Born in Lahore in March 1979, Imran Tahir is now 47, an age at which most bowlers have long retired. Instead, he’s currently captaining Guyana Amazon Warriors at the top of the CPL 2026 table.
Since making his international debut at 31 in 2011, Tahir has been one of the most efficient wicket-takers in world cricket.
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He took 173 ODI wickets in 107 matches at an average of 24.84, becoming the fastest South African to 100 ODI wickets, and remains South Africa’s all-time leading T20I wicket-taker with 63 scalps from 38 matches and briefly held the world No. 1 bowling ranking in both ODIs and T20Is simultaneously in 2017.
His forties have been just as remarkable
His forties have been just as remarkable. Tahir is the first player in T20 history to take three five-wicket hauls after turning 40, and became the oldest player and captain ever to record a T20 five-for, taking 5-21 in CPL 2025 aged 46.
Along the way, Tahir has built an extensive honours list. An IPL Purple Cap with Chennai Super Kings in 2019, a PSL title with Multan Sultans in 2021 (3-33 in the final), a maiden CPL title with Guyana Amazon Warriors in 2023, and back-to-back Global Super League titles with the same franchise in 2025 and 2026. He was also named to the ICC ODI Team of the Year in 2015.
This season, he has taken 5 wickets in 3 CPL matches at an economy of 6.30, still finding the same googly that has carried him through more than 50 franchise teams worldwide.
Source: www.sacricketmag.com
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