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Full name | Farhaan Behardien | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Johannesburg, Transvaal Province, South Africa [1] | 9 October 1983|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Fudgie | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ODI debut (cap 107) | 22 January 2013 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 16 February 2018 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI shirt no. | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut (cap 50) | 30 March 2012 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 17 November 2018 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I shirt no. | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2004/05–2005/06 | Western Province | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006/07–2019/20 | Titans | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007/08–2011/12 | Northerns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | Kings XI Punjab | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | Leicestershire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | Cape Town Blitz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | Nelson Mandela Bay Giants | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | Durham | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020/21 | Knights | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021/22 | Free State | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022/23 | Boland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ESPNcricinfo, 17 January 2023 |
Farhaan Behardien (born 9 October 1983) is a South African former international cricketer who played ODIs and T20Is. On 10 January 2017, Behardien was appointed as the T20I captain for the Sri Lanka tour. [2]
He also plays for Nashua Titans. He made both his first-class and List-A cricket debuts in the 2004–05 season. Behardien is an aggressive right-handed batsman and a useful bowler, as well as an athletic fielder. [3]
In July 2009, Behardien travelled to Australia for a three-week tour with the South African emerging squad. [4] He also represented South Africa at the 2009 Hong Kong Sixes tournament, where he hit a six of the final ball to lead South Africa to victory in the final against Hong Kong. [5]
In the first half of the 2009 season Behardian played as an overseas player for Bovey Tracey. He had a role as coach of their under-13 side.
In May 2017, he was named T20 Challenge Player of the Season at Cricket South Africa's annual awards. [6]
In June 2018, he was named in the squad for the Titans team for the 2018–19 season. [7] In September 2018, he was named in the Titans' squad for the 2018 Abu Dhabi T20 Trophy. [8] In the same month he also scored his 6,000th run in first-class cricket, batting for Titans in the 2018–19 CSA 4-Day Franchise Series. [9]
In October 2018, he was named in Cape Town Blitz's squad for the first edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament. [10] [11] In September 2019, he was named in the squad for the Nelson Mandela Bay Giants team for the 2019 Mzansi Super League tournament. [12] In April 2021, he was named in Free State's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa. [13]
He made his T20I debut for South Africa against India in early 2012. He scored 20* from 11 deliveries faced. Behardien also earned himself a place in the South African squad for the 2012 ICC World Twenty20. He played in the South African ODI squad in 2014. He played an important knock of 65*.
In December 2022, Behardien announced his retirement from international cricket. [14] He expressed his decision putting a retirement note on Twitter. [15]
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Full name | Farhaan Behardien | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Johannesburg, Transvaal Province, South Africa [1] | 9 October 1983|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Fudgie | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National side |
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ODI debut (cap 107) | 22 January 2013 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 16 February 2018 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI shirt no. | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut (cap 50) | 30 March 2012 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 17 November 2018 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I shirt no. | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004/05–2005/06 | Western Province | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006/07–2019/20 | Titans | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007/08–2011/12 | Northerns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | Kings XI Punjab | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | Leicestershire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | Cape Town Blitz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | Nelson Mandela Bay Giants | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | Durham | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020/21 | Knights | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021/22 | Free State | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022/23 | Boland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:
ESPNcricinfo, 17 January 2023 |
Farhaan Behardien (born 9 October 1983) is a South African former international cricketer who played ODIs and T20Is. On 10 January 2017, Behardien was appointed as the T20I captain for the Sri Lanka tour. [2]
He also plays for Nashua Titans. He made both his first-class and List-A cricket debuts in the 2004–05 season. Behardien is an aggressive right-handed batsman and a useful bowler, as well as an athletic fielder. [3]
In July 2009, Behardien travelled to Australia for a three-week tour with the South African emerging squad. [4] He also represented South Africa at the 2009 Hong Kong Sixes tournament, where he hit a six of the final ball to lead South Africa to victory in the final against Hong Kong. [5]
In the first half of the 2009 season Behardian played as an overseas player for Bovey Tracey. He had a role as coach of their under-13 side.
In May 2017, he was named T20 Challenge Player of the Season at Cricket South Africa's annual awards. [6]
In June 2018, he was named in the squad for the Titans team for the 2018–19 season. [7] In September 2018, he was named in the Titans' squad for the 2018 Abu Dhabi T20 Trophy. [8] In the same month he also scored his 6,000th run in first-class cricket, batting for Titans in the 2018–19 CSA 4-Day Franchise Series. [9]
In October 2018, he was named in Cape Town Blitz's squad for the first edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament. [10] [11] In September 2019, he was named in the squad for the Nelson Mandela Bay Giants team for the 2019 Mzansi Super League tournament. [12] In April 2021, he was named in Free State's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa. [13]
He made his T20I debut for South Africa against India in early 2012. He scored 20* from 11 deliveries faced. Behardien also earned himself a place in the South African squad for the 2012 ICC World Twenty20. He played in the South African ODI squad in 2014. He played an important knock of 65*.
In December 2022, Behardien announced his retirement from international cricket. [14] He expressed his decision putting a retirement note on Twitter. [15]