Fazal Haque Farooqi will become the first Afghani cricketer to play for Glamorgan having joined the Welsh county to appear in the Vitality Blast competition in 2026.
The left-arm fast bowler and right-handed batter played for Nottinghamshire during 2024, as well as appearing for the Manchester Originals in The Hundred in 2024. The 25 year-old made his IT20 debut in March 2021 against Zimbabwe before making his One-Day International debut the following January.
At the time of his signing by Glamorgan in March 2026, Farooqi had appeared in 42 One-Day Internationals for Afghanistan as well as in 43 IT20s. He also has considerable experience of appearing for other franchises in short-format cricket, including the Sydney Thunder in 2022/23, the Rangpur Riders in 2023/24, the Rajasthan Royals in 2025 as well as the St.Kitts and Nevis Patriots in 2025.
Farooqi also featured in Afghanistan’s squad for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in 2024.
FAROOQI, Fazal Haque
Born. Baghlan, Afghanistan, 22 September 2000.