports. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  8. ^ "First-class matches played by Ghani Glass". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  9. ^ "First-class events played by Ghani Glass". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  10. ^ "Squads, schedule announced for President's Trophy". Cricket Pakistan. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 25 December 2023.