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Farhaan behardien was born in the year 1983 and he is South African International Cricketer and he played T20IS and ODIs. During the T20I, he was the captain for Sri Lanka Tour in 2017. He plays for Nashua Titans and he made the List-A Cricket and First class debuts in 2004-2005 season. He is aggressive batsman and he uses his right hand while at the same time, he is a useful bowler and athletic fielder.He made numerous appearances for South Africa 'A', but couldn't perform on a consistent basis. He averaged 45.66 in the domestic limited-overs competition and 66.60 in T20s. Behardien ended up as the fourth highest run-getter in that T20 tournament and was later named as the South African T20 player of year at their annual awards, which helped him find a route to the national side.

In the year 2009,Farhaan behardien  had to travel to Australia where he had three week tour together with the emerging Squad of South Africa. He represented South Africa in 2009 tournament: Hong Kong Sixes. He hit the six final balls and led to the victory of South Africa in the final played with Hong Kong. During the first half season of 2009, Behardian played like an overseas player of Bovey Tracey and he had a role to play like a coach for the under 13 side.According to his biography,Farhaan behardien made his debut in South Africa against India in the year 201. He scored 20* from the 11 deliveries he faced. He also earned a place in South African Squad for 2012 ICC World Twenty20. He was playing South African ODI squad in the year 2014 and he made 65* important knock.

He has always been looked up as a cricketer, who can replace one of the middle-order batsmen when they are injured or not available. The selectors though, showed faith in Behardien by picking him for the 50-over World Cup. The right-hander had a decent World Cup, notching up a half-century against United Arab Emirates (UAE). Batting at six or seven, Behardien hasn't got too many opportunities to impress and that has somewhat stymied his progress as a batsman.

Farhaan behardien is said to have been born to Pakistani parents but some say that his ethnicity may be Indian. Besides making the name as being the best cricketer, he is also making a name because of his religion. He is Muslim together with other two players. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hashim_Amla">Hashim Amla</a> who has a number position for both ODI and Test and <a href="/biography/imran-tahir">Imran Tahir</a>, another <a href="/biography/imran-tahir">player</a> <a href="/biography/wayne-parnell">Wayne Parnell</a> also converted into Muslim from Christianity.

Farhaan behardien was being counted on while playing for Titans and he was producing goods in the middle order. He has amazing consistency with the nerveless finishing for Titans when they reached the title of MiWayT20. His challenge title got the eye of the national coach called <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Kirsten">Gary Kristen.</a>Farhaan behardien spent some of his time playing in the amateur team before deciding to join National Academy of 2006. This is where he was seen by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Pybus">Richard Pybus</a> and got his contract to play professionally for Titans.

A fringe part of the South African line-up, Behardien remains a secondary option for the selectors and didn't play in even a single game during the 2017 Champions Trophy, despite being part of the original 15-man South Africa squad. Named as South Africa's domestic Twenty20 player of the year in 2017, Behardien remains an useful asset at the franchise level and was later picked up by home ground based franchise, Pretoria Mavericks, for the inaugural edition of South Africa's lucrative Twenty20 tournament, Global T20 League.

Last time we played here, we made 170 and Sri Lanka chased it. We had a few dropped catches and the wind was a bit swirling. I reckon between 160 and 180 will be the ideal score. The ball might swing a bit, as it is a 6pm start.

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There could be some shape on offer. 160 is a very competitive score depending we play two spinners or they play two spinners. Like I said the ball here doesn't travel as much as in Highveld. So one or two mishits here, you can pick a couple of wickets whereas in Johannesburg, with the kind of momentum, you can see the ball travel to boundary," he explained.

His family lives in Cape Town and they moved there when he was five years since he was born in the city of Johannesburg. However, he made his named in Centurion. While playing, he is always under pressure since he is being designed like a finisher. After playing under <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Pybus">Pybus</a>, Chris Van Noordwyk was the new coach for the club and he took his batting to a higher level. Even if it took long for him to rise to national colors, this had never changed his morale. Now each opportunity given to him is a new chance of showing what he can do. There is no record of his net worth.

Enhance his reputation since he made his debut five years back. For a middle-order batsman who can bowl military medium-pace, Behardien has never really emerged as a genuine all-rounder for South Africa, a country that has been blessed with a seemingly endless string of versatile cricketers across formats. Behardien is not a player in that mould. At least his international numbers suggest so. 
It took Behardien over four overs to cross the 1,000-run barrier in ODIs. The wicket count is negligible. However, if you dig through his domestic figures, a different story comes to the fore. He averages close to 40 in First-Class cricket and 37 in List A in his 13-year-long career, giving an indication of how good a player he is. He has clearly not lived up to his potential at the international level.

A late bloomer, Behardien got himself noticed only in 2011-12 after debuting way back in 2004. He was exceptional in the shorter formats that season and was even named the South African T20 Player of the Year at the 2012 awards, which paved way for his national selection. He made his T20I debut in 2012 and ODI debut in 2013. In subsequent years, he became a regular member of the limited-overs squad.

In January 2017, Behardien was named South Africa’s T20I captain for a 3-match series against Sri Lanka, albeit in the absence of number of regular players. Though he remains part of the team, he is yet to justify the talent he possesses at the highest level.

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