Full name Hiren Ashok Varaiya
Born April 9, 1984, Kenya
Current age 25 years 227 days
Major teams Kenya, Africa XI
Nickname Viru
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 46 | 26 | 14 | 183 | 34 | 15.25 | 372 | 49.19 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| T20Is | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 6* | - | 22 | 63.63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| First-class | 17 | 28 | 6 | 265 | 37 | 12.04 | 1009 | 26.26 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| List A | 55 | 30 | 15 | 220 | 34 | 14.66 | 467 | 47.10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Twenty20 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 6* | - | 22 | 63.63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 46 | 43 | 2066 | 1412 | 51 | 4/25 | 4/25 | 27.68 | 4.10 | 40.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 6 | 5 | 102 | 94 | 4 | 2/24 | 2/24 | 23.50 | 5.52 | 25.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 17 | 31 | 3056 | 1523 | 77 | 6/45 | 10/133 | 19.77 | 2.99 | 39.6 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| List A | 55 | 51 | 2396 | 1639 | 57 | 4/25 | 4/25 | 28.75 | 4.10 | 42.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Twenty20 | 6 | 5 | 102 | 94 | 4 | 2/24 | 2/24 | 23.50 | 5.52 | 25.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI debut | Canada v Kenya at Toronto, Aug 5, 2006 scorecard |
| Last ODI | Zimbabwe v Kenya at Harare, Oct 18, 2009 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| T20I debut | Kenya v Bangladesh at Nairobi (Gym), Sep 1, 2007 scorecard |
| Last T20I | Kenya v Scotland at Belfast, Aug 4, 2008 scorecard |
| T20I statistics | |
| First-class debut | Canada v Kenya at King City (NW), Jul 29-Aug 1, 2006 scorecard |
| Last First-class | Zimbabwe XI v Kenya at Kwekwe, Oct 7-10, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | Canada v Kenya at Toronto, Aug 5, 2006 scorecard |
| Last List A | Zimbabwe v Kenya at Harare, Oct 18, 2009 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Kenya v Bangladesh at Nairobi (Gym), Sep 1, 2007 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Kenya v Scotland at Belfast, Aug 4, 2008 scorecard |
Left-arm spinner Hiren Varaiya was one of a handful of young players given a chance by selectors in 2006 and he rose to the challenge, taking a wicket with his first ball on debut against Canada. He struggled in one outing against Bangladesh but made amends with solid performances against other Associates and quickly established himself in the side with a string of good performances. He varies his pace intelligently, holding the odd ball back and like all bowlers of his kind in one-dayers, he forces the batsmen to play shots and so take risks.
Martin Williamson April 2007
- Varaiya spins Kenya to thumping win (Aug 18, 2009)
- Kenya search for new captain and coach (Jun 17, 2009)
- Tikolo century sets up 95-run win (Oct 19, 2008)
- Bowlers give Kenya the edge (Sep 14, 2008)
- Nomads edge out the Aces (Mar 15, 2008)
Aug 3, 2008
Hiren Varaiya appeals against Henry Osinde
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Jan 30, 2008
The dust flies as Hiren Varaiya pulls off a fine save on the boundary
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Aug 11, 2007
Parthiv Patel drives the ball past Hiren Varaiya as Subramaniam Badrinath looks on
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