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Zaheer Khan (born 8 October 1978) is an Indian former professional cricketer who played all forms of the game for the Indian national team from 2000 till 2014. He is a fast-medium left-arm bowler.
Zaheer Khan is a former Indian fast bowler who played 92 Tests and 200 ODIs for India. He took 311 Test wickets, second only to Kapil Dev, and led India to the World Cup in 2011.
- Male
- November 8, 1978
- India
Zaheer Khan was one of the greatest fast bowlers of India, who played for the national team from 2000 to 2012. He was known for his pace, reverse swing, and World Cup heroics, and also played for Mumbai, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, and Delhi Capitals in the IPL.
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- Early life: Zaheer was born in Srirampur, a small town 40 kms from Shirdi, to a middle-class couple. His father was a photographer while mother was a teacher.
- Cricket calling: Zaheer was a prodigious talent. Impressed by his skills, his father took him to Mumbai when he was 17. A sincere and disciplined Zaheer played every tournament that took place at National Cricket Club for the first two seasons.
- First-Class debut: Zaheer made his First-Class debut in the 1999-2000 domestic season for Baroda, as he couldn’t make it to the Mumbai squad. In his debut season, he was the third best fast bowler, and best left-arm seamer, behind Ashish Zaidi and Sadagoppan Mahesh.
- Baroda’s Ranji triumph: Zaheer made rapid strides playing for Baroda. In the Ranji Trophy final 2000-01 against Railways, Zaheer’s eight wickets, including a second innings fifer, helped Baroda win by a narrow margin of 21 runs.
Oct 8, 2023 · Born on October 8, 1978, the left-arm pacer made his international debut in 2000 in both Tests and ODIs and made a quick impression. With Javagal Srinath and Venkatesh Prasad at the fag end of their careers, captain Sourav Ganguly was looking for fresh blood, and Zaheer was the answer.
Zaheer Khan is a former Indian cricketer and one of the finest fast bowlers for India. Find out his age, career info, records, wife, IPL teams, popular players and more on Sportskeeda.
Zaheer Khan Profile: Read about Zaheer Khan Career details, ICC Ranking, batting score in T20, ODI and Test Matches and personal info of Zaheer Khan at Crickit by HT.
