Zaheer Khan

Zaheer Khan, born on 8 October 1978, is an Indian former professional cricketer who played all formats of the game for the Indian national team from 2000 until 2014. A left-arm fast-medium bowler, he was known for his ability to move the ball both ways off the wicket and for reverse swing with the old ball. He is the second-most successful Indian pace bowler in Test cricket, tied with Ishant Sharma and behind Kapil Dev. With India he was among the joint winners of the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy and one of the key members of the team that won the 2011 World Cup, leading the pace attack with 21 wickets in nine games. He dismissed Graeme Smith, Kumar Sangakkara, Sanath Jayasuriya and Matthew Hayden more than ten times each in international cricket, and he started his domestic career with Baroda.