Quetta Bears

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Quetta Bears
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Personnel
Captain Flag of Pakistan.svg Irfan Ismail
Coach Flag of Pakistan.svg Abdul Rehman
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Founded2004
Dissolved2016
Home ground Bugti Stadium
Capacity20,000

The Quetta Bears was a domestic T20 and List A team, based in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. The team was established in 2004 and its home ground was Bugti Stadium.

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