Lahore Qalandars

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Lahore Qalandars
لاهور قلندرز
Lahore Qalandars.png
League: Pakistan Super League
Captain: Azhar Ali
Coach: Paddy Upton
City: Lahore
Colours: Lahore Qalandar colors.png
Owner: QALCO (Qatar Oil and Lubricants Company)
Founded: 2015
Official website: lahoreqalandars.com

Lahore Qalandars (Urdu: لاهور قلندرز‎, Punjabi:لاهور قلندرز) is a Pakistani professional cricket team representing the city of Lahore in Pakistan Super League.[1][2] The team is owned by Qatar Lubricants Company, Ltd. and their home ground is Gaddafi Stadium. Team is currently captained by Azhar Ali and coached by Paddy Upton, a former South African cricketer. Lahore Qalandars was the second most expensive team and was one of the teams sold to an international company. The owner (Fawad Rana) wishes for Lahore Qalandars to produce better results in the next version of the Pakistan Super League.

Franchise history

In 2015, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced that the inaugural season of the Pakistan Super League(PSL) would take place in February 2016 in the United Arab Emirates.[3] On 3 December 2015, the PCB unveiled the owners of five city-based franchises. The Lahore franchise was sold to the Qatar Lubricants Company for US$24 Millions for a span of ten years,[4][5] making it the second most expensive team of PSL (after the Karachi Kings, which sold for US$26 million).[3][4]

Team History

2016 Season

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See also: Lahore Qalandars in 2016
File:Umar akmal profile.jpg
Umar Akmal was team's star performer with 335 runs in 7 matches as well as Leading run scorer in 2016 Pakistan Super League season

Qalandars drafted Star players in their team Chris Gayle, Umar Akmal, Abdul Razzaq, Mohammad Rizwan, Azhar Ali, Dwayne Bravo, Ajantha Mendis, Yasir Shah and Mustafizur Rahman during initial player draft held on 21-22 Dec 2015 in Gadaffi Stadium,Lahore On 5 Feb 2015,Qalandars started their tournament with two consecutive losses against Karachi Kings and Peshawar Zalmi.[6] On 5 Feb 2016, Qalandars played their first match against Karachi Kings losing by 7 wickets. While batting first they scored 125 for the loss of 8 wickets due to the first Hat-trick of PSL by Mohammad Amir. Mohammad Rizwan with 37 was the highest run scorer for Qalandars in this match. In reply they started well with early wickets but opposition's Shakib Al Hasan and Lendl Simmons took kings towards victory, hence losing by 7 wickets.[7][8] In the second encounter against Peshawar Zalmi they again failed to taste success, this time posting 117 Dwayne Bravo with struggling 32 runs was the top scorer. Things went disappointing in bowling as well as they lost again this time by 9 wickets.[9] They tasted first victory against Quetta Gladiators. Qalandar's losing the toss posting 194 thanks to Umar Akmal blistering innings of 93 from 40 balls, supported well by Cameron Delport he made 73 in reply Gladiators started well but felt short in the end by 63 runs thanks to Zafar Gohar's 4 for 13 Umar Akmal for his blistring inning and Fastest PSL fifty was awarded with Man of the match trophy.[10]

In the second phase of the tournament, beginning in Sharjah and their next match was against Islamabad United played at Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium Qalandars scored 166 runs after being sent in to bat first.Muhammad Rizwan scored 50 off 27 balls.Defending 167 their bowling let them down as they were easily crushed after managing to get only two wickets.[11] they played their fifth match of the tournament against Karachi Kings.Stand-in Captain Dwayne Bravo winning the toss put kings into bat.Kings respondes well by posting a good total (177) on the board.Zafar Gohar was the stand out bowler for Qalandars as he took 3 for 26. Qalandars started the chase slowly but getting the momentum back with some quick runs between 6 and 10 overs But both their openers Chris Gayle and Cameron Delport after making 38 and 55 respectively got out in quick succession.Last 10 overs belonged to kings as King's Ravi Bopara change the whole complaction of the match by taking 6 wickets for just 16 runs in the end beating Qalandars by 27 runs.[12] They won their second match of this season against Peshawar Zalmi which was a close match.Qalandars batting first gave 165 runs target. Cameron Delport was team's highest run-scorer with 78 in response Zalmi started well but lost their way a little henced Qalandars won the match by 4 runs.Delport with 78 off 61 balls and with 3 for 18 was awarded man of the match.[13] In their match against the Gladiators, Saw Qalandars batted first after being sent into bat first by Opposition Captain Sarfraz Ahmed posted 201 (highest score of the tournament) thanks largely to Captain Azhar Ali's 61 off 45 Balls and Chris Gayle's 60 off 34 balls followed by the blistring innings from players like Umar Akmal and Dwayne Bravo.In reply Quetta's Bismillah Khan, who was playing his debut innings in PSL scored 55 from 30 and Mohammad Nabi whose 30 from 12 finished the game on the last ball of the match, were pivotal in the victory and hence Qalandars lost the match by 2 wicket.[14] In their last group stage match a do or die match for Qalandars they started badly losing 3 wickets with less than 5 runs but excellent innings from Sohaib Maqsood and Umar Akmal saw team posting more than 150 but again their un experienced bowling couldn't defend the target losing by 5 wickets.[15] They managed to win only two matches in the end first against Quetta Gladiators and then against Peshawar Zalmi losing six out of their eight matches. Qalandars finished the league 5th on points table and did not qualified for playoffs. Despite playing only 7 games Umar Akmal was the highest run scorer of the tournament won the Best Batsman of the League's award after scoring (335) runs with 4 fifties He . At the final Qalandars were given Spirt of The Game award.[16]

Transfers

2017 Pakistan Super League draft system was held in Mid-Oct 2016.Before draft system PCB announced dates for 2017 PSL retention and transfer window respectively, The retention window started on May 5 which ended on September 9 while the transfer window started from June 20 to September 9.[17]

Team identity

On 12 December 2015, Lahore franchise owner Fawad Rana revealed the name of Lahore team as Lahore Qalandars. According to him, the animals Lion, Ram and, Tiger are old and very common names. "Q" in the Qalandar will represent both Qatar and QALCO [18] Rana Fawad added that the name was chosen to highlight the Sufi culture of Lahore. Qalandar is the common term used in Pakistan for Sufi mystics or saints whose shrines attract millions of devotees regardless of their religious affiliations. Team logo for Lahore Qalandars features a Sufi performing the famous Dervaish swirls with three stumps on the right side of the logo and a cricket ball in the bottom, and is meant to represent the Sufi culture of the region [19] Logo was officially released on the Twitter account of the team.[20]

Theme Song

Lahore Qalandars Official Song was sung by Asrar.The Song was used by Franchise in promotion of team in Pakistan Super League Opening ceremony and was played during Lahore Qalandars matches in the league.[21]

Jersey colours

The Qalandar's kit colours are red and black, which are prominently depicted in their logo Alkaram was team's first shirt sponsor[22]

Sponsors and Partners

Country's largest telecom company Mobilink formerly known as Jazz was Qalandars' title sponsor in the inaugural season of PSL.Besides them Alkaram a Textile Mill situated in Pakistan was announced as another sponsor.[22] Media Partner of the team was Geo Tv. Who Promoted the team before and during the tournament.

Year Kit Manufacturers Shirt Sponsor (Chest) Shirt Sponsor (Back)
2016 Adidas Jazz/Mobilink AlKaram

Current squad

Chris Gayle is the icon Player of Lahore Qalandars

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

  •      denotes a player who is currently unavailable for selection.
  •      denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.
Name Nat. Batting Style Bowling Style Joined Notes
Batsmen
Mukhtar Ahmed Pakistan Right-hand Legbreak, Googly 2016
Azhar Ali Pakistan Right-hand Right-Arm Legbreak 2016 Captain
Chris Gayle Jamaica Left-hand Right-Arm Offbreak 2016 First pick/Overseas
Cameron Delport South Africa Left hand Right-arm Medium 2016 Overseas
Sohaib Maqsood Pakistan Right-hand Right-arm Offbreak 2016
Naved Yasin Pakistan Left-hand Slow Left-arm Orthodox 2016
Imran Butt Pakistan Right-hand — 2016
All-rounders
Abdul Razzaq Pakistan Right-hand Right-arm Fast-medium 2016
Hammad Azam Pakistan Right-hand Right-arm Medium 2016
Zohaib Khan Pakistan Right-hand Slow Left-arm Orthodox 2016
Dwayne Bravo Trinidad and Tobago Right-hand Right-arm Medium-fast 2016 Overseas
Kevon Cooper Trinidad and Tobago Right-hand Right-arm Medium 2016 Overseas
Wicket-keepers
Mohammad Rizwan Pakistan Right-hand — 2016
Umar Akmal Pakistan Right-hand — 2016
Bowlers
Ehsan Adil Pakistan Right-hand Right-arm Fast-medium 2016
Yasir Shah Pakistan Right-hand Right-arm Leg-spin 2016
Zafar Gohar Pakistan Left-hand SlowerLeft-arm Orthodox 2016
Ajantha Mendis Sri Lanka Left-hand Right-arm off break 2016 Overseas
Zia-ul-Haq Pakistan Right-hand Left arm Fast-medium 2016
Adnan Rasool Pakistan Right-hand Right-arm offbreak 2016
Mustafizur Rahman Bangladesh Left-hand Left-arm Medium-fast 2016 Overseas

Management and coaching staff

Name Position
Rana Fawad (QALCO) Owner
Pakistan Rana Sabeen Manager
Pakistan Aqib Javed Director[23]
Pakistan Rana Atif CEO
South Africa Paddy Upton Head Coach/Fitness Trainer
Pakistan Ijaz Ahmed Batting Coach
Pakistan Shahid Aslam Assistant Coach
Pakistan Mudassar Nazar Advisor

Captains

No. Nat Player From To Mat Won Lost tie NR %
1 Pakistan Azhar Ali 2016 Present 7 2 5 0 0 28.57
2 Trinidad and Tobago Dwayne Bravo 2016 2016 1 0 1 0 0 00.00

Coaches

No. Nat Name From To %
1 South Africa Paddy Upton 2016 Present 25.00

Result Summary

Overall Results in PSL

Performance summary in Pakistan Super League
Year Pld Won Loss NR Tied SR(%) Position Summary
2016 8 2 6 - - 25.00% 5th Group Stage

Head-to-Head Record

[24]

Opposition Span Mat Won Lost Tied NR Success Rate
Islamabad United 2016–present 2 0 2 0 0 0.00%
Karachi Kings 2016–present 2 0 2 0 0 0.00%
Peshawar Zalmi 2016–present 2 1 1 0 0 50.00%
Quetta Gladiators 2016–present 2 1 1 0 0 50.00%

References

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