Naveed Nawaz
- January 10, 2024
- Cricketer
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Naveed Nawaz Biography
| Name | Naveed Nawaz |
| Birthday | Sep 20 |
| Birth Year | 1973 |
| Place Of Birth | Colombo |
| Home Town | Western |
| Birth Country | Sri Lanka |
| Birth Sign | Virgo |
Naveed Nawaz is one of the most popular and richest Cricketer who was born on September 20, 1973 in Colombo, Western, Sri Lanka. Former Sri Lankan cricketer, Mohamed Naveed Nawaz (Tamil nviitt nvaas – born September 20, 1973 in Colombo). He was a left-handed cricketer and a leg-break player who played in one Test and three One-Day Internationals for Sri Lanka. He has been appointed to coach the under-19 team of Bangladesh. Under Nawaz’s coaching, Bangladesh won the 2020 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup by beating India by three wickets.
He was named captain of Sri Lanka’s A side that toured New Zealand in 2004. The team featured very talented players such as Lasith Malinga.
In 2007/08 Naveed Nawaz was head coach of the Fingara International cricket academy (FICA), an academy that is owned by a privately held company in Sri Lanka.
In 2009, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) appointed Naveed Nawaz the Head coach of the Sri Lanka National under-19 team.
He was a regular number three batsman for his club sides Bloomfield, and then NCC. This included playing alongside Sri Lankan players like Sanath Jayasuriya and Aravinda de Silva, Hashan Tillekaratne, Kumar Sangakkara, and Sanath Jasuriya. His first class average was 40. He got the chance to display this in 2002, almost five years after his first international appearance as an ODI batsman and many years after his first international tour to the Caribbean with Arjuna Rantunga’s team. He came out of the Test match with a test score of 99, which is his current average until he is shelved.
Naveed Nawaz Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Cricketer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Naveed Nawaz is one of the richest Cricketer from Sri Lanka. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Naveed Nawaz 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
His school days at D.S. Senanayake College in Colombo awarded him the Sri Lanka School Boy Cricketer Award for 1993.
Nawaz has only played one Test against Bangladesh. Nawaz had been playing for his club for many years before he was invited to play in an international match. His first international match took place in July 2002. In 2004, Nawaz entered Twenty-20 cricket.
Naveed Nawaz retired from International and domestic cricket in 2005 and ventured into the field of coaching first-class cricket in Sri Lanka. He was player-cum-coach of Nondescript cricket club, head coach of Moors Sports club and his latest contract is as the head coach with one of Sri Lanka’s cricket clubs; the Sinhalese Sports Club.
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Naveed Ranked on the list of most popular Cricketer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Sri Lanka. Naveed Nawaz celebrates birthday on September 20 of every year.
Top Facts about Naveed Nawaz
- Mohamed Naveed Nawaz was born on September 20, 1973.
- He was a former Sri Lankan cricketer, playing one Test and 3 One-Day Internationals.
- He won Sri Lanka’s School Boy Cricketer of the Year in 1993.
- He played for his club side Bloomfield and later NCC.
- His first class average was 40.
- He made his Twenty20 debut on 17 August 2004, for Nondescripts Cricket Club.
- He was appointed as the captain of Sri Lanka A side toured New Zealand in 2004.
- He retired from International and domestic cricket in 2005.
- He was appointed as the head coach of Sri Lanka National under-19 team in 2009.
- He was appointed as under-19 coach of Bangladesh in 2018.
- He with his team won The 2020 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup.
- He was appointed as the consultant coach for Sri Lanka women’s team in 2009.
- He was appointed as assistant coach for Sri Lanka National cricket team on 17 April 2022.
- He had played for his club side for several years before an international appearance.
- He was player-cum-coach of Nondescript cricket club in 2007/08.