Full name :Zaheer Khan
Born :October 7, 1978, Shrirampur, Maharashtra
Current age :30 years
Major teams :India, Asia XI, Asia XI, Baroda, Mumbai, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Surrey, Worcestershire
Batting style :Right-hand bat
Bowling style :Left-arm fast-medium

Career statistics
Test debut     Bangladesh v India at Dhaka, Nov 10-13, 2000
Last Test     New Zealand v India at Wellington, Apr 3-7, 2009
     
ODI debut     Kenya v India at Nairobi (Gym), Oct 3, 2000
Last ODI     New Zealand v India at Auckland, Mar 14, 2009

T20I debut     South Africa v India at Johannesburg, Dec 1, 2006
Last T20I     India v Ireland at Nottingham, Jun 10, 2009

Twenty20 debut     Glamorgan v Worcestershire at Cardiff, Jun 27, 2006
Last Twenty20     India v Ireland at Nottingham, Jun 10, 2009

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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. After that, his pace has dropped and his attitude was questioned, as a new breed of pace bowlers pushed him aside to move to the front of the queue. Zaheer's response was to head to Worcestershire and take 78 wickets in the 2006 county season, a performance that earned him a recall for the tour of South Africa. He was the perfect foil for Sreesanth there, and he then regained his status as leader of the pack with a matchwinning display at Trent Bridge, as India won only their fifth Test on English soil.