Hall Of Fame - Zaheer Khan
Text Box: Full name Zaheer Khan Born Oct 7, 1978, Shrirampur, Maharashtra Major teams India, Baroda, Worcestershire, Surrey Batting style Right-hand Bowling style Left-arm fast-medium Text Box: Like Waqar Younis a decade before, left-armed Zaheer Khan yorked his way into the collective consciousness of the cricket world: made his debut against Bangladesh in their inaugural Test at Dhaka in 2000 and was 'honoured' of taking the first Test wicket of Bangladesh of opener Mehrab Hossain. His performances at the Champions Trophy in Kenya in September 2000 announced the arrival of an all-too-rare star in Indian fast-bowling firmament, He might just as easily have come from Pakistan pace stable – well-built, quick and unfazed by a batsmen, reputation, Zaheer could move the ball both ways off the pitch and swing the old ball at a decent pace. After initially struggling to establish himself as a new-ball bowler, he came of age in the West Indies in 2002, when he led the line with great heart. His subsequent display in England and New Zealand – not to mention some eye-catching moments at the 2003 World Cup – established him at the forefront of India's new pace generation, but hamstring injury saw him relegated to bit-part performer while Indian cricket scripted some of its finest moments away in Australia and Pakistan. In a bid to jump the queue of left-armers vying for a national spot, Zaheer put in the hard yards for Worcestershire in 2006, bowling a lot of overs and, in the match against Essex, taking the first nine wicket to fall in the first innings before Darren Gough's flailing bat – and a dropped catch behind the stumps – spoilt his figures and his chances of a rare all-ten Text Box: Game Profile Text Box: Player Profile Text Box: Batting and fielding averages Text Box: Bowling averages Rounded Rectangle: Quick Links

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Inns

NO

Runs

HS

Ave

BF

SR

100

50

4s

6s

Ct

St

Tests

47

62

15

580

75

12.34

1112

52.15

0

1

60

14

11

0

ODIs

125

68

31

521

34*

14.08

617

84.44

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0

46

17

26

0

First-class

105

138

30

1532

75

14.18

 

 

0

2

 

 

33

0

List A

177

96

39

776

42

13.61

 

 

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0

 

 

40

0

Twenty20

10

7

3

56

26

14

56

100

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3

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SR

4

5

10

Tests

47

8902

4968

142

5/29

7/88

34.98

3.34

62.69

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4

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ODIs

125

6197

5042

182

5/42

5/42

27.7

4.88

34.04

6

1

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First-class

105

21234

11823

432

9/138

 

27.36

3.34

49.15

 

25

7

List A

177

8803

7088

257

5/42

5/42

27.57

4.83

34.25

9

1

0

Twenty20

10

228

265

9

2/15

2/15

29.44

6.97

25.33

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0

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