Faiz Fazal

Faiz Fazal

Personal information
Full name	Faiz Yakub Fazal
Born	(1985-09-07) 7 September 1985 Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Opening batsman
International information
National side	India
Only ODI (cap 214)	15 June 2016 v Zimbabwe
ODI shirt no.	24
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2003–present	Vidarbha (squad no. 24)
2009/10–2011/12	Railways (squad no. 24)
2009–2011	Rajasthan Royals (squad no. 24)
2019–	Lisburn Cricket Club (squad no. 24)
Career statistics
Competition ODI FC LA T20 Matches 1 112 87 56 Runs scored 55 7,784 2,693 1,046 Batting average 55 42.53 33.24 20.11 100s/50s 0/1 10/27 5/13 0/3 Top score 55 206 129* 66 Balls bowled – 2,085 620 144 Wickets – 23 7 10 Bowling average – 45.73 72.57 17.70 5 wickets in innings – 0 0 0 10 wickets in match – 0 0 0 Best bowling – 4/48 2/41 2/17 Catches/stumpings 0/– 120/– 35/– 18/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 June 2016

Faiz Yakub Fazal (born 7 September 1985) is an Indian cricketer who plays for the Vidarbha cricket team and Lisburn Cricket Club, Northern Ireland, having previously played for Central Zone, India Red, India Under-19s, Railways, and Rajasthan Royals. He is a left-handed opening batsman.

In the 2015–16 Deodhar Trophy, Fazal scored a 112-ball 100 for India A in the final against India B. He scored 127 for Rest of India in their successful run-chase of 480 against Mumbai in the 2015–16 Irani Cup.

On 23 May 2016, he was selected in India's squad for their tour of Zimbabwe in June for three One Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is). He made his ODI debut on 15 June 2016, scoring 55 not out against Zimbabwe. Under his captainship, Vidharbha won its maiden Ranji Trophy title on 1 January 2018. He was top scorer from his team by scoring 912 runs at an average of 70.15.

In July 2018, he was named as the captain of the India Blue team for the 2018–19 Duleep Trophy. In August 2019, he was named as the captain of the India Green team for the 2019–20 Duleep Trophy.