| Farhaan Behardien | |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Fullname: | Farhaan Behardien |
| Nickname: | Fudgie |
| Birth Date: | 9 October 1983 |
| Birth Place: | Johannesburg, Transvaal Province, South Africa[1] |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium |
| Role: | All-rounder |
| International: | true |
| Internationalspan: | 2012 - 2018 |
| Odidebutdate: | 22 January |
| Odidebutyear: | 2013 |
| Odidebutagainst: | New Zealand |
| Odicap: | 107 |
| Lastodidate: | 16 February |
| Lastodiyear: | 2018 |
| Lastodiagainst: | India |
| Odishirt: | 28 |
| T20idebutdate: | 30 March |
| T20idebutyear: | 2012 |
| T20idebutagainst: | India |
| T20icap: | 50 |
| Lastt20idate: | 17 November |
| Lastt20iyear: | 2018 |
| Lastt20iagainst: | Australia |
| T20ishirt: | 28 |
| Club1: | Western Province |
| Club2: | Titans |
| Club3: | Northerns |
| Club4: | Kings XI Punjab |
| Year4: | 2016 |
| Club5: | Leicestershire |
| Year5: | 2016 |
| Club6: | Cape Town Blitz |
| Year6: | 2018 |
| Club7: | Nelson Mandela Bay Giants |
| Year7: | 2019 |
| Club8: | Durham |
| Year8: | 2020 |
| Club9: | Knights |
| Year9: | 2020/21 |
| Club10: | Free State |
| Year10: | 2021/22 |
| Club11: | Boland |
| Year11: | 2022/23 |
| Columns: | 4 |
| Column1: | ODI |
| Matches1: | 59 |
| Runs1: | 1,074 |
| Bat Avg1: | 30.68 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/6 |
| Top Score1: | 70 |
| Deliveries1: | 748 |
| Wickets1: | 14 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 51.35 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 3/19 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 27/– |
| Column2: | T20I |
| Matches2: | 38 |
| Runs2: | 518 |
| Bat Avg2: | 32.37 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/1 |
| Top Score2: | 64 |
| Deliveries2: | 30 |
| Wickets2: | 3 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 9.00 |
| Fivefor2: | 0 |
| Tenfor2: | 0 |
| Best Bowling2: | 2/15 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 14/– |
| Column3: | FC |
| Matches3: | 125 |
| Runs3: | 7,315 |
| Bat Avg3: | 40.63 |
| 100S/50S3: | 12/46 |
| Top Score3: | 150 |
| Deliveries3: | 2,248 |
| Wickets3: | 32 |
| Bowl Avg3: | 37.46 |
| Fivefor3: | 0 |
| Tenfor3: | 0 |
| Best Bowling3: | 3/48 |
| Catches/Stumpings3: | 84/– |
| Column4: | LA |
| Matches4: | 231 |
| Runs4: | 5,670 |
| Bat Avg4: | 39.65 |
| 100S/50S4: | 5/34 |
| Top Score4: | 113 |
| Deliveries4: | 1,901 |
| Wickets4: | 35 |
| Bowl Avg4: | 50.68 |
| Fivefor4: | 0 |
| Tenfor4: | 0 |
| Best Bowling4: | 3/16 |
| Catches/Stumpings4: | 85/– |
| Date: | 17 January 2023 |
| Source: | https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/farhaan-behardien-44410 ESPNcricinfo |
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]