Lahore Qalandars
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Lahore Qalandars (Punjabi: لہور قلندرز; Urdu: لاہور قلندرز; abbreviated as LQ) is a Pakistani professional cricket franchise which plays in the Pakistan Super League, representing Lahore, the capital city of the Pakistani province of Punjab.[3] The home ground of the team is Gaddafi Stadium. The team is owned by Rana Brothers. The team is currently captained by Shaheen Afridi and coached by Aaqib Javed, a former Pakistani cricketer.[4]
لہور قلندرز لاہور قلندرز | |||
Personnel | |||
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Captain | Shaheen Afridi | ||
Coach | Aaqib Javed | ||
Batting coach | Mansoor Rana | ||
Bowling coach | Waqas Ahmed | ||
Fielding coach | Shehzad Butt | ||
Owner | Atif Rana Sameen Rana | ||
Manager | Sameen Rana | ||
Team information | |||
City | Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan | ||
Founded | 2015; 9 years ago (2015) | ||
Home ground | Gaddafi Stadium | ||
Capacity | 27,000[1][2] | ||
History | |||
PSL wins | 2 (2022 & 2023) | ||
Official website | lahoreqalandars.com | ||
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Lahore Qalandars is owned by Rana brothers. It was the second-most expensive franchise of Pakistan Super League, and one of the few teams sold to an international company.[5] The team have finished bottom in the points table a record 5 times, while they have won two titles in 2022 and 2023.
Fakhar Zaman is the leading run-scorer, and Shaheen Afridi is the leading wicket-taker for the side.[6][7]