A right-handed middle-order batsman, Kirmani made his first-class debut in February 1972, aged 16, playing for the Karachi Whites in the BCCP Patron's Trophy.First-class matches played by Farooq Kirmani – CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 March 2016. He scored a maiden half-century the following season, making 76 not out against the Public Works Department.Karachi Whites v Public Works Department, BCCP Patron's Trophy 1972/73 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 March 2016. In May 1974, Kirmani played a single match for the Karachi Blues in the Kardar Summer Shield, a knock-out competition. He returned to the Karachi Whites for the next edition of the Patron's Trophy, and later in the 1974–75 season represented Sindh in the Pentangular Trophy, a one-off event played in Lahore. Kirmani's final first-class appearance came in January 1975, when he played a game for Sindh B in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy.
