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I really enjoy bowling in England: Zaheer

Zaheer Khan was more relieved than happy after his match-winning performance against Ireland in Trent Bridge on Wednesday.

The left-arm fast bowler injured his shoulder during the Indian Premier League and only made it back to the Indian team for the ICC World Twenty20 warm-up game against Pakistan.

Zaheer quashed all doubts his fitness with a magnificent performance with the ball against Ireland, claiming four for 19 in three overs to help India win by eight wickets.

"It was a narrow escape for me. It could have been worse. I was lucky to get away with just four weeks," Zaheer said.

"I worked really hard on strengthening the shoulder and still some work needs to be done. The good thing is that there is nothing major, no danger to the shoulder which is a good thing.

"It could have been worse and I am happy to be back after just four weeks," he added.

It was at Nottingham two years back that the left-armer had carried India to a famous win in a Test match against hosts England.

And he admitted that he relishes bowling on the Trent Bridge wicket, which offers the fast bowlers a bit of assistance.

"I really enjoy bowling in England especially this wicket. There is always something for fast bowlers here.

"It is one of things that you have favourites grounds, you have good memories of the ground and it helps you perform more and more on the ground," he said.