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Full name Zaheer Khan
Born October 7, 1978, Shrirampur, Maharashtra
Current age 29 years 274 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

628

12.07

1228

51.14

ODIs

144

660

34*

14.34

821

80.38

T20Is

First-class

112

146

1608

14.10

List A

197

108

915

13.86

Twenty20

11.25

90.90

Bowling averages

Mat

Inns

Balls

Runs

Wkts

BBI

BBM

Ave

Econ

Tests

10410

5712

170

5/29

9/134

33.60

3.29

61.2

ODIs

144

142

7213

5910

201

5/42

29.40

4.91

35.8

T20Is

2/15

7.50

3.75

12.0

First-class

112

22922

12722

464

9/138

27.41

3.33

49.4

List A

197

9861

8013

276

5/42

29.03

4.87

35.7

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

Australia v India at Melbourne, Dec 26-29, 2007 scorecard

Test statistics

ODI debut

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

Last ODI

India v Pakistan at Gwalior, Nov 15, 2007 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

Australia v India at Melbourne, Dec 26-29, 2007 scorecard

List A debut

1999/00

Last List A

India v Pakistan at Gwalior, Nov 15, 2007 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

Jun 28, 2008

Wasim Jaffer, Zaheer Khan and Dinesh Karthik take a breather © AFP

Jun 26, 2008

Zaheer Khan sends down a delivery © AFP

Jun 25, 2008

Zaheer Khan bowls during a training session © AFP

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