County news – Glamorgan sign Fazalhaq Farooqi for T20 Blast

Farooqi was the joint-highest wicket-taker at the 2024 T20 World Cup and previously played for Nottinghamshire and Manchester Originals in English cricket.

“Fazalhaq comes with a growing reputation as one of the leading bowlers in T20 cricket,” said Mark Wallace, Glamorgan’s director of cricket.

“He will provide us with a high-quality wicket threat with the new ball and some excellent bowling skills at the back of the innings. We look forward to welcoming our first Afghan overseas player to the Club.”

“We have watched Ryan’s progress on the Australian domestic circuit and feel that his style of bowling will add an extra skill set to our attack at the start of the season,” Wallace said.

“He is coming off a good domestic season in Australia which saw him break into the Australian A team and we look forward to welcoming him to Sophia Gardens in the coming days.”

Glamorgan will play in Division One of the Championship for the first time since 2005 this summer, following a late rise to promotion last year.