Farveez Maharoof

Farveez Maharoof
மஹூஹ்ஃப்
ෆර්වීස් මහරූෆ්
Personal information
Full name
Mohammad Farveez Maharoof
Born (1984-09-07) 7 September 1984 (age 40)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
NicknameThe Roof[1]
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 98)6 May 2004 v Zimbabwe
Last Test3 June 2011 v England
ODI debut (cap 121)25 April 2004 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI29 June 2016 v England
ODI shirt no.28
T20I debut (cap 7)15 June 2006 v England
Last T20I5 July 2016 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2003/04–2006/07Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club
2007/08–2018Nondescripts Cricket Club
2007/08Wayamba
2007/08–2009/10Delhi Daredevils
2011Lancashire
2013Barisal Burners
2017Kathmandu Kings XI
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 22 109 111 230
Runs scored 556 1,113 3,755 3,315
Batting average 18.53 19.52 25.71 24.92
100s/50s 0/3 0/2 7/15 2/12
Top score 72 69* 118 112
Balls bowled 2,940 4,640 11,357 8,942
Wickets 25 135 182 259
Bowling average 65.24 28.06 32.25 27.54
5 wickets in innings 0 2 2 4
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 4/52 6/14 7/73 6/14
Catches/stumpings 7/– 26/– 80/– 60/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  Sri Lanka
ICC Cricket World Cup
Runner-up 2007 West Indies
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 5 July 2017

Mohamed Farveez Maharoof (Tamil: பர்வீஸ் மஹூஹ்ஃப், Sinhala: ෆර්වීස් මහරූෆ්: born 7 September 1984), or Farveez Maharoof, is a Sri Lankan former professional cricketer, who played Tests and ODIs. He first made his impression in the 2004 Under-19 Cricket World Cup 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. An all-rounder, he made his Test debut in 2004. He was part of the Sri Lankan team which finished as runners-up at the 2007 Cricket World Cup.

At domestic level, he has represented Bloomfield, Nondescripts, Wayamba, Delhi Daredevils, Lancashire and Barisal Burners.Nowadays he acts as an international cricket commentator for Sri Lanka.

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