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Zaheer Khan

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Full name Zaheer Khan
Born October 7, 1978, Shrirampur, Maharashtra
Current age 30 years 57 days
Major teams India, Asia XI, Asia XI, Bangalore Royal Challengers, Baroda, Mumbai, Surrey, Worcestershire
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Left-arm fast-medium

Batting and fielding averages
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
Tests 60 80 20 765 75 12.75 1536 49.80 0 2 82 16 15 0
ODIs 154 86 35 679 34* 13.31 894 75.95 0 0 58 22 32 0
T20Is 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0
First-class 120 159 35 1749 75 14.10 0 3 39 0
List A 207 114 43 934 42 13.15 0 0 46 0
Twenty20 21 15 7 90 26 11.25 99 90.90 0 0 10 0 4 0

Bowling averages
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
Tests 60 110 11837 6539 189 5/29 9/134 34.59 3.31 62.6 11 6 0
ODIs 154 152 7731 6242 218 5/42 5/42 28.63 4.84 35.4 7 1 0
T20Is 1 1 24 15 2 2/15 2/15 7.50 3.75 12.0 0 0 0
First-class 120 24511 13641 488 9/138 27.95 3.33 50.2 27 7
List A 207 10379 8345 293 5/42 5/42 28.48 4.82 35.4 10 1 0
Twenty20 21 21 480 622 22 3/38 3/38 28.27 7.77 21.8 0 0 0

Career statistics
Test debut Bangladesh v India at Dhaka, Nov 10-13, 2000 scorecard
Last Test India v Australia at Nagpur, Nov 6-10, 2008 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut Kenya v India at Nairobi (Gym), Oct 3, 2000 scorecard
Last ODI India v England at Cuttack, Nov 26, 2008 scorecard
ODI statistics
Only T20I South Africa v India at Johannesburg, Dec 1, 2006 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut 1999/00
Last First-class India v Australia at Nagpur, Nov 6-10, 2008 scorecard
List A debut 1999/00
Last List A India v England at Cuttack, Nov 26, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut Glamorgan v Worcestershire at Cardiff, Jun 27, 2006 scorecard
Last Twenty20 Bangalore Royal Challengers v Delhi Daredevils at Bangalore, May 19, 2008 scorecard

 Profile

Like Waqar Younis a decade before, Zaheer Khan yorked his way into the collective consciousness of the cricket world: his performances at the ICC Knockout Trophy in Kenya in September 2000 announced the arrival of an all-too-rare star in the Indian fast-bowling firmament. He might just as easily have come from the Pakistani pace stable: well-built, quick and unfazed by a batsman's reputation, Zaheer could move the ball both ways off the wicket and swing the old ball at some pace. After initially struggling to establish himself as a new-ball bowler, he came of age on the 2002 tour of the West Indies, when he led the line with great heart. His subsequent displays in England and New Zealand - not to mention some eye-catching moments at the World Cup - established him at the forefront of India's new pace generation, but a hamstring injury saw him relegated to bit-part performer as Indian cricket scripted some of its finest moments away in Australia and Pakistan. After that, his pace has dropped and his attitude was questioned, as a new breed of pace bowlers pushed him aside to move to the front of the queue. Zaheer's response was to head to Worcestershire and take 78 wickets in the 2006 county season, a performance that earned him a recall for the tour of South Africa. He was the perfect foil for Sreesanth there, and he then regained his status as leader of the pack with a matchwinning display at Trent Bridge, as India won only their fifth Test on English soil.
Dileep Premachandran

 Notes
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 2008

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Nov 26, 2008

Zaheer Khan is mobbed after he dismissed Alastair Cook
Zaheer Khan is mobbed after he dismissed Alastair Cook
© AFP

Nov 26, 2008

Team-mates congratulate Zaheer Khan on dismissing Alastair Cook
Team-mates congratulate Zaheer Khan on dismissing Alastair Cook
© Getty Images

Nov 24, 2008

Sachin Tendulkar and Zaheer Khan get a traditional welcome as they arrive in Bhubaneswar
Sachin Tendulkar and Zaheer Khan get a traditional welcome as they arrive in Bhubaneswar
© PA Photos

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