Fazal IPL Profile

Fazalhaq Farooqi is an Afghan international cricketer who plays for the Afghanistan national cricket team in all formats of the game. 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), Dhaka Dominators in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), and Islamabad United in the Pakistan Super League (PSL).

Born on  22 September 2000 in Baghlan, Afghanistan, Farooqi is just 22 years of age at the time of IPL 2023. He is a left-arm fast-medium bowler and a right-handed batsman. He was snapped up by Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL 2023 auction for just Rs 50 lakhs. 

Fazalhaq made his first-class debut for Amo Region in the 2017–18 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament on 13 November 2017. He made his List A debut for Amo Region in the 2018 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament on 10 July 2018. In September 2018, he was named in Nangarhar's squad in the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League tournament.

In December 2018, he was named in Afghanistan's under-23 team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.  He made his Twenty20 debut on 14 October 2019, for Boost Defenders in the 2019 Shpageeza Cricket League. He was named in Afghanistan's squad for the 2020 ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup. In February 2021, he was named in Afghanistan's Test squad for their series against Zimbabwe.

He made his T20I debut for Afghanistan, against Zimbabwe, on 20 March 2021. He made his ODI debut on 25 January 2022, for Afghanistan against the Netherlands. Farooqi was also formerly used as a net bowler for Chennai Super Kings and Kings XI Punjab.