Sydney Thunder have canceled their contract with Fazalhaq Farooqi for behavior ‘outside our values’.
A complaint was lodged on December 15 against the 22-year-old Afghan fast bowler, which was referred to Cricket Australia for investigation.
Following the investigation, Thunder terminated Farooqi’s contract with immediate effect.
One day after filing the complaint, Thunder was knocked out for 15 – the lowest score in the history of the men’s Twenty20.
In a statement, Cricket NSW CEO Lee Germon said: “The behaviors displayed by Fazalhaq Farooqi are outside of our values and his contract has been determined to be terminated.”
The club did not reveal why Farooqi was under investigation.
Germon added: “Our goal now is to provide the necessary support to those affected by this incident.”
Farooqi has 17 international caps in T20 and signed a nine-game deal with Thunder after impressing at last month’s World Cup in Australia.
He took five wickets in four BBL matches.
Thunder says no decision has yet been made on a replacement.
