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| Coach | Ijaz Ahmed |
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| Founded | 2023 (refounded) |
| Home ground | Gaddafi Stadium |
Lahore Whites is a domestic cricket team in Pakistan representing the city of Lahore. It competes in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. [1] It was refounded in the 2023/24 season after a revamp of the domestic structure. [2] [3]
Lahore Whites had previously competed in the Pakistani domestic system from 1969/70 to 2004/05. [4]
In 2023, Lahore Whites was refounded as part of the restructuring of the Pakistani domestic system. [2] [3]
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