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Est:2015

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Lahore Qalandars

📍 Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, Pakistan•Pakistan Super League

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Lahore Qalandars (Urdu: لاہور قلندرز‎; Punjabi: لہور قلندرز; abbreviated as LQ) is a Pakistani professional cricket franchise which plays in the Pakistan Super League. The home ground of the team is Gaddafi Stadium. It nominally represents the city of Lahore in the league. The team is owned by Qatar Lubricants Company Limited (QALCO). The team is currently captained by Sohail Akhtar. The team is coached by Aaqib Javed, a former Pakistani cricketer. Lahore Qalandars is owned by Rana brothers. Lahore Qalandars was the second-most expensive franchise, and one of the few teams sold to an international company. The team finished at the bottom spot in the points table in each of the first four seasons of the PSL, before making their first appearance in the final in the 2020 edition. Fakhar Zaman is the leading run-scorer and Shaheen Shah Afridi is the leading wicket-taker for the side. Afridi is also the Qalandars' brand ambassador.

City:Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

Country:Pakistan

Stadium:Gaddafi Stadium

Capacity:27,000

Stadium

Gaddafi Stadium

Capacity:27,000

Location:Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

Gaddafi Stadium (Urdu: قذافی اسٹیڈیم‎, romanized: Qaẕẕāfī Isṭeḍiyam), previously known as Lahore Stadium is a cricket stadium in Lahore, Pakistan and the home ground of Lahore Qalandars. It is owned by the Pakistan Cricket Board. With a capacity of 27,000, it is the fourth largest cricket stadium of Pakistan. Gaddafi Stadium was the first in Pakistan to be equipped with modern floodlights having their own standby power generators. The headquarters of the Pakistan Cricket Board are situated at Gaddafi Stadium making it the home of the Pakistan national cricket team. It was designed by architect and civil engineer Nasreddin Murat Khan, and constructed by Mian Abdul Khaliq and Company in 1959. The stadium was renovated for the 1996 Cricket World Cup when it hosted the final. In addition to Pakistan home games and international matches, the Gaddafi Stadium has also hosted several matches of the Pakistan Super League, with the first one being the final of the 2017 Pakistan Super League.