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Australian cricket franchise scrap contract with Farooqi

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KABUL (Pajhwok): Sydney Thunder have cancelled their contract with Fazalhaq Farooqi for behaviour "sitting outside our values".

According to BBC, a complaint was made about the 22-year-old Afghanistan fast bowler on 15 December, which was referred to Cricket Australia for investigation.

Following the investigation, Thunder have terminated Farooqi's contract with immediate effect.

A day after the complaint was made, Thunder were bowled out for 15 - the lowest score in men's Twenty20 history.

In a statement, Cricket NSW CEO Lee Germon said: "The behaviours displayed by Fazalhaq Farooqi sit outside our values and it was determined that . . .

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