Farveez Maharoof
- January 6, 2024
- Cricketer
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Farveez Maharoof Biography
| Name | Farveez Maharoof |
| Birthday | Sep 7 |
| Birth Year | 1984 |
| Place Of Birth | Colombo |
| Home Town | Western |
| Birth Country | Sri Lanka |
| Birth Sign | Virgo |
Farveez Maharoof is one of the most popular and richest Cricketer who was born on September 7, 1984 in Colombo, Western, Sri Lanka. Mohamed Farveez Maharoof (Tamil: prviis mhuuhHp: born 7 September 1984) also known as Farveez Maharoof is a pro Sri Lankan cricketer, who plays in ODIs and Tests. The first time he made an appearance was during his debut at the 2004 U19 World Cup in which he played for his Sri Lankan team. He had a successful college career at Wesley College, with a best score of 243 and the best bowling figure of 8/20. A versatile player, he made his debut as a Test bowler in 2004.
Sri Lanka hosted the Indian Oil Cup during July and August 2005. it was a match between both hosts India along with India and the West Indies. In the lead-up to the tournament Chaminda Vaas, one Sri Lanka’s top seam bowlers, suffered an injury. Maharoof was the one to open the bowling along with Dilhara Lokuhettige. Maharoof delivered some of the best and efficient bowling performances during ODI history, giving nine-rune in ten overs to Sri Lanka’s West Indies for which he was awarded Man of the Match. Maharoof was fined by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for over-applying in the game when he started celebrating the dismissal after the batsman was given an out from the umpire.
Maharoof took his maiden first-class five-wicket haul in November 2006 in a match for Bloomfield against Ragam which ended in a draw. His 7 wickets for 73 runs beat his previous best bowling figures in first-class cricket of 4/12.
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. On 7 October 2007 Maharoof took his 100th wicket in his 75th ODI; at the time he was the fastest Sri Lankan to reach the landmark, beating Muttiah Muralitharan by one match, however this record was later taken by fast bowler Lasith Malinga in 2010 who reached 100 wickets in 68 matches.
If Sri Lanka toured Indian in the months of October and December 2005 to play seven ODIs and three Tests, Maharoof was included in the team. He was a part of seven out of seven ODI matches taking six wickets with the rate of 39.33 while scoring 60 run in five innings. Sri Lanka lost the series and the captain of the team at the time, Kumar Sangakkara, described the trip to be “a learning trip” for Maharoof who claimed that he bowled very well at times. Maharoof was a Test player for just one game during the tour and took three wickets for 77 runs , and only scoring six runs. As part of the qualifier round for the Champions Trophy, he picked the top bowling analysis ever of this tournament (6-14) that is also the ninth-best analysis of all ODIs. This was against the defending champions West Indies, and was Maharoof’s first 5-wicket record in the ODIs.
Farveez Maharoof Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Cricketer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Farveez Maharoof is one of the richest Cricketer from Sri Lanka. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Farveez Maharoof 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
The months of December, 2003 and the beginning of January in 2004 at the age 19 years old, Maharoof traveled to India as part of Maharoof, who was 19 years old, toured India with the Sri Lanka A team for tri-series games in conjunction with India A as well as Pakistan A. Maharoof scored nine wickets in the series, with the rate of 11.77 which was the highest average in the tournament. Maharoof was awarded Man of Match at the final of the tournament game, in which Sri Lanka A won. In the following month, Maharoof was appointed captain of the Sri Lanka Under-19s for the Under-19 World Cup. Maharoof had previous experience captaining teams as a captain of school teams as well as the national youth teams. In one match, Maharoof scored 56 to assist his team in winning against Australia and was awarded Man of the Match.
The months of April and May of 2004, Maharoof was part of the Sri Lanka team that toured Zimbabwe for five ODIs as well as two Tests. Two players such as Maharoof was able to make their ODI debuts during the third game of the series, while three players from three Sri Lankan regulars were rested. Maharoof picked up three wickets while Zimbabwe lost 35 wickets, which is the most minus score recorded for a team in ODI history. In the two final matches of the series Maharoof also took wickets and ended his series in the top five spots wickets at an approximate of 16.60. In the same tour, Maharoof made his debut in the Test match. In the two games the batsman scored 40 runs from just one innings, and took four wickets for an average of less than 40.
He bowls at speeds of up to 80 miles per hour (130 km/h) and concentrates on accuracy rather than pace because pitches in Sri Lanka are generally slow. Sangakkara has also noted that Maharoof is able to swing the ball, complementing his accuracy. Under the advice of then Sri Lanka coach Tom Moody, in 2006 Maharoof altered his bowling action slightly so that his front arm was coming down straight in delivery. Of Sri Lankan players who have bowled at least 2,000 balls in Tests, Maharoof’s strike rate of one wicket every 117.6 deliveries per wicket is third worst behind Asoka de Silva (291.0) and Arjuna Ranatunga (148.3). 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.
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Maharoof got married on Saturday 18 July 2009 at Colombo, Sri Lanka. Many Sri Lankan and Pakistani cricketers attended the all-rounder’s wedding.
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Farveez Ranked on the list of most popular Cricketer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Sri Lanka. Farveez Maharoof celebrates birthday on September 7 of every year.
On 22 June 2010 Maharoof took his first hat-trick in One day International against India in Asia Cup 2010. The cup’s final against India was his last match until early 2012. The auction for the 2011 IPL was held in January that year, and although Maharoof was available he was not signed by a team.