Islamabad, November 10, 2025: The Pakistan Veterans Cricket Association (PVCA) on Monday announced an 18-member national squad for the IMC Over-40 T20 World Cup 2025, featuring prominent former international and veteran players.
The squad was unveiled by former Test cricketer and PVCA Chief Selector Ijaz Ahmed Faqih, highlighting Pakistan’s strong representation at the veteran level.
Former all-rounder Abdul Razzaq, who played 343 international matches, scoring over 7,400 runs and taking more than 380 wickets, will lead the side as captain. Shahid Afridi, who represented Pakistan in 524 international matches, amassing over 11,000 runs and claiming more than 540 wickets, has also been included.
Fawad Alam has been appointed vice-captain, bringing his experience of over 2,000 international runs to strengthen the middle order.
The squad also features Sohail Khan (51 international wickets), Zulfiqar Babar (54 wickets in 15 Test matches), Tabish Khan (former Test player), and Humayun Farhat, a former wicketkeeper-batsman.
Cricketing legend Javed Miandad will serve as the team mentor, providing his extensive experience and insight. He will be supported by former Test cricketer Jalaluddin as head coach and Azam Khan as team manager.
Expressing confidence in the squad, PVCA Chairman Fawad Ijaz Khan said, “This team represents the strength of Pakistan cricket at the veteran level and will make the nation proud in the IMC Over-40 T20 World Cup.”
Pakistan’s squad:
Abdul Razzaq (c), Fawad Alam (VC), Shahid Afridi, Zulfiqar Babar, Humayun Farhat (wk), Sohail Khan, Tabish Khan, Sheharyar Ghani, Nadeem Javed, Irfan Mushtaq, Adnan Baig (wk), Mohammad Ali, Atif Maqbool, Javed Mansoor, Hassan Nasir, Mohammad Suleman, Tariq Mahmood, Imran Ali
Management:
- Team Mentor: Javed Miandad
- Head Coach: Jalaluddin
- Team Manager: Azam Khan
