Maheesh Theekshana Biography, Age, Height, Cricket Career, Net Worth, Stats, IPL 2023, Controversy, Records, Bowling Speed, T20 Ranking, Girlfriend, Family, Father, and More

Morawakage Maheesh Theekshana was born 1 August 2000 is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer who plays for the national team in all three formats of the game. In September 2021, he made his international debut for Sri Lanka. He bowls similarly to former Sri Lankan mystery spinner Ajantha Mendis, who happens to be his mentor with the Sri Lanka Army cricket team. He is attached with Sri Lanka Army and plays club cricket for Sri Lanka Army Sports Club.

Maheesh Theekshana Personal Life

Theekshana grew up with his grandmother and hailed from Siddhartha Vidyalaya, Sedawatta. Two of the old boys from St. Benedict’s College, Colombo requested the guardian of Theekshana to switch their location to Kotahena in order to make Theekshana play school cricket representing St. Benedict’s College. In the first two years, the Cricket Wing of St. Benedict’s looked after his finances, and later St. Benedict’s College offered him a scholarship. During his final year at St. Benedict’s College, he won the All Island Best All Rounder Award.

Maheesh Theekshana with his mom

Maheesh Theekshana Military Career

Theekshana joined the Sri Lanka Army, following basic training he served as a Private in the Gajaba Regiment and played for the Sri Lanka Army cricket team. Following the Asia Cup Championship in 2022, he was promoted to the rank of Sergeant.

Domestic and T20 franchise career

The National Cricket Academy called him for trials after he impressed with the ball at school level at R. Premadasa Stadium. Simon Willis, director of cricket at National Cricket Academy, was impressed by his control, accuracy, bounce, variations, as well as his Ajantha Mendis-like bowling action. However, he was under scrutiny for his body weight as he weighed at one stage at 105 kilograms, 140 skinfolds, and also had difficulty passing fitness tests since he took 10.1 minutes to complete the two-kilometre tests as well as producing a subpar YOYO test conducted by Sri Lanka Cricket. He was also omitted from Sri Lankan U-19 squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup on the basis of fitness issues. According to some sources, Theekshana had weighed around 117 kilograms during his U19 days.

In August 2021, Theekshana was named in the SLC Blues team for the 2021 SLC Invitational T20 League tournament. In November 2021, he was selected to play for the Jaffna Kings following the players’ draft for the 2021 Lanka Premier League.

Maheesh Theekshana Bowling Speed

In February 2022, he was bought by the Chennai Super Kings in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament. During the 2022 edition of the Tata IPL, he broke Rohit Sharma’s record to become the youngest ever bowler to take a four-wicket haul in an IPL match as he achieved the landmark at the age of 21 days and 255 days against Royal Challengers Bangalore. In July 2022, he was signed by the Jaffna Kings for the third edition of the Lanka Premier League. In July 2022, he was signed by Trinbago Knight Riders for the 2022 Caribbean Premier League.

In August 2022, he was picked up by Johannesburg Super Kings for the inaugural edition of the South Africa’s unnamed CSA T20 League, which is set to be held in 2023.

International career

Following Theekshana’s strong performances in the SLC Invitational T20 league, he was named in Sri Lanka’s One-Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) squads for their series against South Africa. He made his ODI debut on 7 September 2021, for Sri Lanka against South Africa. In the match, he took a wicket with his first ball in ODI cricket. He took 4 wickets for 37 runs, helping Sri Lanka win the series 2-1. He became the first Sri Lankan international cricketer to be born in the 21st century. He made his T20I debut on 10 September 2021, also for Sri Lanka against South Africa.

In June 2022, he achieved his career best eighth ranking in ICC Men’s T20I Player Rankings for bowlers.

Maheesh Theekshana IPL 2023

In July 2022, he was added to Sri Lanka’s Test squad for the second match against Australia. He made his Test debut on 8 July 2022, for Sri Lanka against Australia. In August 2022, he was included in Sri Lanka’s squad for the 2022 Asia Cup. Along with Wanindu Hasaranga, Theekshana made the spin bowling department, where Sri Lanka eventually won the tournament for the sixth time. Theekshana made a consistent wicket taking option for skipper Dasun Shanaka, where he ended the tournament with 6 wickets for 162 runs with an economy of 6.75.

Career Averages
Bowling
FORMATMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Test2436518852/283/7637.603.0973.0000
ODI99492334104/374/3733.404.0749.2100
T20I3232733802313/173/1725.876.5623.6000
FC57779422135/765/7632.463.2559.9010
List A22221060696284/374/3724.853.9337.8200
T20818018071905894/254/2521.406.3220.3200
Batting & Fielding
FORMATMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Test230593819.6614939.59006110
ODI9652811*28.005947.45001030
T20I321263111*5.163393.93001270
FC5801313816.3728046.780015120
List A22127561511.2012744.09002050
T208125136411*5.337190.140033200

Maheesh Theekshana Controversy

The fans of Chennai Super Kings expressed their grief and vent their frustrations in disbelief by trending hashtags #Boycott_ChennaiSuperKings and #DontNormalizeTamilGenocide in various social media platforms soon after Chennai Super Kings bought Theekshana during the 2022 IPL auction.

Maheesh Theekshana Life Style

Maheesh Theekshana Education

He has completed his initial schooling at a private school in Colombo and after that, he did his education till graduation at St. Benedict’s College, Colombo.

Bio/Wiki

Full NameMorawakage Maheesh Theekshana
NicknameMaheesh Theekshana
ProfessionCricketer

Personal Details

Date of birth1 August 2000
Age (as of 2022)21 years
Place of birthColombo, Sri Lanka
Marital StatusUnmarried
Marital DateNot Known
Girlfriend/ AffairsNot Known
Wife/SpouseNot Known
NationalitySri Lankan
Zodiac SignLeo
ReligionBuddhism
HobbiesTravelling, Playing Cricket
National sideSri Lanka

Maheesh Theekshana Cricket Life

International DebutTest – N/A
ODI – 7 September 2021 v South Africa
T20I – 10 September 2021 v South Africa
Domestic/ State Team
  • Sri Lanka
  • Colts Cricket Club
  • Jaffna Kings
  • Northern Warriors
  • Sri Lanka Army
  • Chennai Super Kings
Jersey Number61
Coach NameMickey Arthur
Batting StyleRight-hand
Bowling StyleRight-arm offbreak
RoleBowler
Famous ShotsCut Shot
Awards Name

Maheesh Theekshana Physical Appearance

Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorBlack
Body ColourFair
Height (approx.)in Feet Inches – 5’9” | in Meters- 1.75 M
Weight (approx.)in Kilograms- 75 Kg | in Pounds- 165 lbs

Education

Educational QualificationGraduate
School NameNot Known
College / University NameSt. Benedict’s College, Colombo

Maheesh Theekshana Family Details

Father NameNot Known
Mother NameNot Known
Brother NameNot Known
Sister NameNot Known
ChildrenDaughter- Not Known | Son- Not Known

Maheesh Theekshana Net Worth

Net Worth (Approx.)$4 million
IPL Fee 2022₹70.00 Lac
Maheesh Theekshana Favourite Things
Favourite CricketerBatsman- Sanath Jayasuriya, Jacques Kallis, Sachin Tendulkar
Bowler- Muttiah Muralitharan, Glenn McGrath, Shane Bond, Dale Steyn
Favourite GroundR.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Favourite DestinationNot Known
Favourite ActorNot Known
Favourite ActressNot Known
Favourite FilmNot Known
Favourite FoodNot Known
Favourite AnimalNot Known

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