Zaheer Khan

Zaheer Khan (India)

Full Name:	Zaheer Khan
Date of birth:	07 / 10 / 1978
Country:	India
Role:	Bowler
Batting style:	Right-hand
Bowling style:	Left arm fast medium

Career summary

- Test debut v Bangladesh at Dhaka - November 2000.

- ODI debut v Kenya v India at Nairobi - October 2000.

- Zaheer Khan is a left-arm fast-medium bowler who has established himself at the forefront of India's new pace generation.

- Typically a lower-order batsman but he set a new record for the highest Test score by a number 11 when he scored 75 against Bangladesh in 2004.

- Claimed his 200th ODI wicket against Pakistan in November 2007 and his 200th Test wicket against New Zealand in March 2009.

- Has played first-class cricket in England for Surrey and Worcestershire. He was particularly impressive at New Road and picked 78 wickets in the 2006 season.

- He claimed his first 10-wicket match haul in 2010 against Bangladesh when he picked up 7 for 87 and 3 for 62 in Dhaka.

March 2010

• Career Batting History
• Career Bowling History

Test Matches

Batting

Career Span:	2000-2012
Matches:	81
Innings:	110
Not Outs:	23
Runs:	1080
Highest Score:	75
Average:	12.41
50s:	3
100s:	0
Ducks:	23
Pairs:	0
Caught Out:	52
Stumped Out:	3

Bowling

Innings Bowled:	146
Overs:	2713.5
Maidens:	549
Runs Conceded:	8912
Wickets:	283
5 Wicket Innings:	10
10 Wicket Innings:	0
Average:	31.49
Economy Rate:	3.28
Best bowling in Innings:	7/87

ODI Matches

Batting

Career Span:	2000-2011
Matches:	185
Innings:	98
Not Outs:	37
Runs:	770
Highest Score:	34
Average:	12.62
50s:	0
100s:	0
Ducks:	14
Pairs:	0
Caught Out:	33
Stumped Out:	0

Bowling

Innings Bowled:	182
Overs:	1548.0
Maidens:	111
Runs Conceded:	7589
Wickets:	266
5 Wicket Innings:	1
10 Wicket Innings:	0
Average:	28.53
Economy Rate:	4.9
Best bowling in Innings:	5/42

 

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