34 Facts About Farveez Maharoof

Mohamed Farveez Maharoof, or Farveez Maharoof, is a Sri Lankan former professional cricketer, who played Tests and ODIs.

Farveez Maharoof first made his impression in the 2004 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in which he captained the Sri Lankan team.

Farveez Maharoof enjoyed a prolific school career for Wesley College, with a highest score of 243 and best bowling figures of 8 for 20.

Farveez Maharoof was part of the Sri Lankan team which finished as runners-up at the 2007 Cricket World Cup.

Farveez Maharoof played football until he was twelve and touch rugby.

Farveez Maharoof, who attended Wesley College in Colombo, began as a wicketkeeper-batsman and only began bowling regularly from under-13 cricket onwards.

Five players were absent with the flu in one match and Farveez Maharoof was called upon to bowl.

Farveez Maharoof took six wickets, including a hat-trick, and from then on concentrated on fast bowling.

In December 2003 and January 2004, at the age of 19, Maharoof toured India with the Sri Lanka A team for a tri-series with India A and Pakistan A He took nine wickets in the series at an average of 11.77, the best average of the tournament; Maharoof was named Man of the Match in the tournament's final, which Sri Lanka A won.

Farveez Maharoof had some experience of leading teams, having captained school sides and the national youth sides.

In one of the matches, Farveez Maharoof scored 56 to help his team to victory over Australia and was named Man of the Match.

Farveez Maharoof made his Twenty20 debut on 17 August 2004, for Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club in the 2004 SLC Twenty20 Tournament.

On 17 March 2011, it was announced that Farveez Maharoof would be joining Lancashire County Cricket Club for the entire English cricket season.

Farveez Maharoof joined Lancashire with the intention of forcing his way back into Sri Lanka's Test team.

Farveez Maharoof was due to leave in mid-June to participate in the inaugural season of the Sri Lanka Premier League, planning to return to Lancashire in August, however the tournament was postponed until 2012.

Farveez Maharoof captained Kathmandu Kings XI in Everest Premier League 2017 held in Nepal.

Two players, including Farveez Maharoof, made their ODI debut in the third match of the series while three of the Sri Lankan regulars were rested.

Farveez Maharoof took three wickets as Zimbabwe were bowled out for 35, the lowest score in ODI history.

Ahead of the tournament Chaminda Vaas, one of Sri Lanka's senior seam bowlers, sustained an injury and Farveez Maharoof was responsible for opening the bowling with Dilhara Lokuhettige.

Farveez Maharoof produced one of the most economical bowling displays in ODI history, conceding nine-rune from ten overs against the West Indies for which he was named Man of the Match.

Farveez Maharoof was reprimanded by the International Cricket Council for excessive appealing in the match as he began celebrating a dismissal before the batsman had been given out by the umpire.

The Sri Lanka coach at the time, Tom Moody, praised Farveez Maharoof's bowling, saying "Farveez Maharoof bowled superbly well in the Indian Oil series and has shown [against Bangladesh] that he going to be a more valuable bowler going into the future".

When Sri Lanka toured Indian in October to December 2005 for three Tests and seven ODIs, Farveez Maharoof was included in the squad.

Farveez Maharoof took his maiden first-class five-wicket haul in November 2006 in a match for Bloomfield against Ragam which ended in a draw.

On 22 June 2010 Farveez Maharoof took his first hat-trick in One day International against India in Asia Cup 2010.

The auction for the 2011 IPL was held in January that year, and although Farveez Maharoof was available he was not signed by a team.

Farveez Maharoof was included to the ODI squad for tour against England and Ireland in 2016, after 4 years in international arena.

The Castrol Asian Cricket Awards were held for the first time in June 2008, and Farveez Maharoof was named best ODI Asian bowler.

When it comes to batting, Farveez Maharoof has described himself as "more of a hard hitter than a technician", and as of February 2012 his batting strike rate is the fourth highest amongst Sri Lankans in ODIs.

Farveez Maharoof has a sound batting technique and is able to adapt to many different scenarios.

Farveez Maharoof is mostly known as a player who can score quick runs down the order, but he can bat a more patient innings, especially if the top batting order collapses.

Sangakkara has noted that Farveez Maharoof is able to swing the ball, complementing his accuracy.

Under the advice of then Sri Lanka coach Tom Moody, in 2006 Farveez Maharoof altered his bowling action slightly so that his front arm was coming down straight in delivery.

Farveez Maharoof has been more successful in the opposition's first innings in Tests, taking 20 of his 25 wickets under such circumstances at a strike of 107.7, which increases to 157.2 in the second.