Former Zimbabwe pace bowler, who took an untimely retirement from the world of cricket,…
Zaheer Khan
During the most part of his international career, Zaheer Khan was India’s go to option to lead the pace contingent indifferent of the playing conditions. Zaheer is India’s second-most successful bowler in Tests, with 311 wickets from 92 matches, lagging behind Kapil Dev only. Making his India debut in 2000, a year after his First-Class debut, Zaheer represented India in 200 ODIs and 17 T20Is as well, bagging 282 and 17 wickets respectively. Famous for his knuckle ball, Zaheer was able to swing the ball and was a consistent wicket-taker. His career was interrupted by several injuries. The one which affected him the most came during the 2004 Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia.
Zaheer played three World Cups in his career, two of them were fruitful for him. In 2003, Zaheer picked up 18 wickets, in 2007, he got 5 wickets and finally, during India’s victorious 2011 journey, Zaheer picked up 21 wickets to take his World Cup tally to 44 – fifth-most in the world. After his absence from international cricket, he came back as Delhi Daredevils’ captain in IPL and put up impressive performance only to announce his retirement from all formats post IPL 2017.
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Cricketers who attended the mega event that was the Akash-Shloka Ambani wedding
by Yash Bharatiby Yash BharatiAkash Ambani and Shloka Mehta tied the knot in a grand ceremony in Mumbai.…
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After wrapping up the extravaganza that their daughter’s wedding was, the Ambanis are gearing…
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To be at the peak of their games and continue their winning streak, every…
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From Necker Islands to Maldives, the most travelled places by athletes in 2018
by Karan Senby Karan SenHere are some of the most travelled tourist destinations by the athletes in the calendar year 2018.
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Sagarika Ghatge, Hazel Keech and their buddies enjoy Christmas vacations in chilly Budapest
by Karan Senby Karan SenThe wives of current and former Indian cricketers take a trip to the Hungarian capital of Budapest to enjoy their Christmas vacations.
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There’s something about Sagarika Ghatge’s ‘less is more’ wardrobe that is every lazy girl’s…
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Zaheer Khan and Sagarika Ghatge post touching tribute to each other on their marriage anniversary
by Karan Senby Karan SenLegendary Indian pacer Zaheer Khan and his lovely wife, Bollywood actress Sagarika Ghatge are…
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All of us have our own ideas of a perfect romantic vacation -while few…
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The former Indian star cricketer Zaheer Khan, who turned 40-year-old on October 7, is…
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The former stars of team India, Zaheer Khan, Ajit Agarkar and Ashish Nehra planned…
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On this day, July 29: Zaheer Khan, England team and jelly beans made Trent Bridge a Test to remember
On this day, a weird incident happened in cricket history called the Jellybean Gate.…