Fazalhaq Farooqi Height, Weight, Age, Facts, Family

Fazalhaq Farooqi is an Afghan professional cricketer who has represented his country in the shorter formats of the sport (ODIs and T20Is), as a frontline pace bowler. In the Afghan domestic circuit, he has played for Kabul Province, Amo Region, Boost Defenders, and Faryab Province across all formats. In franchise-based T20 leagues around the world, Fazalhaq has turned out for teams like Nangarhar Leopards (2018-19) in the APL (Afghanistan Premier League); Minister Dhaka (2021-22) and Comilla Victorians (2022-23) in the BPL (Bangladesh Premier League); Sunrisers Hyderabad (2022-Present) in the IPL (Indian Premier League); Sydney Thunder (2022-23) in the BBL (Big Bash League); MI Emirates (2022-23-Present) in the ILT20 (International League T20); and Islamabad United (2023-Present) in the PSL (Pakistan Super League).

Born Name

Fazalhaq Farooqi

Nick Name

Fazal

Sun Sign

Virgo

Born Place

Baghlan, Baghlan Province, Afghanistan

Residence

Afghanistan

Nationality

Occupation

Professional Cricketer

Family

• Siblings – Attaur Raman Farooqi (Brother)

Batting

Right-Handed

Bowling

Left-Arm Fast-Medium

Role

Bowler

Jersey Number

• 5 – One Day International (ODI), T20 International (T20I)
• 83 – Sunrisers Hyderabad (IPL), Sydney Thunder (BBL)

Build

Athletic

Height

5 ft 10 in or 178 cm

Weight

76 kg or 167.5 lbs

Race / Ethnicity

Asian

He is of Afghan descent.

Hair Color

Dark Brown

Eye Color

Green

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

• Toned physique
• Side-cropped, side-parted hair
• Cheerful smile
• Sports a thin beard

Religion

Islam

Fazalhaq Farooqi Facts

1. On August 27, 2022, in the opening game of the first stage of the ACC (Asian Cricket Council) Asia Cup, he produced match-best bowling figures (3/11 in 3.4 overs) that helped Afghanistan bundle out Sri Lanka for a paltry total of 105 runs.
2. Afghanistan won this match by 8 wickets and Fazalhaq was named the ‘Player of the Match’. This win played a key role in helping Afghanistan finish in the top 2 positions in its 3-team group and qualify for the next (‘Super Four’) stage of the competition.
3. In Afghanistan’s 2nd match of the ‘Super Four’ stage, against Pakistan, he again produced match-best bowling figures (3/31 in 3.2 overs). Fazalhaq’s heroic performance, while defending a meager total of 129 runs, fell just short though – as Pakistan eked out a narrow 1-wicket win. This heart-breaking defeat, coupled with a loss in their previous (1st) ‘Super Four’ match, knocked Afghanistan out of the tournament.
4. In late December 2022, the Sydney Thunder, a franchise of the BBL (Big Bash League – the premier T20-format cricket tournament in Australia), terminated his contract abruptly. This was after it was alleged that he had harassed female cricketing staff. Cricket Australia (the governing body for the sport in the country) launched an inquiry into the incident following which Sydney Thunder terminated his contract.
5. On October 30, 2023, Fazalhaq produced match-best bowling figures (4/34 in 10 overs) in Afghanistan’s 6th match of the league stage of the ICC (International Cricket Council) Cricket World Cup. Afghanistan defeated Sri Lanka by 7 wickets and he was named the ‘Player of the Match’. The 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup, the 13th edition of the tournament, turned out to be a milestone event for Afghan cricket. The team finished in 6th place in the 10-team competition and was, arguably, one big win away from making it to the semi-final stage of the competition.
6. They had previously participated in 2 editions of the tournament (2015 and 2019) and won just 1 match out of 15. In 2023 though, they took the world by storm – winning 4 out of their 9 league stage matches – establishing themselves as a force to reckon with in international cricket. This included wins over defending champions England, 1992 champions Pakistan, and 1996 champions Sri Lanka (in the match mentioned above).

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