Farhaan Behardien was born in 1983 in Johannesburg, South Africa. His family later moved to Cape Town when he was five years old. He began making a name for himself in Centurion, primarily representing the Nashua Titans. Behardien made his List-A and first-class cricket debuts during the 2004–2005 domestic season. Known for his aggressive right-handed batting style, he also contributed as a useful military-medium bowler and an athletic fielder.
Early in his career, he spent time with amateur teams before joining the National Academy in 2006. It was here that coach Richard Pybus recognized his talent, leading to a professional contract with the Titans. Under coaches like Chris van Noordwyk, his batting significantly improved, particularly in pressure situations where he often executed nerveless finishes.
Behardien was a consistent performer in domestic limited-overs cricket, averaging 45.66 and an impressive 66.60 in T20 competitions. His standout performances made him the fourth-highest run-scorer in one of the T20 tournaments, earning him the South African T20 Player of the Year award in 2012. This accolade opened the door to national-level representation.
In 2009, he joined South Africa's Emerging Squad on a three-week tour of Australia and also represented South Africa in the Hong Kong Sixes tournament that year. During the final match against Hong Kong, he struck six successive deliveries for six and played a key role in securing victory. He also had a stint in England, playing for Bovey Tracey Cricket Club, where he served as both player and youth coach for the under-13 team.
Behardien made his T20 International debut for South Africa against India in 2012, scoring an unbeaten 20 off 11 deliveries. That same year, he was included in the squad for the ICC World Twenty20. His One Day International (ODI) debut followed in 2013, and he became a regular fixture in the limited-overs side through the mid-2010s.
In 2014, he registered a notable unbeaten 65-run innings in an ODI match. Although primarily used as a middle-order batsman who could fill in when needed, selectors showed continued faith in him by including him in the squad for the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup. He made a half-century against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) during the tournament. Often batting at number six or seven, the limited opportunities limited his growth at the international level.
In January 2017, Behardien was named captain of South Africa’s T20I team for a three-match series against Sri Lanka, stepping in for several rested senior players. That same year, he was honored again as South Africa’s Domestic T20 Player of the Year. He was later selected by the Pretoria Mavericks for the inaugural season of the Global T20 League, a prominent step in South Africa’s domestic T20 competition landscape.
Despite his strong domestic track record, Behardien never fully translated that form to the international stage. His ODI performance saw him take over four years to surpass the 1,000-run mark, and his bowling contributions were minimal. Though not a genuine all-rounder, he consistently delivered solid performances in domestic formats—averaging nearly 40 in First-Class cricket and 37 in List-A over a 13-year career.
| Birth Date: | 9 Oct, 1983 |
| Age: | 36 yrs |
| Occupations: | Cricketer |
| Citizenship: | South Africa |
| Birth Place: | Johannesburg |
| Gender: | Male |
| Description: | South African cricketer |
| Net Worth 2021: | 3 million |
