Lahore Qalandars – Owner, Captian, Franchise Value & PSL Records

Lahore Qalandars is one of the most prominent teams in the PSL, having experienced many ups and downs throughout its 10 seasons. Lahore Qalandars were among the original teams when PSL started, and are the second most expensive franchise in the league, after Multan Sultans.

The team had a rough start in the PSL, with several big names serving as captains but without much success. However, over time, Lahore Qalandars turned their fortunes around and became one of the most successful teams, winning three PSL titles.

Let’s discuss the Lahore Qalandars team, including its ownership, captains, coaching staff, brand ambassadors, and notable records.

Lahore Qalandas Franchise Owner and Value

If we talk about the ownership, Lahore Qalandars is owned by the Rana brothers, Fawad Rana and Atif Rana. The team was purchased in 2015 for 25.1 million dollars. Their contract is set to be renewed in December 2025, and its value is expected to increase significantly, which will be revealed soon.

Reports suggest that the franchise’s value could rise above 30 million dollars. The new contracts will be made in Pakistani rupees. As one of the most successful teams, Lahore Qalandars’ brand value has grown substantially, and the exact updated value will be known once the new contracts are finalized.

Lahore Qalandas All Captains

Lahore Qalandars went through several ups and downs, changing multiple captains during tough times, but the results remained the same. However, when Shaheen Shah Afridi took over the captaincy, it was as if the team’s destiny changed. Under his leadership, Lahore Qalandars won two consecutive titles. Overall, under Shaheen Shah Afridi’s captaincy, the team has won three titles and also became the PSL 10 champions. In the upcoming PSL 11, they will be defending champions.

As for the team’s previous captains, Shaheen Shah Afridi has been the captain from 2022 to 2025 and will continue in the next season as well. Before him, Azhar Ali led the team in 2016, followed by Dominic Bravo, who served as temporary captain the same year. From 2017 to 2018, Brendon McCullum captained the side.

Mohammad Hafeez captained in 2019, and that same year, AB de Villiers and Fakhar Zaman also served as temporary captains. Later, Sohail Akhtar led the team from 2020 to 2021. Since 2022, the leadership has been in the hands of Shaheen Shah Afridi, and given his successful performance, it seems he will continue as captain as long as he remains part of the team.

Lahore Qalandars Coaching Staff

Talking about the coaching staff until PSL 10, the head coach has been Russell Dominick, batting coach Amjad Ali, bowling coach Kashif Raza, and fielding coach Shehzad Bhatt. The team director is Sameen Rana. The performance of the Lahore Qalandars is largely credited to this strong coaching staff, who played a major role in helping the team win the PSL 10 title.

Lahore Qalandars Band Embassadors

As for the brand ambassadors, Lahore Qalandars’ captain Shaheen Shah Afridi himself is also the face of the team and frequently appears in advertisements. Among the former brand ambassadors are famous film star Shaan Shahid, who represented the team from 2016 to 2018 popular actress Mehwish Hayat, who was the ambassador in 2017 and model-actor Bilal Ashraf, who also served as an ambassador for the team.

Lahore Qalandars PSL Records

Lahore Qalandars hold several records in the PSL. They are the only team to have won two consecutive PSL titles and have a total of three championships to their name. In 2016, they were eliminated in the group stages, and from 2017 to 2019, their performance remained poor, again exiting in the group stages.

In 2020, they finished as runners-up, and in 2021, they were eliminated in the group stage. Later, in 2022, they won the PSL title, struggled a bit in 2023, but came back strong to win the PSL 10 title in 2025.

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