Fazalhaq Farooqi BBL: Why Sydney Thunder terminated BBL 12 contract of Afghanistan pacer?

The Big Bash League is up and running in Australia, and we have seen quite a few thrillers so far in the tournament. However, the biggest surprise of the season was when Sydney Thunder got all-out for a record total of just 15 runs. The club’s ace pacer has now come into the news for all the wrong reasons.

The form of Sydney Thunder has not been great in the tournament so far, where they have won just one of their four games. After winning the first game by a really close margin, the club has now lost three games on the trot which includes their lowest total in the history of T20 cricket.

Afghanistan’s left-arm Fazalhaq Farooqi impressed with his performances, but he will not play a single game in the tournament from now on. In 4 games for the club, he scalped 5 wickets at an excellent economy of 5.81.

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Sydney Thunder have terminated the contract of Afghanistan’s pacer Fazalhaq Farooqi on an immediate basis. A complaint was registered against Farooqi on 15h December, and he was allowed to play till the results of the investigations were out. The behavior of him has not been accepted by Cricket Australia’s Integrity Unit.

Cricket Australia have kept the details of the incident confidential at the moment. Lee Germon, CEO of Cricket NSW said that the behaviour shown by the Afghan pacer was enough to terminate his contract with the club. He also said that the club will provide the necessary support to the ones who got impacted by the incident.

“The behaviours displayed by Fazalhaq Farooqi sit outside our values and it was determined that his contract be terminated.

“Our focus now is providing the necessary support to those affected by this incident.” Cricket NSW CEO Lee Germon said.

Sydney Thunder signed the Afghanistan pacer as a replacement for English all-rounder David Willey, who pulled out of the tournament. The club has not named any replacement for Farooqi as of yet.