Sahibzada Farhan (; born 6 March 1996) is a Pakistani

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er. He has played for several domestic teams since 2016 and in June 2018, he was called up to the

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for the first time. In August 2018, he was one of thirty-three players to be awarded a central contract for the 2018–19 season by the

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(PCB). He plays for Islamabad United in the

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Early career

Farhan began playing cricket at a young age in his hometown of Charsadda, primarily with tape or tennis balls due to the lack of hard-ball cricket facilities. His formal journey in cricket began after his family moved to

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in 2008, where he joined the Peshawar Gymkhana Club. Although his family relocated for his education, Farhan's passion remained with cricket, and he often trained without full support from his extended family. However, his father recognized his potential and supported his ambitions. Initially, Farhan trained as a fast bowler but found limited success, participating in only a few matches over two years. He later switched focus to batting after performing impressively in a local match. Encouraged by a friend, he resumed hard-ball cricket as a batsman, quickly gaining attention in local tournaments by scoring successive centuries in a PCB inter-district tournament. These performances earned him a spot in the Peshawar Under-19 team, despite skepticism from some quarters. Supported by coach Fazl-e-Akbar, Farhan excelled at the Under-19 level. Despite his strong performances, Farhan's first-class debut was delayed until 2016 due to an

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surgery.

Domestic career

He made his first-class debut for

in the 2016–17 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy on 1 October 2016. He was the leading run-scorer for

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in the

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, with 331 runs in five matches. In April 2018, he was named in

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's squad for the

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. In the opening fixture of the tournament, against

, he scored 155 runs and was named the man of the match. In March 2019, he was named in

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's squad for the 2019 Pakistan Cup. In September 2019, he was named in

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's squad for the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy tournament. In January 2021, he was named in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's squad for the 2020–21 Pakistan Cup. He was the leading run-scorer in the 2021–22 National T20 Cup, with 447 runs. He was named the PCB's Domestic Cricketer of the Year for 2021. In December 2023, he was selected to play for Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited as the captain, in the 2023–24 President's Trophy.

International career

In June 2018, he was named in Pakistan's

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(T20I) squad for the 2018 Zimbabwe Tri-Nation Series. He made his T20I debut against

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in the final of the tournament. In December 2018, he was named in Pakistan's team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Farhan, Sahibzada 1996 births Living people Pakistani cricketers Pakistan Twenty20 International cricketers 21st-century Pakistani sportsmen Baluchistan cricketers Peshawar cricketers Islamabad United cricketers Karachi Kings cricketers People from Charsadda District, Pakistan Cricketers from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa