Glamorgan Cricket have announced the signing of overseas bowling duo Fazalhaq Farooqi and Ryan Hadley ahead of the 2026 season.

Farooqi, an Afghan international, joins for the entirety of the T20 Blast, running throughout June and July, while Hadley while represent Glamorgan in the opening six rounds of the County Championship.

Farooqi arrives in Cardiff with a rapidly growing global reputation, having starred for Afghanistan in limited-overs cricket and impressing in major franchise tournaments around the world.

Alongside his international exploits, he has gained valuable experience representing teams around the world such as Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals in the IPL, Islamabad United in the PSL, Sydney Thunder in the BBL, and MI Emirates in the ILT20. He also comes with experience in the UK having played for Manchester Originals in the Hundred and for Notts Outlaws in the Vitality Blast.

“Fazalhaq comes with a growing reputation as one of the leading bowlers in T20 cricket,” Glamorgan Director of Cricket Mark Wallace said.

“He will provide us with a high quality wicket taking threat with the new ball and some excellent death bowling skills at the back end of the innings. We’re looking forward to welcoming our first Afghan overseas player to the Club.”

With the County Championship Division One season starting on Good Friday, the Welsh county welcome Hadley straight into the squad.

The 27-year-old arrives in Cardiff with an exciting profile, having featured for Australia A cricket team and the Prime Minister’s XI, underlining his status as one of the emerging pace prospects in Australian cricket.

A tall right-arm quick, Hadley is known for generating bounce and pace, alongside his ability to move the ball. His experience across Australian domestic cricket has seen him develop into a consistent wicket-taking option, alongside an invaluable experience playing in Ireland for Balbriggan CC.

“We’ve been tracking Ryan’s progress on the Australian domestic circuit and feel his style of bowling will add an extra skill set to our attack at the start of the season,” Wallace added.

“He’s coming off a good domestic season in Australia which has seen him break into the Australia A Team and we’re looking forward to welcoming him to Sophia Gardens in the coming days.”

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