One of India's renowned cricketer Zaheer Khan celebrates his birthday today and here are some facts about him that you must know.
Cricket in India is worshipped and admired by everyone alike and the craze is unmatched. Indian cricket is what it is because of the people that have been a part of it. Zaheer Khan is one such multi-tasker of the Indian cricket team who was able to contribute great performance that has inspired many young minds to give theirs towards his sport.
Zaheer Khan is one of the most valued bowlers of all times who have faced various talented and great batsmen during his course in the Indian cricket team. A left-arm bowler, he holds a 14-year-long career in the sport and has also proven himself as a right-arm batsman.
On the personal front, he is married to Bollywood actress, Sagarika Ghatge. As he celebrates his 38th birthday, there are a number of such facts that every cricket lover should know about him.
Check out these facts about Zaheer Khan:
Statistics
He is one cricketer who has been part of 311 test matches, 282 One Day Internationals and 17 T20 Internationals with a total of 610 international wickets in his name.
Plane fear
Everyone has their own fear, our multitalented cricketer also has one. He is scared of planes. It is said that he asked his coach to accompany him on his first time on a plane.
Awards
He was selected for Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 2008 and is among those who have been felicitated with the Arjuna award in 2011. Apart from this, he has won the man of the match award in many ODI and Test matches.
His Idol
Like many cricketers and cricket fans, Zaheer Khan is a fan of Sachin Tendulkar.
Zippy Zacky
Fondly known as Zack, his teammates started calling him 'Zippy Zacky' after he defeated England with 78 wickets for Worcestershire.
Business
Apart from being a cricketer, Zaheer owns a restaurant in Pune named ZK's and also runs a fitness centre called ProSport fitness centre.
We wish this great cricketer a Happy Birthday!
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