Lahore Qalandars have failed to reach knockouts five out of six PSL seasons.
Lahore Qalandars have not been able to win the Pakistan Super League (PSL) title in six seasons. Their best performance came in PSL 2020 when they reached the final but lost to Karachi Kings.
Except for the last season, Lahore haven't qualified to the knockout stages in any of the seasons. Former Pakistan cricketer and Lahore's coach Aaqib Javed compared the franchise to Indian Premier League's Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore.
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"This team (Lahore Qalandars) is such that I can't really say much. Fans are justified in their reaction. If you look at the IPL, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Punjab Kings are such big sides. Then there is Delhi… they even changed their name from Daredevils to Capitals but it's been 12 years that none of the three teams have been able to win the IPL," Javed told Cricket Pakistan.
Lahore finished on the bottom of the points table in the first four seasons and they had star players like Dwayne Bravo, AB de Villiers, Brendon McCullum leading the side in different seasons. As per reports, the owner of the franchise, the Rana brothers, are interested in selling the team and Javed is surprised by the decision.
"Sometimes things get stuck you know. It just so happens that some teams just cannot click. I don't understand that there is an investment worth million, there is so much commitment. How can someone just hand over the team saying, 'we are tired, please handle the team'. This is a professional world and not a joke," he said.