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{{short description|South African cricketer}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Farhaan Behardien
| image = FARHAAN BERHARDIEN (15681095246).jpg
| country = South Africa
| full_name = Farhaan Behardien
| nickname = Fudgie
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|10|9|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Johannesburg]], [[Transvaal (province)|Transvaal Province]], South Africa<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/70/70871/70871.html|title=Match scorecard|work=CricketArchive}}</ref>
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm [[Fast bowling|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 cricket team|Western Province]]
| year1 = {{nowrap|2004/05–2005/06}}
| club2 = [[Titans (cricket team)|Titans]]
| year2 = {{nowrap|2006/07–2019/20}}
| club3 = [[Northerns (cricket team)|Northerns]]
| year3 = {{nowrap|2007/08–2011/12}}
| club4 = [[Kings XI Punjab]]
| year4 = 2016
| club5 = [[Leicestershire County Cricket Club|Leicestershire]]
| year5 = 2016
| club6 = [[Cape Town Blitz]]
| year6 = 2018
| club7 = [[Nelson Mandela Bay Giants]]
| year7 = 2019
| club8 = [[Durham County Cricket Club|Durham]]
| year8 = 2020
| club9 = [[Knights (cricket team)|Knights]]
| year9 = 2020/21
| club10 = [[Free State (cricket team)|Free State]]
| year10 = 2021/22
| club11 = [[Boland (cricket team)|Boland]]
| year11 = 2022/23

| columns = 4
| column1 = [[One Day International|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 = [[Twenty20 International|T20I]]
| matches2 = 38
| runs2 = 518
| bat avg2 = 32.37
| 100s/50s2 = 0/1
| top score2 = 64[[Not out|*]]
| deliveries2 = 30
| wickets2 = 3
| bowl avg2 = 9.00
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 2/15
| catches/stumpings2 = 14/–
| column3 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches3 = 125
| runs3 = 7,315
| bat avg3 = 40.63
| 100s/50s3 = 12/46
| top score3 = 150[[Not out|*]]
| deliveries3 = 2,248
| wickets3 = 32
| bowl avg3 = 37.46
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 3/48
| catches/stumpings3 = 84/–
| column4 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches4 = 231
| runs4 = 5,670
| bat avg4 = 39.65
| 100s/50s4 = 5/34
| top score4 = 113[[Not out|*]]
| 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 [[One Day International|ODIs]] and [[Twenty20 International|T20Is]]. On 10 January 2017, Behardien was appointed as the T20I captain for the [[Sri Lankan cricket team in South Africa in 2016-17#T20I Series|Sri Lanka tour]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1076764.html|title= Behardien to lead in T20 as SA ring changes|date= 9 January 2017}}</ref>

==Early and domestic career==
He also plays for [[Nashua Titans]]. He made both his [[first-class cricket|first-class]] and [[List-A cricket]] debuts in the 2004–05 season. Behardien is an aggressive [[right-handed]] [[batsman]] and a useful [[bowler (cricket)|bowler]], as well as an athletic [[fielding (cricket)|fielder]].<ref>{{cite news|author1=TELFORD VICE|title=Castle keeps cool over captain not wearing its logo|url=http://www.bdlive.co.za/sport/cricket/2014/06/05/castle-keeps-cool-over-captain-not-wearing-its-logo|access-date=1 February 2016|publisher=Times Media|date=5 June 2014|archive-date=15 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015045407/http://www.bdlive.co.za/sport/cricket/2014/06/05/castle-keeps-cool-over-captain-not-wearing-its-logo|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In July 2009, Behardien travelled to [[Australia]] for a three-week tour with the South African emerging squad.<ref>[http://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/416220.html South Africa Emerging Players maintain perfect record] (24 July 2009)</ref> He also represented South Africa at the 2009 [[Hong Kong International Cricket Sixes|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.<ref>[http://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/432435.html Farhaan Behardien takes South Africa to thrilling win] (1 November 2009)</ref>

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.<ref name="awards">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/1097632.html |title=De Kock dominates South Africa's awards |access-date=14 May 2017 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

In June 2018, he was named in the squad for the [[Titans (cricket team)|Titans]] team for the 2018–19 season.<ref name="con1819">{{cite web |url=http://www.titans.co.za/index.php/categories-1-layout/item/859-multiply-titans-announce-contracts-2018-19 |title=Multiply Titans Announce Contracts 2018-19 |work=Multiply Titans |access-date=16 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616154504/http://www.titans.co.za/index.php/categories-1-layout/item/859-multiply-titans-announce-contracts-2018-19 |archive-date=16 June 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In September 2018, he was named in the Titans' squad for the 2018 Abu Dhabi T20 Trophy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sport24.co.za/Cricket/titans-name-strong-squad-for-abu-dhabi-t20-league-20180921 |title=Titans name strong squad for Abu Dhabi T20 league |work=Sport24 |access-date=27 September 2018}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cricket.co.za/news/26190/Behardien-reaches-6-000-runs-but-Dolphins-fight-back |title=Behardien reaches 6000 runs but Dolphins fight back |work=Cricket South Africa |access-date=28 September 2018 |archive-date=10 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200910183249/http://cricket.co.za/news/26190/Behardien-reaches-6-000-runs-but-Dolphins-fight-back |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In October 2018, he was named in [[Cape Town Blitz]]'s squad for the [[2018 Mzansi Super League|first edition]] of the [[Mzansi Super League]] T20 tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sport24.co.za/Cricket/live-mzansi-super-league-player-draft-20181017 |title=Mzansi Super League - full squad lists |work=Sport24 |access-date=17 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iol.co.za/sport/cricket/domestic/mzansi-super-league-player-draft-the-story-so-far-17521199 |title=Mzansi Super League Player Draft: The story so far |work=Independent Online |access-date=17 October 2018}}</ref> In September 2019, he was named in the squad for the [[Nelson Mandela Bay Giants]] team for the [[2019 Mzansi Super League]] tournament.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricket.co.za/news/31555/MSL-20-announces-its-T20-squads |title=MSL 2.0 announces its T20 squads |work=Cricket South Africa |access-date=4 September 2019 |archive-date=4 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904081427/https://cricket.co.za/news/31555/MSL-20-announces-its-T20-squads |url-status=dead }}</ref> In April 2021, he was named in [[Free State (cricket team)|Free State]]'s squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricket.co.za/news/38184/CSA-reveals-Division-One-squads-for-2021-22 |title=CSA reveals Division One squads for 2021/22 |work=Cricket South Africa |access-date=20 April 2021 |archive-date=20 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420104034/http://cricket.co.za/news/38184/CSA-reveals-Division-One-squads-for-2021-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==International career==
He made his T20I debut for [[South Africa cricket team|South Africa]] against [[India cricket team|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*.

== Retirement ==
In December 2022, Behardien announced his retirement from international cricket.<ref>{{Cite web |title=South Africa's Farhaan Behardien announces retirement |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2995714 |access-date=2022-12-27 |publisher=International Cricket Council |language=en}}</ref> He expressed his decision putting a retirement note on [[Twitter]].<ref>{{Cite web |title='Feet up for a bit and on to the next challenge' - Behardien calls time on career |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/south-africa-batter-farhaan-behardien-calls-time-after-18-year-long-career-1351322 |access-date=2022-12-27 |website= |publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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