A behavioural grievance has led the Sydney Thunder to terminate the Large Bash League contract of Afghan import Fazalhaq Farooqi.
The grievance involved an incident that befell final Thursday and led to a listening to from Cricket Australia’s Conduct Commissioner.
4 video games into the 2022-23 season, the Thunder opted to right away sever ties with Farooqi after the listening to and in an announcement, stated ‘all impacted events have been provided help’.
The Sydney Thunder have terminated the contract of Afghan import Fazalhaq Farooqi
In a separate assertion, Cricket Australia stated it supported the choice to terminate Farooqi.
‘The behaviours displayed by Fazalhaq Farooqi sit exterior our values and it was decided that his contract be terminated,’ Cricket NSW chief govt Lee Germon stated.
‘Our focus now could be offering the mandatory help to these affected by this incident.’
Cricket NSW declined to elaborate on the character of the behavioural grievance when contacted by AAP.
The quick bowler joined the Sydney Thunder for this yr’s Large Bash League
The Afghan quick bowler took 5 wickets in 4 video games for the Sydney Thunder
The Thunder have but to find out whether or not they are going to substitute Farooqi, who was himself a alternative for platinum draft choice David Willey, the English left-arm fast who withdrew earlier than the event started.
The most recent incident continues a troublesome begin to the summer time for the Thunder, who sit second-last on the ladder with just one win from 4 video games.
The aspect was bowled out for the bottom complete in skilled males’s T20 cricket – 15 runs – of their second sport of the event by the Adelaide Strikers.
Within the subsequent sport, the Thunder misplaced captain Jason Sangha to a collarbone damage that’s prone to finish his BBL marketing campaign and are additionally lacking highly-rated spinner Tanveer Sangha to a again damage.
