Every year, the Big Bash League (BBL) signs on a number of international players ahead of their T20 franchise league which takes place annually in Australia. Each team has a cap on how many overseas players they an field per game but they still have an excess of them on the bench. And sometimes, the league goes on to make heroes of players we’ve barely heard or seen of in the past.
Take Jofra Archer for example. He rose to fame for his pace and skiddy bowling for Hobart Hurricanes in the BBL which led to contracts across all franchise leagues and even making it to the England side for the 2019 ICC World Cup. Haris Rauf is another example who is now a part of the Pakistan national side but wasn’t so when he first appeared for Melbourne Stars a couple of years ago in BBL 09.
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The Stars have in fact made a habit of scouting out these lesser known players. Remember, Rauf picked 20 wickets in 10 games in that debut BBL season. They even signed Dilbar Hussain, another Pakistani pacer from the Lahore Qalandars franchise at the Pakistan Super League (PSL). Qalandars have a Players Development Programme (PDP), and both these pacers were picked to the BBL from here.
Who is Syed Faridoun Mahmood?
Now, we’re seeing another player from Lahore Qalandars’ PDP to be signed by the Melbourne Stars and that’s Syed Faridoun Mahmood. The 19-year-old wrist-spinner was flashing across the news on Wednesday, 1st Dec 2021 for his selection to the Stars franchise, and Afghanistan star leg-spinner Rashid Khan predicted that Faridoun will one day be a big cricketer.
“During the second phase of PSL 2021, Rashid Khan surprised me by saying that Aaqib Bhai mark my words, this boy will be the number one bowler for Pakistan in three-year time,” said Aaqib Javed, Lahore Qalandars Head Coach. Here’s a look at the congratulatory tweet from his PSL franchise:
Our PDP player Syed Faridoun Mahmood signs with @StarsBBL! Many congratulations to you Qalandar. 🎉👏
Another dream coming true! 😍
#DamaDamMast #MainHoonQalandar #Dilse pic.twitter.com/9dQPAMO2qb— Lahore Qalandars (@lahoreqalandars) December 1, 2021
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