Lahore Badshahs was one of the nine teams that competed in the 2008 and 2008/09 competition of the defunct Indian Cricket League

Indian Cricket League

The Indian Cricket League was a private cricket league funded by Zee Entertainment Enterprises that operated between 2007 and 2009 in India...

 (ICL). The captain was former Pakistani captain and batsman Inzamam-ul-Haq

Inzamam-ul-Haq

Inzamam-ul-Haq , also known as Inzamam, nicknamed Inzy, is a former Pakistan international cricketer who was national captain between 2003 and 2007. He is a right-handed batsman who has been regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of his era...

 . The team made its ICL debut on 11 March 2008 in a match against the winners of the previous version, the Chennai Superstars

Chennai Superstars

Chennai Superstars was one of the nine teams played in the defunct Indian Cricket League founded in 2007. The team is based in Chennai, coached by Michael Bevan and captained by Stuart Law, both reputed Australian cricketers....

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The Lahore Badshahs team was unique within the ICL as it was solely composed of Pakistani players who have previously played for their National team.

"Badshah" is a Persian word, borrowed in both Urdu and Hindi, which translates as "maverick", "new king" or "monarch".

Former Squad (March 2008 roster)

The team won 2008's season 2 ICL Championship with their former squad.

• Inzamam-ul-Haq
  Inzamam-ul-Haq
  Inzamam-ul-Haq , also known as Inzamam, nicknamed Inzy, is a former Pakistan international cricketer who was national captain between 2003 and 2007. He is a right-handed batsman who has been regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of his era...
  
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• Saqlain Mushtaq
  Saqlain Mushtaq
  Saqlain Mushtaq is a Pakistani cricketer, regarded as one of the finest off spin bowlers of all time.He is best known for pioneering the "doosra", which he employed to great effect during his career...
  
  
• Mohammad Yousuf
• Imran Farhat
  Imran Farhat
  Imran Farhat is a Pakistani cricketer who has played over 30 Tests and One Day Internationals for Pakistan, opening the batting in most of his international innings.-Career:...
  
  
• Imran Nazir
  Imran Nazir
  Imran Nazir is a Pakistani right handed batsman in cricket who represented the Pakistan national cricket team in Test cricket, One Day International and Twenty20 cricket matches.-Career:...
  
  
• Mohammed Sami
• Riaz Afridi
  Riaz Afridi
  Riaz Afridi is a Pakistani cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler....
  
  
• Arshad Khan
  Arshad Khan
  Arshad Khan is a Pakistani cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off break bowler....
  
  
• Azhar Mahmood
  Azhar Mahmood
  Azhar Mahmood Sagar is a Pakistani cricketer, . Originally his father objected to his interest in cricket, but later started to appreciate it seeing his accomplishments. As a teenager, Azhar was mentored by Irfan Bhatti who played a One Day International for Pakistan in the early 90’s...
  
  
• Humayun Farhat
  Humayun Farhat
  Humayun Farhat is a Pakistani cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper. He is one of two brothers to have played test cricket for Pakistan.-Domestic:...
  
  
• Shahid Nazir
  Shahid Nazir
  Shahid Nazir is a Pakistani cricketer.He made his Test debut for Pakistan against Zimbabwe at Sheikhupura in 1996, and immediately received much criticism from the spectators whose local favourite Aaqib Javed he was thought to have replaced...
  
  
• Naved Latif
  Naved Latif
  Naved Latif is a Pakistani cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. He has played in one Test match, against the West Indies in January/February 2002. During 2004/05 he started playing Twenty20 cricket...
  
  
• Rana Naved-ul-Hasan
  Rana Naved-ul-Hasan
  Rana Naved-ul-Hasan is a cricketer who plays for the Pakistani Test and One Day International teams...
  
  
• Tahir Mughal
  Tahir Mughal
  Tahir Mughal is a Pakistani cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a medium-fast bowler who has hit seven ten-wicket innings in a first-class career which spans nearly ten years.-Career:...
  
  
• Shahid Yousuf
  Shahid Yousuf
  Shahid Yousuf is a Pakistani cricketer for Lahore. A right-hand bat, Yousuf made his debut in 2002. In 2003, he was named vice-captain for the Pakistan U-19 team which toured Sri Lanka.-External links:...
  
  
• Hafiz Khalid (Wk.)

Coach

The coach for the Lahore Badshahs was former Pakistani wicketkeeper and captain Moin Khan

Moin Khan

Mohammad Moin Khan , popularly known as Moin Khan , is a former Pakistani cricketer, primarily a wicketkeeper-batsman, who remained a member of the Pakistani national cricket team from 1990 to 2004. He has also captained the Pakistani side. He made his international debut against the West Indies at...

. Moin Khan was also acting as an expert on a Geo Super

GEO Super

Geo Super is the first 24-hour Pakistani channel dedicated to the world of sports. It belongs to Independent Media Corporation, owner of the Jang Group of Newspapers.-Launch:...

 show, "Yeh Mera Game Hai", which previewed the ongoing matches of the 2010 ICC World Twenty20

2010 ICC World Twenty20

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Previous performance

Tournament	Placement
2007 Indian Cricket League 20-20 Indian Championship	did not exist
2008 Indian Cricket League 50s	did not exist
2008 Indian Cricket League Edelweiss 20s Challenge	2nd place
2008 Indian Cricket League 20-20 Domestic Tournament	did not play
2008 Indian Cricket League 20-20 Indian Championship, 2008/09	Winners