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What a glorious career Zaheer Khan had!

By Rajneesh Gupta
Last updated on: October 16, 2015 13:40 IST
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How good was Zaheer Khan really? Rajneesh Gupta looks back at Zak's career.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni called Zaheer Khan  the 'Sachin Tendulkar of Indian bowling'

IMAGE: Mahendra Singh Dhoni called Zaheer Khan the 'Sachin Tendulkar of Indian bowling'

Zaheer Khan, one of India's greatest fast bowlers, bid farewell to the game, October 15.

The 37-year-old left-arm pacer played 92 Tests, 200 ODIs and 17 T20 Internationals.

In 92 Tests, Zaheer took 311 wickets, making him the fourth highest wicket-taker in the longer version of the game after Anil Kumble (619 wickets), Kapil Dev (434) and Harbhajan Singh (417).

In 200 One-Day Internationals he bagged 282 wickets. In Twenty20s, he had 17 scalps from as many matches.

Rajneesh Gupta looks back at Zak's career.

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