GEORGETOWN, Guyana — Imran Tahir may be nearing the half-century mark, but the leg-spinner shows no signs of slowing down. The Guyana Amazon Warriors captain has confirmed his desire to return for the 2027 Caribbean Premier League season, where he will be 48 years old. For Tahir, however, the motivation extends beyond statistics; it is about finishing his storied career on his own terms, in the country he now calls home.
“I’m very keen to come back and play because I feel this is my home. I get a lot of love when I come here,” Tahir said at a press conference in Georgetown following the conclusion of CPL 2026. “I’m looking to finish my career in front of the Guyanese crowd.” Tahir’s performances in the 2026 campaign proved that age is merely a number. The veteran spinner finished as the joint-highest wicket-taker of the tournament with 16 scalps, sharing the honor with Hunain Shah, Alzarri Joseph, and Matthew Forde.
His leadership guided the Amazon Warriors to Qualifier 2, where their campaign ended at the hands of eventual runners-up and debutants, the Jamaica Kingsmen. The 2026 season was one of the milestones for Tahir. He became the first overseas player to feature in 100 CPL games and surpassed Sunil Narine to claim the top spot on the tournament’s all-time wicket-taking charts.
He now sits on 146 wickets from 102 matches, all played for the Amazon Warriors since 2018.
Note: Pandit Googs better do a puja for him....😂