INDIA
Full name - Zaheer Khan
Born - October 7, 1978, Shrirampur, Maharashtra
Current age - 28 years 44 days
Major teams - India, ACC Asian XI, Baroda, Surrey, Worcestershire
Batting style - Right-hand bat
Bowling style - Left-arm fast-medium
Statsguru - Test player, ODI player
| BATTING AND FIELDING AVEREGES |
| class |
mat |
inns |
no |
runs |
hs |
ave |
bf |
sr |
100 |
50 |
4s |
6s |
ct |
st |
| Tests |
42 |
54 |
14 |
507 |
75 |
12.67 |
908 |
55.83 |
0 |
1 |
55 |
12 |
10 |
0 |
| ODIs |
107 |
58 |
24 |
453 |
34* |
13.32 |
529 |
85.63 |
0 |
0 |
38 |
16 |
25 |
0 |
| First-class |
98 |
126 |
28 |
1425 |
75 |
14.54 |
|
|
0 |
2 |
|
|
32 |
0 |
| List A |
159 |
86 |
32 |
708 |
42 |
13.11 |
|
|
0 |
0 |
|
|
39 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
41 |
26 |
41.00 |
34 |
120.58 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
0 |
0 |
| class |
mat |
balls |
runs |
wkts |
bbi |
bbm |
ave |
econ |
sr |
4 |
5 |
10 |
| Tests |
42 |
7961 |
4398 |
121 |
5/29 |
7/138 |
36.34 |
3.31 |
65.79 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
| ODIs |
107 |
5315 |
4335 |
155 |
4/19 |
4/19 |
27.96 |
4.89 |
34.29 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
| First-class |
98 |
19969 |
11036 |
397 |
9/138 |
|
27.79 |
3.31 |
50.29 |
|
23 |
7 |
| List A |
159 |
7921 |
6381 |
230 |
4/19 |
4/19 |
27.74 |
4.83 |
34.43 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
5 |
114 |
156 |
4 |
2/29 |
2/29 |
39.00 |
8.21 |
28.50 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| CAREER STATISTICS |
 |
| |
| Test debut |
Bangladesh v India at Dhaka - Nov 10-13, 2000 |
| Last Test |
Pakistan v India at Karachi - Jan 29-Feb 2, 2006 |
| ODI debut |
Kenya v India at Nairobi (Gym) - Oct 3, 2000 |
| Last ODI |
Pakistan v India at Karachi - Feb 19, 2006 |
| First-class span |
1999/00 - 2006/07 |
| List A span |
1999/00 - 2006/07 |
| Twenty20 span |
2006 |
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. Since then, his pace has dropped and his attitude questioned, as a new breed of pace bowlers pushed him aside to move to the front of the queue. Despite inspired displays for Worcestershire in the 2006 county season, he remains on the fringes of national selection.
Dileep Premachandran
