Fazalhaq Farooqi (born 22 September 2000) is an Afghan international cricketer who plays for the national team in limited-overs cricket. Farooqi made his international debut for the Afghanistan cricket team in March 2021. In franchise leagues, he plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and Dhaka Dominators in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).[1]
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| Born | 22 September 2000 Baghlan, Afghanistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 52) | 25 January 2022 v Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 12 March 2024 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 43) | 20 March 2021 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 26 June 2024 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2022 | Minister Dhaka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–present | Sunrisers Hyderabad | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022/23 | Sydney Thunder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Islamabad United | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–present | MI Emirates | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Nottinghamshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editFazalhaq made his first-class debut for Amo Region in the 2017–18 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament on 13 November 2017.[2] He made his List A debut for Amo Region in the 2018 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament on 10 July 2018.[3]
In September 2018, he was named in Nangarhar's squad in the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League tournament.[4] In December 2018, he was named in Afghanistan's under-23 team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[5] He made his Twenty20 debut on 14 October 2019, for Boost Defenders in the 2019 Shpageeza Cricket League.[6]
In December 2019, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[7] In February 2021, he was named in Afghanistan's Test squad for their series against Zimbabwe.[8] The following month, he was named in Afghanistan's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad, also for their series against Zimbabwe.[9] He made his T20I debut for Afghanistan, against Zimbabwe, on 20 March 2021.[10] Later the same month, Chennai Super Kings included Fazalhaq as a net bowler in their squad for the 2021 IPL edition.[11] Farooqi also served as Kings XI Punjab's net bowler in the 2020 edition of the Indian Premier League.[12]
In July 2021, Fazalhaq was named in Afghanistan's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Pakistan.[13] In January 2022, he was named in Afghanistan's ODI squad for their series against the Netherlands in Qatar.[14] He made his ODI debut on 25 January 2022, against the Netherlands.[15]
In February 2022, he was bought by the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.[16] In July 2022, he was signed by the Colombo Stars for the third edition of the Lanka Premier League.[17] On 23 December 2022, the Sydney Thunder terminated his contract following an investigation by Cricket Australia into a behavioral incident involving Fazal Haq, which occurred on 15 December 2022 and involved alleged harassment of female cricketing staff.[18][19]
In 2024, he was named part of Afghanistan's 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup squad. As of their match against Bangladesh, he had the most amount wickets at 16, just edging out India's Arshdeep Singh and his own teammate Rashid Khan. In Afghanistan's first match against Uganda, he was named Player of the Match.[20] He took 5 wickets, at the economy of just 2.25, spearheading Afghanistan's bowling attack. In Afghanistan's second match against New Zealand, he took 4 wickets, most notably bowling out Finn Allen in the first ball of the innings, at the economy rate of just 5.10.[21] In Afghanistan's third match against Papua New Guinea, he was once more named POTM, taking 3 wickets at the economy rate of just 4.00.[22] His performance in Afghanistan's last match of the group stage against West Indies, was his worst. He took no wickets, at the costly economy rate of 12.66.[23] In Afghanistan's first match of the Super 8, against India, he took 3 wickets at the economy rate of 8.25.[24] In Afghanistan's second match of the Super 8, against Australia, he took no wickets at the economy rate of 7.[25] In Afghanistan's match against Bangladesh, he took 1 wicket at the economy rate of 7.50.[26]
Farooqi signed to play in the English T20 Blast for Nottinghamshire in 2024.[27][28]
References
edit- ^ "Fazalhaq Farooqi". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- ^ "9th Match, Alokozay Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament at Khost, Nov 13-16 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- ^ "Group A, Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament at Kabul, Jul 10 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ "Gayle, Afridi, Russell: icons in Afghanistan Premier League". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
- ^ "Afghanistan Under-23s Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ "15th Match, Shpageeza Cricket League at Kabul, Oct 14 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ "Afghanistan U19 squad announced for ICC U19 World Cup". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ "Rashid Khan in squad for Zimbabwe Tests, to miss large part of PSL season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ "Afghanistan T20I squad announced albeit visa issues for Some Players". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ "3rd T20I, Abu Dhabi, Mar 20 2021, Zimbabwe tour of United Arab Emirates". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ Gaur, Akshat. "Chennai Super Kings include a young Afghan pacer as a net bowler in their squad". CricketTimes.com. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ Shukla, Shivani (25 March 2021). "IPL 2021: Chennai Super Kings Rope in Afghanistan Pacer Ahead Of The Tournament". ProBatsman.Com.
- ^ "Fazalhaq Farooqi, Noor Ahmad in Afghanistan squad for their first bilateral ODI series against Pakistan". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "Nabi rules himself out of Netherlands ODIs". CricBuzz. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "3rd ODI, Doha, Jan 25 2022, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Super League". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "LPL 2022 draft: Kandy Falcons sign Hasaranga; Rajapaksa to turn out for Dambulla Giants". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ Middleton, Dave. "Thunder terminate Farooqi's deal after investigation". cricket.com.au. Cricket Australia. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "Fresh details emerge after BBL star sacked over harassment accusations". Fox Sports. 24 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
- ^ "AFG vs UGA Cricket Scorecard, 5th Match, Group C at Providence, June 03, 2024". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "AFG vs NZ Cricket Scorecard, 14th Match, Group C at Providence, June 07, 2024". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "AFG vs PNG Cricket Scorecard, 29th Match, Group C at Tarouba, June 13, 2024". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "WI vs AFG Cricket Scorecard, 40th Match, Group C at Gros Islet, June 17, 2024". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "AFG vs IND Cricket Scorecard, 43rd Match, Super Eights, Group 1 at Bridgetown, June 20, 2024". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "AFG vs AUS Cricket Scorecard, 48th Match, Super Eights, Group 1 at Kingstown, June 22, 2024". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "AFG vs BAN Cricket Scorecard, 52nd Match, Super Eights, Group 1 at Kingstown, June 24, 2024". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "Notts Outlaws: Ben Lister & Fazalhaq Farooqi sign for T20 Blast". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "Nottinghamshire sign two overseas bowlers for T20 Blast". The Cricketer. Retrieved 4 July 2024.