Fazalhaq Farooqi

A behavioural complaint has led the Sydney Thunder to terminate the Big Bash League contract of Afghan import Fazalhaq Farooqi.

Cricket NSW declined to elaborate on the nature of the behavioural complaint when contacted by AAP. A behavioural complaint has led the Sydney Thunder to terminate the Big Bash League contract of Afghan import Fazalhaq Farooqi. In a separate statement, Cricket Australia said it supported the decision to terminate Farooqi.

The club referred a matter that occurred last Thursday to Cricket Australia's Integrity Unit for investigation.

The club referred a matter that occurred last Thursday to Cricket Australia’s Integrity Unit for investigation. Cricket Australia’s Integrity Unit, whose mandate is to keep the game clean and ensure no fixing – match or spot-fixing – takes place among its various role. Farooqi has picked up five wickets from four games for the Thunder so far.

The Thunder terminate Afghan international Fazalhaq Farooqi's BBL contract following an incident that was referred to Cricket Australia's integrity unit.

The Thunder had recruited Farooqi to play in the opening nine rounds of the BBL. Following the investigation and hearing, the Thunder made the decision to terminate Farooqi's contract. The Thunder and Cricket NSW released a statement on Friday afternoon saying they received "a complaint about the behaviour of Farooqi" regarding an incident last week.

"The details of this matter are confidential and no further comment will be made," Cricket Australia said in a statement on Friday. "The behaviours displayed ...

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The Afghanistan pace bowler has had his Big Bash contract torn up by the Sydney Thunder following an incident last week.

Farooqi has also signed with the MI Emirates team in the UAE's ILT20 competition starting in January, which is now his next scheduled match. He had earlier taken 3-20 with the ball. The Thunder said the club received a complaint about the behaviour of Farooqi following an incident on Thursday, December 15, and referred it to CA for investigation.

A behavioural complaint has led the Sydney Thunder to terminate the Big Bash League contract of Afghan import...

Cricket NSW declined to elaborate on the nature of the behavioural complaint when contacted by AAP. In a separate statement, Cricket Australia said it supported the decision to terminate Farooqi. A behavioural complaint has led the Sydney Thunder to terminate the Big Bash League contract of Afghan import Fazalhaq Farooqi.

The club received a complaint about his behavior after an incident and referred the matter to CA's integrity unit for investigation | ESPN.com.au.

[as a replacement for David Willey](https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/bbl-news-fazalhaq-farooqi-signs-with-sydney-thunder-in-the-bbl-1346133) who withdrew from the tournament. He impressed in his very first outing for the club, picking [ 2 for 20 against Melbourne Stars](https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/big-bash-league-2022-23-1324623/sydney-thunder-vs-melbourne-stars-1st-match-1324624/full-scorecard) and followed it up with 3 for 20 against Adelaide Strikers. It is understood there was no police involvement in the incident.

A behavioural complaint has led the Sydney Thunder to terminate the Big Bash League contract of Afghan import...

Cricket NSW declined to elaborate on the nature of the behavioural complaint when contacted by AAP. In a separate statement, Cricket Australia said it supported the decision to terminate Farooqi. A behavioural complaint has led the Sydney Thunder to terminate the Big Bash League contract of Afghan import Fazalhaq Farooqi.