Loading ...Zaheer Khan
India
Full name Zaheer Khan
Born October 7, 1978, Shrirampur, Maharashtra
Current age 29 years 181 days
Major teams India, Asia XI, Asia XI, Baroda, Surrey, Worcestershire
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Left-arm fast-medium
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 53 | 69 | 17 | 628 | 75 | 12.07 | 1228 | 51.14 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 15 | 13 | 0 |
| ODIs | 144 | 80 | 34 | 660 | 34* | 14.34 | 821 | 80.38 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 22 | 28 | 0 |
| T20Is | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 112 | 146 | 32 | 1608 | 75 | 14.10 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 197 | 108 | 42 | 915 | 42 | 13.86 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||||
| Twenty20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 56 | 26 | 14.00 | 56 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 53 | 98 | 10410 | 5712 | 170 | 5/29 | 9/134 | 33.60 | 3.29 | 61.2 | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| ODIs | 144 | 142 | 7213 | 5910 | 201 | 5/42 | 5/42 | 29.40 | 4.91 | 35.8 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| T20Is | 1 | 1 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 2/15 | 2/15 | 7.50 | 3.75 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 112 | 22922 | 12722 | 464 | 9/138 | 27.41 | 3.33 | 49.4 | 26 | 7 | |||
| List A | 197 | 9861 | 8013 | 276 | 5/42 | 5/42 | 29.03 | 4.87 | 35.7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 10 | 10 | 228 | 265 | 9 | 2/15 | 2/15 | 29.44 | 6.97 | 25.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Test debut | Bangladesh v India at Dhaka, Nov 10-13, 2000 |
| Last Test | Australia v India at Melbourne, Dec 26-29, 2007 |
| ODI debut | Kenya v India at Nairobi (Gym), Oct 3, 2000 |
| Last ODI | India v Pakistan at Gwalior, Nov 15, 2007 |
| Only T20I | South Africa v India at Johannesburg, Dec 1, 2006 |
| First-class debut | 1999/00 |
| Last First-class | Australia v India at Melbourne, Dec 26-29, 2007 |
| List A debut | 1999/00 |
| Last List A | India v Pakistan at Gwalior, Nov 15, 2007 |
| Twenty20 debut | Glamorgan v Worcestershire at Cardiff, Jun 27, 2006 |
| Last Twenty20 | Bengal v Mumbai at Ahmedabad, Apr 19, 2007 |
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. [Read more →]
