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Full name Mohamed Farveez Maharoof
Born September 7, 1984, Colombo
Current age 23 years 253 days
Major teams Sri Lanka,Asia XI,Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club,Colombo Cricket Club,Delhi Daredevils,Sri Lanka A,Sri Lanka Schools XI,Sri Lanka Under-15s,Sri Lanka Under-19s,Wayamba,Wesley College
Also known as Fara
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
20
31
4
538
72
19.92
1345
40.00
0
3
66
3
6
0
ODIs
79
52
13
761
69*
19.51
883
86.18
0
2
66
18
17
0
T20Is
4
2
0
8
8
4.00
10
80.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
First-class
41
62
6
1162
104
20.75
2662
43.65
1
4
19
0
List A
109
77
17
1146
69*
19.10
1479
77.48
0
3
26
0
Twenty20
14
9
2
138
39
19.71
107
128.97
0
0
9
6
3
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
20
32
2628
1458
24
4/52
5/122
60.75
3.32
109.5
1
0
0
ODIs
79
76
3268
2537
104
6/14
6/14
24.39
4.65
31.4
4
1
0
T20Is
4
4
72
110
2
1/16
1/16
55.00
9.16
36.0
0
0
0
First-class
41
5220
2863
92
7/73
31.11
3.29
56.7
5
1
0
List A
109
4436
3448
128
6/14
6/14
26.93
4.66
34.6
6
1
0
Twenty20
14
14
282
354
12
2/11
2/11
29.50
7.53
23.5
0
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka at Harare, May 6-8, 2004 scorecard
Last Test
Australia v Sri Lanka at Hobart, Nov 16-20, 2007 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka at Harare, Apr 25, 2004 scorecard
Last ODI
Australia v Sri Lanka at Melbourne, Feb 22, 2008 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut
England v Sri Lanka at Southampton, Jun 15, 2006 scorecard
Last T20I
Australia v Sri Lanka at Cape Town, Sep 20, 2007 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut
2001/02
Last First-class
Nondescripts Cricket Club v Chilaw Marians Cricket Club at Colombo (NCC), Mar 27-30, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
2002/03
Last List A
Australia v Sri Lanka at Melbourne, Feb 22, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club v Police Sports Club at Colombo (Colts), Aug 17, 2004 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Delhi Daredevils v Deccan Chargers at Delhi, May 15, 2008 scorecard
Profile
Farveez Maharoof is a young fast-bowling allrounder of exciting potential, and bowls lively seamers from an upright, open-chested action. Sri Lanka's selectors, impressed by his performances as under-19 captain, fast-tracked him into the national squad for the Zimbabwe tour as they looked towards the future. Faced with a weak opposition, Maharoof picked up a bunch of wickets, but then came up against better competitors during the Asia Cup. He performed reasonably well, and made a mark with his swinging deliveries when South Africa came visiting. He had worked his way up through the representative ranks, playing for Sri Lanka under-15, under-17 and under-19, and led the under-19 team on four tours, including the 2004 Youth World Cup in Bangladesh. He enjoyed a prolific school career for Wesley College, with a highest score of 243 and best bowling figures of 8 for 20. Opportunities in the Test team have been limited but in the one-day side he has started to cement a permanent spot. A mean display during the ICC Champions Trophy in England, when he exploited the end-of-summer conditions expertly, suggested he could be especially useful when Sri Lanka play in seamer-friendly conditions. His batting has taken longer to click for the senior team but his talent is obvious and a middle-order position for the under-19 team suggests that with time he has the raw ingredients to become one of Sri Lanka's finest allrounders. Most importantly, he has also indicated that he is comfortable under pressure, the traditional Achilles Heel of Sri Lanka's recent fast bowling allrounders. A useful series with bat and ball against Pakistan in early 2006 suggested he was ready to push on, but his bowling failed to impress on the tour of England - in conditions that should have suited him. Then came an astonishing display at the Champions Trophy in India when his 6 for 14 skittled West Indies for 80. He continues to chip in with useful runs and wickets, but now is the time to move for promising youngster to seasoned performer. Charlie Austin February 2007
