Farveez Maharoof

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Farveez Maharoof
Personal information
Full name	Mohamed Farveez Maharoof
Nickname	Fara
Born	7 September 1984 (1984-09-07) (age 24)
	Colombo, Sri Lanka
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right arm fast-medium
Role	All-rounder
International information
National side	Sri Lanka
Test debut (cap 98)	6 May 2004: v Zimbabwe
Last Test	16 November 2007: v Australia
ODI debut (cap 121)	25 April 2004: v Zimbabwe
Last ODI	24 November 2008:v Zimbabwe
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2003/04–2006/07	Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club
2007/08–present	Nondescripts Cricket Club
2008–present	Delhi Daredevils
Career statistics
	Tests	ODIs	FC	List A
Matches	20	82	42	113
Runs scored	538	775	1,162	1,161
Batting average	19.92	19.37	20.75	18.72
100s/50s	0/3	0/2	1/4	0/3
Top score	72	69*	104	69*
Balls bowled	2,628	3,394	5,340	4,562
Wickets	24	108	92	132
Bowling average	60.75	24.33	31.67	26.81
5 wickets in innings	0	1	1	1
10 wickets in match	0	n/a	0	n/a
Best bowling	4/52	6/14	7/73	6/14
Catches/stumpings	6/–	18/–	20/–	27/–
Source: CricketArchive, 29 November 2008

Mohamed Farveez Maharoof (born 7 September, 1984 in Colombo) is a Sri Lankan cricketer who plays his club cricket for the Indian Premier League team of Delhi DareDevils.

He is an all-rounder in the Sri Lanka team. He first made his impression in the U19 World Cup in Bangladesh in which he captained the Sri lankan team. He enjoyed a prolific school career for Wesley College, with a highest score of 243 and best bowling figures of 8 for 20.

Maharoof has a sound batting technique and is able to adapt to many different scenarios. He is mostly known as a player who can score quick runs down the order, but he can also bat a more patient innings, especially if the top batting order collapses.

Maharoof's Test match bowling figures do not show his natural talent, as he is largely under-bowled, especially in the 2nd innings of Test matches. This was demonstrated in the 3rd Test between England and Sri Lanka in 2006 when he did not bowl in the entire match.

In the qualifying round of the 2006 Champions Trophy, he picked up the best bowling analysis in the history of the tournament (6-14), which is also the ninth best analysis in all ODIs. That was against the defending champions West Indies, and was Maharoof's first five wicket haul in ODIs.

Maharoof took 4/23 against Bermuda to start the 2007 World Cup and became the first Sri Lankan to take a 4 wicket haul on his World Cup debut.^[1]

On 7 October 2007 Maharoof took his 100th wicket in his 75th ODI, becoming the fastest Sri Lankan to reach that landmark, beating Muttiah Muralitharan by one match.^[2]