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Full name Zaheer Khan
Born October 7, 1978, Shrirampur, Maharashtra
Current age 29 years 319 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

Runs

Ave

100

Tests

671

11.77

1357

49.44

ODIs

146

674

34*

14.34

869

77.56

T20Is

First-class

115

152

1651

13.87

List A

199

110

929

13.86

Twenty20

11.25

90.90

Bowling averages

Mat

Inns

Balls

Runs

Wkts

BBI

BBM

Ave

Econ

Tests

103

10962

6064

178

5/29

9/134

34.06

3.31

61.5

ODIs

146

144

7314

5955

205

5/42

29.04

4.88

35.6

T20Is

2/15

7.50

3.75

12.0

First-class

115

23474

13074

472

9/138

27.69

3.34

49.7

List A

199

9962

8058

280

5/42

28.77

4.85

35.5

Twenty20

480

622

3/38

28.27

7.77

21.8

Career statistics

Test debut

Bangladesh v India at Dhaka, Nov 10-13, 2000 scorecard

Last Test

Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (PSS), Aug 8-11, 2008 scorecard

Test statistics

ODI debut

Kenya v India at Nairobi (Gym), Oct 3, 2000 scorecard

Last ODI

Sri Lanka v India at Dambulla, Aug 20, 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

Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (PSS), Aug 8-11, 2008 scorecard

List A debut

1999/00

Last List A

Sri Lanka v India at Dambulla, Aug 20, 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

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

Aug 20, 2008

Zaheer Khan took 4 for 11 in his first spell © AFP

Aug 20, 2008

Zaheer Khan celebrates Sanath Jayasuriya's dismissal © AFP

Aug 20, 2008

Zaheer Khan bowled Kumar Sangakkara for two © AFP

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