Major teams Sri Lanka, Asia XI, Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club, Colombo Cricket Club, Delhi Daredevils, Nondescripts Cricket Club, Sri Lanka A, Sri Lanka Schools XI, Sri Lanka Under-15s, Sri Lanka Under-19s, Wayamba, Wesley College

Also known as Fara

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct
Tests	20	31	4	538	72	19.92	1345	40.00	0	3	66	3	6
ODIs	91	62	15	973	69*	20.70	1138	85.50	0	2	82	22	19
T20Is	7	4	1	23	13*	7.66	27	85.18	0	0	0	1	2
First-class	43	63	6	1192	104	20.91	2730	43.66	1	4			21
List A	123	88	19	1359	69*	19.69	1741	78.05	0	3			28
Twenty20	29	20	9	237	39	21.54	190	124.73	0	0	16	10	7

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w
Tests	20	32	2628	1458	24	4/52	5/122	60.75	3.32	109.5	1	0
ODIs	91	88	3788	2997	116	6/14	6/14	25.83	4.74	32.6	4	1
T20Is	7	7	144	173	7	2/18	2/18	24.71	7.20	20.5	0	0
First-class	43		5411	2947	93	7/73		31.68	3.26	58.1	5	1
List A	123		4998	3944	140	6/14	6/14	28.17	4.73	35.7	6	1
Twenty20	29	29	600	716	33	3/21	3/21	21.69	7.16	18.1	0	0

Career statistics

Test debut	Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka at Harare, May 6-8, 2004 scorecard
Last Test	Australia v Sri Lanka at Hobart, Nov 16-20, 2007 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut	Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka at Harare, Apr 25, 2004 scorecard
Last ODI	Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (RPS), Feb 8, 2009 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut	England v Sri Lanka at Southampton, Jun 15, 2006 scorecard
Last T20I	Pakistan v Sri Lanka at King City (NW), Oct 13, 2008 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut	2001/02
Last First-class	Nondescripts Cricket Club v Moors Sports Club at Colombo (NCC), Dec 5-7, 2008 scorecard
List A debut	2002/03
Last List A	Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (RPS), Feb 8, 2009 scorecard
Twenty20 debut	Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club v Police Sports Club at Colombo (Colts), Aug 17, 2004 scorecard
Last Twenty20	Royal Challengers Bangalore v Delhi Daredevils at Johannesburg, May 19, 2009 scorecard

Profile

Farveez Maharoof is a young fast-bowling allrounder of exciting potential, and bowls lively seamers from an upright, open-chested action. Sri Lanka's selectors, impressed by his performances as under-19 captain, fast-tracked him into the national squad for the Zimbabwe tour as they looked towards the future. Faced with a weak opposition, Maharoof picked up a bunch of wickets, but then came up against better competitors during the Asia Cup. He performed reasonably well, and made a mark with his swinging deliveries when South Africa came visiting. He had worked his way up through the representative ranks, playing for Sri Lanka under-15, under-17 and under-19, and led the under-19 team on four tours, including the 2004 Youth World Cup in Bangladesh. He enjoyed a prolific school career for Wesley College, with a highest score of 243 and best bowling figures of 8 for 20. Opportunities in the Test team have been limited but in the one-day side he has started to cement a permanent spot. A mean display during the ICC Champions Trophy in England, when he exploited the end-of-summer conditions expertly, suggested he could be especially useful when Sri Lanka play in seamer-friendly conditions. His batting has taken longer to click for the senior team but his talent is obvious and a middle-order position for the under-19 team suggests that with time he has the raw ingredients to become one of Sri Lanka's finest allrounders. Most importantly, he has also indicated that he is comfortable under pressure, the traditional Achilles Heel of Sri Lanka's recent fast bowling allrounders. A useful series with bat and ball against Pakistan in early 2006 suggested he was ready to push on, but his bowling failed to impress on the tour of England - in conditions that should have suited him. Then came an astonishing display at the Champions Trophy in India when his 6 for 14 skittled West Indies for 80. He performed creditably with bat and ball for the Delhi Daredevils in the IPL's first season. A regular in the one-day side, he's yet to cement his place in the Test side.
Charlie Austin December 2008