What is the home ground of the Pakistani professional cricket franchise, the Lahore Qalandars, who are currently captained by Brendon McCullum and coached by South African cricket coach and former player who worked on the mental conditioning of the India team?
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Lahore Qalandars Lahore Qalandars (Urdu: ‎ ; Punjabi: ; acronym 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 and the province Punjab in the league. The team is owned by Qatar Lubricants Company Limited (QALCO).The team is currently captained by Brendon McCullum and coached by Paddy Upton, a former South African cricketer. Lahore Qalandars was the second most expensive franchise and was one of the few teams sold to an international company.
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Paddy Upton Patrick Anthony Howard 'Paddy' Upton (born 5 November 1968) is a South African cricket coach and former player. He has worked as the physical fitness trainer for the South Africa cricket team and the Western Province rugby team. He has worked as the mental conditioning coach of the India team which became number 1 in the world test rankings and won the ICC World Cup in 2011. He worked as Performance Director of the South Africa team from 2011-2014, during which time they became the first team to simultaneously hold the world number 1 ranking in all three formats of the game. He was the head coach of the Rajasthan Royals team in the Indian Premier League from 2012-2015. Upton is currently the head coach of the Sydney Thunder cricket team in the Australian Big Bash League, and has also been appointed as the head coach of Lahore Qalandars for the Pakistan Super League and now he is the head coach of IPL team Delhi Daredevils.
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Kolkata Knight Riders in 2011 The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) is a franchise cricket team based in Kolkata, India, which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They were one of the ten teams that competed in the 2011 Indian Premier League. They were captained by Gautam Gambhir. Kolkata Knight Riders finished 4th in the IPL and qualified for the Champions League T20 for the first time.
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Rajasthan Royals in 2011 The Rajasthan Royals (RR) is a franchise cricket team based in Jaipur, India, which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They were one of the ten teams that competed in the 2011 Indian Premier League. They were captained by Shane Warne. Rajasthan Royals finished 6th in the IPL and did not qualify for the champions league T20.
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2016 Pakistan Super League players draft The Player Draft for the inaugural season of the Pakistan Super League was held at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore on 21-22 December 2015. A total of 308 players and 30 coaches, including Pakistani and Foreigners were divided into 5 different categories Platinum, Diamond, Gold, Silver and Emerging. Each franchise had a salary-spending cap of $1.2 million, including the signing of players, coaches and support staff. There were five icon players and each team was allowed to pick one icon and six foreigners in a 20-man squad (16 active and 4 supplementary).
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Graeme Smith Graeme Craig Smith (born 1 February 1981) is a former South African cricketer and former captain of the national team, having succeeded Shaun Pollock after the 2003 Cricket World Cup. He was succeeded as captain of the ODI side by AB de Villiers after the 2011 Cricket World Cup. He was also the overseas player and captain of English side Surrey. He appeared in his 100th Test against England on 19 July 2012. He captained his 100th career Test match on 1 February 2013, against Pakistan, on his 32nd Birthday.
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Nelson Mandela Bay Stars The Nelson Mandela Bay Stars is a professional Twenty20 cricket franchise team of the T20 Global League in South Africa, which represents the city of Port Elizabeth. The team is owned by Ajay Sethi (Channel 2 group), it is Sethi's second team after Singapore Slammers – IPTL franchise. The marquee player of the team is Imran Tahir.
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Sunil Lahore Sunil Shamlal Lahore (born 31 December 1965) is an Indian former first-class cricketer who played for Madhya Pradesh between the 1985/86 and 2000/01 seasons. After retirement, he worked as a cricket coach and selector.
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Durham MCC University Durham MCC University (previously known as Durham University Centre of Cricketing Excellence) is a cricket coaching centre based at Durham University in Durham, County Durham, England, and the name under which the university's cricket team plays.
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Barun Burman Barun Burman (born 5 November 1954) is an Indian former first-class cricketer who represented Bengal. During his playing career, he played as a right-arm fast-medium bowler and was regarded as "probably the fastest bowler Bengal has ever produced". After retirement, he became a coach and then a selector.
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Australian cricket team in India in 2012–13 The Australian cricket team toured India from 12 February to 26 March 2013, played a four-match Test series against India. India won the four Test series in a 4–0 whitewash to win the Border–Gavaskar Trophy. During the 1st Test, Mahendra Singh Dhoni set the highest score by an Indian Test captain, scoring 224 runs, beating the previous record held by Sachin Tendulkar.
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Saad Nasim Saad Nasim (Urdu: سعد نسيم‎ ; born 29 April 1990) is a Pakistani International cricketer. He is a right-handed middle-order batsman and also a legbreak spin bowler. He has played domestic cricket for WAPDA cricket team, Pakistan A and Lahore Lions. He represented Quetta Gladiators in Pakistan Super League.
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United Bank Limited Sports Complex The United Bank Limited Sports Complex is a cricket ground in Karachi, Pakistan. It is the home ground of the United Bank Limited cricket team. Since 1992 the ground has hosted more than 120 first-class matches. It was selected as a venue to host matches in the 2016–17 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy.
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Pakistani cricket team in New Zealand in 2016–17 The Pakistani cricket team toured New Zealand in November 2016 to play two Test matches and a three-day first-class match. Christchurch and Hamilton were the venues scheduled to host the two Test matches.
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Rameez Raja Rameez Hasan Raja (Urdu: رميزراجہ‎ ; born 14 August 1962) is a Pakistani former cricketer, who represented Pakistan (sometimes as captain) during the 1980s and the 1990s. Since retiring from cricket, he has been a commentator in international cricket matches.
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Lahore Lions Lahore Lions (Urdu: لاہور لائنز‎ , abbreviated as LIO) is a Pakistani franchise cricket team representing the city Lahore and is one of the 19 domestic teams. The team was established by Lahore Regional Cricket Association in 2004/05 in its home ground Lahore City Cricket Association Ground. Domestically, the team plays in the Haier T20 Cup. The team won its first title in 2010 where they defeated Karachi Dolphins by 37 runs in their home ground Gaddafi Stadium.
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Steve Snell Stephen David Snell (born 27 February 1983) is a former English cricketer a right-handed batsman who played as a choice wicket keeper. He is currently the second XI coach and academy director at Somerset County Cricket Club.
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Kieron Pollard Kieron Adrian Pollard (born 12 May 1987) is a Trinidadian cricketer who plays for the West Indies. An aggressive all-rounder, Pollard provides Slow Medium pace bowling and big-hitting from the middle-order. After shining during the 2009 Champions League, he was signed by both the Southern Redbacks and Somerset for their domestic Twenty20 campaigns. He was the joint highest paid player in the 2010 Indian Premier League, playing for Mumbai Indians. He was not selected for the west indies team in ICC WT20 held in India. But, his 2016 career had been more affirmative and aggressive. He was named in the 15 member squad against 2016 Pakistan tour.
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South African cricket team in India in 2015–16 The South African cricket team toured India from 29 September to 7 December 2015. The tour consisted of four Test matches, five One Day International (ODI) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. This was the first time a four-match Test series between the two nations has been played in India and the first time that South Africa played a T20I against India in India. India won the Test series while South Africa won both the ODI and T20I series.
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Loughborough MCC University Loughborough MCC University (previously known as Loughborough University Centre of Cricketing Excellence) is a cricket coaching centre based at Loughborough University in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England, and the name under which the university's cricket team plays.
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Karachi Dolphins The Karachi Dolphins are a limited overs cricket team based in Karachi which plays in Pakistan's National One-day Championship and domestic Twenty 20. The Dolphins' home ground is National Stadium in Karachi's north end. Their general manager is headed by Razziq Rabbani, while the team coach is Azam Khan. The Dolphins' team captain is Mohammad Sami. The Dolphins have yet to win the Faysal Bank T20 Cup championship. However, they have been runners-up on several occasions during the 2004/05, 2006/07, 2007/08, 2009/10, 2010/11, super 8 2011 and Super 8 2012 seasons.
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Bimal Jadeja Bimal Mulabhai Jadeja (born 22 November 1962) is an Indian former first-class cricketer who represented Saurashtra cricket team. He became a cricket coach after his playing career.