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Zaheer Khan

Zaheer Khan
Personal information
Born (1978-10-07) 7 October 1978 (age 38)
Shrirampur, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India
Nickname Zak, Zippy and Zakky
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Left-arm Fast
Role Bowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 231) 10 November {{{testdebutyear}}} v Bangladesh
Last Test 14 February 2014 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 133) 3 October 2000 v Kenya
Last ODI 4 August 2012 v Sri Lanka
ODI shirt no. 34
T20I debut (cap 5) 1 December 2006 v South Africa
Last T20I 2 October 2012 v South Africa
Domestic team information
Years Team
1999/00–2005/06 Baroda
2004 Surrey
2006 Worcestershire
2006–2014 Mumbai
2008, 2011–2013 Royal Challengers Bangalore
2009–2010, 2014 Mumbai Indians
2015 - 2016 Delhi Daredevils
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 92 200 164 253
Runs scored 1,230 792 2,361 1047
Batting average 11.94 12.00 13.49 12.17
100s/50s 0/3 0/0 0/5 0/0
Top score 75 34* 75 43
Balls bowled 18,785 10,097 32,902 12,745
Wickets 360 282 653 357
Bowling average 32.95 29.44 27.55 29.07
5 wickets in innings 11 1 34 1
10 wickets in match 1 0 8 0
Best bowling 7/87 5/42 9/138 5/42
Catches/stumpings 19/– 43/– 46/– 57/–
Source: ESPNCricinfo, 25 December 2013

Zaheer Khan (born 7 October 1978) is a former Indian cricketer who was a member of the Indian national cricket team from 2000 till 2014. He also played for Worcestershire in County Cricket and played for Mumbai and Delhi Daredevils in Indian domestic cricket. He was the second-most successful Indian pace bowler in Test cricket, behind Kapil Dev.

Khan started his domestic career by playing for Baroda. In the early years of his career, Khan was known for his hostile seam and pace bowling, especially fast inch-perfect yorkers. In a bid to improve his bowling, he moved to England for a short stint with Worcestershire in 2006. A left-arm fast-medium bowler, Khan was best known for his ability to "move the ball both ways off the wicket and swing the old ball at some pace". Khan continues to excel in reverse swing with the old ball. He is praised for his performances on flat subcontinent pitches and the controlling of different types of cricket balls. He was one of the key members of the 2011 ODI World Cup winning team, leading the pace attack with 21 wickets in just 9 games. In 2011 he was conferred with the Arjuna Award, India's second highest sporting award by the President of India. Khan's career is also noted for recurring injuries, which often interrupted his progress at the international level. That is also the reason Zaheer has set up ProSport Fitness & Services, a special rehab & training center in association with Adrian Le Roux and Andrew Leipus.

Zaheer Khan was selected as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 2008. Zaheer Khan announced his retirement from international cricket in October 2015.


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