Zaheer Khan Statistics
Born: 7 October 1978, Shrirampur, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra
Major Teams: Baroda, India.
Known As: Zaheer Khan
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Medium Fast
Profile:
Zaheer Khan who quit his engineering studies to pursue a career in cricket is one of the best current findings of Indian team. His emergence has been a revelation for Indian cricket which was badly needing a genuine quick bowler. Zaheer's impressive debut in the ICC KnockOut, when two yorkers in three balls speared into the off stumps of Kenyan batsmen, heightened people's expectations. His pace and willingness to angle the ball into the body has impressed even the best in the World. He is an aggressive wicket taking bowler and has unveiled another potent dimension of his game in the one-dayer at Jodhpur against Zimbabwe, where he struck Henry Olonga for four sixes off the last four balls of the innings thus proving that he is an aggresive batter too.
The emergence of Zaheer Khan has given the Indian new ball attack a sense of well-being after a long hiatus. Zaheer's impressive debut in the ICC KnockOut, when two yorkers in three balls speared into the off stumps of Kenyan batsmen, heightened expectations. He stayed in the forefront of India's ICCKO and Champions Trophy campaigns, picking up 15 wickets, the most prized being Steve Waugh's, which showed he could unsettle the best in the business. Always presenting a composed exterior, his bursts of speed and willingness to angle the ball into the body can discompose most batsmen. In two Tests on bland subcontinent wickets, Zaheer toiled for limited success but his enthusiasm never flagged. He unveiled another potent dimension to his game in the one-dayer at Jodhpur against Zimbabwe, smiting Henry Olonga for four sixes off the last four balls of the innings.
Three years with the MRF Pace Foundation moulded Zaheer into a fighting fit product, ready to pass through the turnstiles into international cricket. He was given the opportunity to train at the Commonwealth Cricket Academy in Adelaide in October 1999 and toured New Zealand with the Academy boys. Having played for Mumbai at the Under-19 level, he failed to break into the city's Ranji Trophy side and sensibly decided to shift allegiances to Baroda. The impact of his Australian sojourn was evident during his maiden first-class season in 1999-2000, which yielded 35 wickets. The lad from Srirampur who quit his engineering studies to pursue a career in cricket would soon rest assured he had made the right decision.
Test Debut: India v Bangladesh at Dhaka, Only Test, 2000/01
ODI Debut: India v Kenya at Nairobi (Gymk), ICC KnockOut, 2000/01
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(including 08/03/2005)
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 38 49 12 441 75 11.91 55.19 0 1 10 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 1176.1 239 3840 102 37.64 5-29 3 0 69.1 3.26
ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
(including 02/04/2005)
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 91 48 19 338 34* 11.65 79.15 0 0 22 0
O M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 745.2 45 3625 136 26.65 4-19 6 0 32.8 4.86
FIRST-CLASS
(1999/00 - 2004/05; last updated 31/03/2005)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 69 89 17 1046 75 14.52 0 2 24 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 2245.5 444 7301 241 30.29 6-25 15 3 55.9 3.25
LIST A LIMITED OVERS
(1999/00 - 2004/05; last updated 02/04/2005)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 121 64 24 431 34* 10.77 0 0 34 0
O M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 1017 64 4868 171 28.46 4-19 7 0 35.6 4.78
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