21-Year Old Cricketer Slain in Texas Park

Cricket Merchant condemns the brutal stabbing death of an aspiring young cricketer in Allen, TX.

Agha Faran Khan, 21 was brutally stabbed to death in a park where he often practiced cricket. A graduate of Allen High School and a student at Collin County Community College, Faran played for Nortex Cricket Club in the North Texas Cricket Association league.

USACA Secretary John Aaron, commenting on the brutal slaying of the young cricketer, said, “Our hearts go out to Faran’s family, as the entire cricket community mourns the loss of one of its own, in such a horrific manner.”

First Vice President Nabeel Ahmed stated, “I am extremely sorry and disturbed with the news that we have lost a young promising cricket star. I know the whole cricket community of Texas and the rest of the USA are very much saddened by this act of violence,” adding, “I cannot believe what happened to this young cricketer. I condemn this crime and pray to God to give his family peace, and that Faran's sole may rest in peace in paradise.”

According to Allen, TX police two persons have been arrested and charged in connection with the murder. Richard Hughes, 18, and Jefferson Medina-Diaz, 21 have been charged with the young cricketer’s death at Ford Park, in Allen, TX, and are each being held on $200,000 bond.