Lahore Qalandars
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. 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.
| 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 | ||
| Home ground | Gaddafi Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 27,000 | ||
| 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. 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.