Wicket keeper “Ghazi Ghori” is the new test cricketer of Pakistan Cricket Club Zone 6, he started his cricket career in 2020 from Metropolitan Club of Zone 6.
On the first day of the third and final Test against England at the Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham, Pakistan team captain Babar Azam gave the Test cap to Imran Randhawa of Khanewal, Mohammad Abbas to Razaullah of Mardan and Saud Shakeel to wicketkeeper Ghazi Ghori, the young wicketkeeper of Karachi Ghazi Ghori has previously played ODI cricket for Pakistan.
Karachi is called the nursery of Pakistan cricket. Karachi is divided into 7 zones in terms of cricket. Zone seven and Pakistan cricket have a great influence in Karachi cricket. Nadeem Umar, the head of the Pakistan Super League franchise Quetta Gladiator, is the president of the Regional Cricket Association Karachi. Under his leadership, the Pakistan Cricket Club has a special place.
2017 ICC Champions Trophy winning captain Sarfaraz Ahmed not only belongs to Zone 6, but Nadeem Umar and Azam Khan are considered to be very important players in their cricket.
Now a new star has appeared on the horizon of Pakistan cricket from the famous cricket club Pakistan CC in Karachi, wicketkeeper Ghazi Ghori who has become the 266th Test cricketer for Pakistan to take a Test cap at the Edgsonton Cricket Ground in Birmingham. Born on March 16, 2003 in Karachi, Mohammad Ghazi Ghori has played 4 ODIs for Pakistan.
Ghazi Ghori, the only brother of 4 sisters, is a resident of Five Star Chowrangi, North Nazimabad area in Karachi, Ghazi Ghori started his cricket career in 2020 from the Metropolitan Club of Zone Six and was selected by Azam Khan for the Pakistan Cricket Club the following year.
Ghazi Ghori is the fourth among five siblings, his father Arsalan Rahim is very fond of cricket, but Ghazi Ghori’s grandfather wanted him to focus on his education, Arsalan Rahim has his own food machinery business, unlike his father, Arsalan Rahim did not keep his son away from cricket, and during his studies in Al-Taqib School, he gave Ghazi Ghori complete freedom regarding the game of cricket.
Former national team head coach Sarfraz Ahmed and coach Asim Rizvi, who led Pakistan in 13 Test matches, guided Ghazi Ghori in his early days of cricket.
Ghazi Ghori made his first-class debut for the Faisalabad region, representing the Karachi Region Whites in 2023 at the Gaddafi Stadium Lahore under the leadership of former Test captain Sarfaraz Ahmed.
Wicket keeper Ghazi Ghori was specially mentored by Sarfaraz Ahmed, he not only groomed the youngster, but in many matches he gave the wicket keeping gloves to Ghazi Ghori to handle and served as a fielder himself.
Apart from being a well-known club in Karachi, Pakistan Cricket Club is now witnessing the formation of another Test cricketer, which is certainly an honor for this club. In the past, Sarfraz Ahmed and Shan Masood, who represented Pakistan Cricket Club, who led Pakistan in Test cricket. Muhammad Azam Khan, Ehsan Ali, Saad Ali, Usman Khan, Khawaja Muhammad Nafi, Umeer bin Yousuf and Ruman Raees represented Pakistan in international cricket.