Lahore Qalandars Team Owner, Captain, Key Players and PSL Records
The team Lahore Qalandars, which is loved all across Pakistan, is one of the most popular franchises. Over the past few years, their performance has also met the fans’ expectations. Lahore Qalandars have won the PSL title three times, and today we’ll talk about all the details regarding the team.
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Lahore Qalandars Team Owner and Franchise Value
- Kausar Rana and Qatar Lubricants Company (QALCO)
The Lahore Qalandars franchise is owned by the Rana brothers along with a major oil company from Qatar. Their agreement with the Pakistan Cricket Board was signed in December 2015 and is valid until December 2025, before the start of PSL Season 11.
According to this agreement, the franchise value of Lahore Qalandars was set at 25 million US dollars, making it the second most expensive franchise at the time of signing.
Based on the expected valuation for the next agreement, the franchise value of Lahore Qalandars could rise to between 40 and 50 million US dollars.
Check all about Lahore Qalandars Squad
Lahore Qalandars Captains & Coaches
The performance of any team depends largely on its captain or leader, and similarly, Lahore Qalandars’ success reflects the experience and leadership of its captain. In the early seasons, Azhar Ali and Mohammad Hafeez led the side, but in 2022, the captaincy was handed over to Shaheen Shah Afridi.
That decision proved to be highly effective under Shaheen’s leadership, Lahore Qalandars won back-to-back titles in 2022 and 2023, and once again in 2025, he led the team to their third PSL title with an outstanding performance.
| PSL Year | PSL Season | LQ Caption |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | PSL 1 | Azhar Ali |
| 2017 | PSL 2 | Muhammad Hafeez |
| 2018 | PSL 3 | Brendon McCullum / AB de Villiers |
| 2019 | PSL 4 | Muhammad Hafeez |
| 2020 | PSL 5 | Sohail Akhter |
| 2021 | PSL 6 | Sohail Akhter |
| 2022 | PSL 7 | Shaheen Afridi |
| 2023 | PSL 8 | Shaheen Afridi |
| 2024 | PSL 9 | Shaheen Afridi |
| 2025 | PSL 10 | Shaheen Afridi |
| 2026 | PSL 11 | Shaheen Afridi |
LQ Head Coach
Where the on-field captain leads the team and plans strategies, while on the off-field the head coach oversees every aspect of preparation. Lahore Qalandars have had the advantage of being coached by Aaqib Javed since PSL Season 1, while in PSL 10, Russell Domingo was appointed as the head coach.
LQ Brand Ambassador
If we talk about brand ambassadors who are considered the face of any franchise; Lahore Qalandars initially had Lollywood star Shaan Shahid serving in that role during the early PSL years, from 2016 to 2018.
Later, from 2019 onward, Shaheen Shah Afridi, who is also the team’s captain, took over as the brand ambassador.
In PSL 10, Haris Rauf, Lahore Qalandars’ fast bowler, was officially appointed as the brand ambassador of the franchise.
Lahore Qalandars PSL Records
Lahore Qalandars are considered the most favorite team in the PSL, and much of the credit goes to their consistent performances.
Throughout their 10 PSL seasons, Lahore Qalandars have been champions three times and runners-up once in 2020. However, in the remaining six seasons, they failed to qualify for the next round and were eliminated.
| Year | Matches | Win | Loss | Standings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 08 | 02 | 06 | Didn’t Qualify |
| 2017 | 08 | 03 | 05 | Didn’t Qualify |
| 2018 | 10 | 02 | 07 | Didn’t Qualify |
| 2019 | 10 | 03 | 07 | Didn’t Qualify |
| 2020 | 13 | 07 | 06 | Runner-up |
| 2021 | 10 | 05 | 05 | Didn’t Qualify |
| 2022 | 13 | 08 | 04 | Champions |
| 2023 | 13 | 09 | 04 | Champions |
| 2024 | 10 | 01 | 08 | Didn’t Qualify |
| 2025 | 13 | 08 | 04 | Champions |
| 2026 | – | – | – | Scheduled |
FAQ’s
The Rana Group and a Qatar oil company own the Lahore Qalandars franchise.
Yes, Shaheen Shah Afridi will once again lead the Lahore Qalandars.
According to this agreement, Lahore Qalandars’ franchise value is 670 million rupees.
