Moises Henriques

Some Lesser Known Facts About Moises Henriques

• Does Moises Henriques drink alcohol: Yes

• Henriques was born to a Portuguese professional footballer in Portugal but his family moved to Australia when he was just 1.

• He wanted to be a fast bowler and as a kid, he used to bowl as fast as he could, but after sustaining a lot of injuries, he finally settled as a seamer.

• Though his style has always been compared to Shane Watson’s batting and bowling style, he considers South African Jacques Kallis to be his role model.

• A field in Endeavour School in Sydney has been renamed as “Moises Henriques Field”. A gateway was erected at the entrance in honour of Moises Henriques, an alumnus of the Endeavour School.

• In 2004, he received the first Rexona Australian Youth Cricket Scholarship, an initiative backed by Ricky Ponting.

• For the 2009 season of IPL, Kolkata Knight Riders signed him for $300,000.

• In 2010, he was traded to Delhi Daredevils in exchange for Manoj Tiwary.

• He was named to Australia’s test team squad in February 2013 and became the second Portugal to have played a test match after former South African cricketer Dick Westcott.

• Henriques was bought for $166,000 by Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2014 and has since been retained by the team.