Ghani Glass | |
Owner: | Ghani Group of Companies |
League: | President's Trophy |
Captain: | Shan Masood |
Od Captain: | Moeez Ghani |
Founded: | 2017 |
First Fc: | 16 December |
First Fc Year: | 2023 |
First Fc Venue: | National Stadium, Karachi |
Title1: | President's Trophy |
Title1wins: | 0 |
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.
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]
The following squad was announced for the 2023/24 season:[10]