Hiren Varaiya
Kenya
Profile
Hiren Varaiya is an Indian-born Kenyan leg-spinner, best known for taking a wicket on his first ball in ODI cricket when he dismissed Canada's Ashish Bagai when he debuted in 2006.
In the 2006-2007, he took 22 wickets for Kenya Select XI in the Logan Cup. He made his T20I debut in 2007 against Bangladesh and remained wicket-less in that game.
In one of his best ODI performances, his 3-53 against Zimbabwe in October 2008 helped his team achieve victory by 95 runs. Although he is a regular part of the ODI team, he has not enjoyed much success in the T20 format.
By Sonali Dhulap
As of May 2014
Personal Information
Born
April 09, 1984 (40 years)
Birth Place
Kenya
Height
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Role
Bowler
Batting Style
Right Handed Bat
Bowling Style
Left-arm orthodox
ICC Rankings
Test
ODI
T20
Batting
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Bowling
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Batting Career Summary
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100 | 200 | 50 | 4s | 6s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI | 63 | 38 | 17 | 252 | 34 | 12.0 | 489 | 51.53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| T20 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 55 | 18 | 55.0 | 85 | 64.71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Bowling Career Summary
| M | Inn | B | Runs | Wickets | BBI | BBM | Econ | Avg | SR | 5w | 10w | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI | 63 | 60 | 2951 | 2047 | 68 | 4/25 | 4/25 | 4.16 | 30.1 | 43.4 | 0 | 0 |
| T20 | 25 | 24 | 464 | 460 | 18 | 2/9 | 2/9 | 5.95 | 25.56 | 25.78 | 0 | 0 |