Fazalhaq Farooqi (born 22 September 2000) is an

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international cricketer who plays for the

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in limited-overs cricket. Farooqi made his international debut for the

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in March 2021. In franchise leagues, he has played for

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in the

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(IPL) and

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in the

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(BPL).

Career

Fazalhaq made his first-class debut for

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in the

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on 13 November 2017. He made his

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debut for Amo Region in the

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on 10 July 2018. In September 2018, he was named in Nangarhar's squad in the

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of the

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tournament. In December 2018, he was named in Afghanistan's under-23 team for the

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. He made his

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debut on 14 October 2019, for

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in the

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. In December 2019, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for the

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. In February 2021, he was named in Afghanistan's

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squad for their series against Zimbabwe. The following month, he was named in Afghanistan's

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(T20I) squad, also for their series against Zimbabwe. He made his T20I debut for Afghanistan, against

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, on 20 March 2021. Later the same month,

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included Fazalhaq as a net bowler in their squad for the

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edition. Farooqi also served as

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's net bowler in the 2020 edition of the Indian Premier League. In July 2021, Fazalhaq was named in Afghanistan's

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(ODI) squad for their series against Pakistan. In January 2022, he was named in Afghanistan's ODI squad for their series against the Netherlands in Qatar. He made his ODI debut on 25 January 2022, against the

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. In February 2022, he was bought by the

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in the

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for the

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tournament. In July 2022, he was signed by the

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for the third edition of the

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. On 23 December 2022, the

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terminated his contract following an investigation by

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into a behavioral incident involving Fazal Haq, which occurred on 15 December 2022 and involved alleged harassment of female cricketing staff. In 2024, he was named part of Afghanistan's

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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

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. In Afghanistan's first match against

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, he was named

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. He took 5 wickets, at the economy of just 2.25, spearheading Afghanistan's bowling attack. In Afghanistan's second match against

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, he took 4 wickets, most notably bowling out

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in the first ball of the innings, at the economy rate of just 5.10. In Afghanistan's third match against

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, he was once more named POTM, taking 3 wickets at the economy rate of just 4.00. His performance in Afghanistan's last match of the group stage against

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, was his worst. He took no wickets, at the costly economy rate of 12.66. In Afghanistan's first match of the

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, against

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, he took 3 wickets at the economy rate of 8.25. In Afghanistan's second match of the Super 8, against

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, he took no wickets at the economy rate of 7. In Afghanistan's match against

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, he took 1 wicket at the economy rate of 7.50. Farooqi signed to play in the English

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for

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in 2024.

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Farooqi, Fazalhaq 2000 births Living people Afghan cricketers 21st-century Afghan sportsmen Afghanistan One Day International cricketers Afghanistan Twenty20 International cricketers Amo Sharks cricketers Nangarhar Leopards cricketers Nottinghamshire cricketers Sunrisers Hyderabad cricketers Afghan expatriate cricketers in India Sportspeople from Baghlan Manchester Originals cricketers Islamabad United cricketers Cricketers at the 2023 Cricket World Cup