Farhan Malik (born 25 February 1995) is a Canadian cricketer.

Farhan Malik
Personal information
Full name
Muhammad Farhan Malik
Born (1995-02-25) 25 February 1995 (age 29)
Quetta, Pakistan
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm slow
RoleLeg spin bowler
International information
National side
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2016–Jamaica Tallawahs

Career

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On 22 August 2013, after leading the Canada under-19 side through the WICB U19 50-overs Championship, Malik was named the tournaments most valuable player.[1] He was then part of the Canada under-19 side that participated in the 2014 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[2]

On 10 January 2015, Malik made his debut for the Canada senior cricket team against the Zimbabwe A side. He bowled for three overs, allowing twenty runs.[3] Malik then made his Twenty20 debut for Canada during the 2015 ICC Americas Twenty20 Division One tournament against Bermuda. He bowled for three innings, allowing seventeen runs.[4]

In May 2015, it was announced that Malik was assigned to join the Jamaica Tallawahs of the Caribbean Premier League.[5]

On 3 June 2018, he was selected to play for the Toronto Nationals in the players' draft for the inaugural edition of the Global T20 Canada tournament.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ Liverman, Dave (22 August 2013). "Canada's Farhan Malik named ICC Americas MVP in WICB U19 50-overs Championship". Canada Cricket. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Canada Leaves For U19 Cricket World Cup". Go Cricket Go Canada. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Canada tour of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe A v Canada at Harare, Jan 10, 2015". ESPN CricInfo.
  4. ^ "ICC Americas Region Division One Twenty20, 10th Match: Bermuda v Canada". ESPN CricInfo.
  5. ^ Ball, Josh (13 May 2015). "Burgess set to link up with stars". Royal Gazette. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  6. ^ "Global T20 Canada: Complete Squads". SportsKeeda. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Global T20 Canada League – Full Squads announced". CricTracker. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
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