Former Test batsman to captain Pakistan at Over-50 World Cup in South Africa

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Former Test and ODI batsman Zahoor Elahi has been named captain of Pakistan’s squad for March 2023’s Over-50 World Cup in South Africa.

Elahi played two Tests and 14 ODIs from 1996 to 1997.

Pakistan 2023 Over-50 World Cup squad

  1. Zahoor Elahi (captain)
  2. Jaffer Qureshi
  3. Muhammad Jawed
  4. Azher Khan
  5. Ahmed Hayat
  6. Mazhar Hussain
  7. Shakir Bhagat
  8. Jam Nafees
  9. Naeem Tayyab
  10. Fawad Barry
  11. Muhammad Hafeez
  12. Imtiaz Ahmad
  13. Jamsahid Ali
  14. Rauf Wain
  15. Hafiz Khalid
  16. Asif Humayoun
  17. Amir Sabazwari
  18. Rehan Rauf

The 2023 tournament will feature 56 matches at several venues across Cape Town and surrounds, from 6 to 20 March. The final will be played at Newlands.

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2023 Over-50 World Cup divisions

Division A

  • Australia
  • West Indies
  • New Zealand
  • Zimbabwe
  • Canada
  • Sri Lanka
  • United States of America

Division B

  • Pakistan
  • England
  • South Africa
  • Wales
  • India
  • Namibia
  • United Arab Emirates

This is the second time the Over-50 World Cup has been played in South Africa. The 2020 edition was suspended amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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