Full name Hiren Ashok Varaiya
Born April 9, 1984, Kenya
Current age 24 years 150 days
Major teams Kenya,Africa XI
Nickname Viru
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Ireland v Kenya at Belfast, Aug 25, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Kenya v Bangladesh at Nairobi (Gym), Sep 1, 2007 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Kenya v Scotland at Belfast, Aug 4, 2008 scorecard
Profile
Left-arm spinner Hiren Varaiya was one of a handful of young players given a chance by selectors in 2006 and he rose to the challenge, taking a wicket with his first ball on debut against Canada. He struggled in one outing against Bangladesh but made amends with solid performances against other Associates and quickly established himself in the side with a string of good performances. He varies his pace intelligently, holding the odd ball back and like all bowlers of his kind in one-dayers, he forces the batsmen to play shots and so take risks. Martin Williamson April 2007
