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Zaheer Khan

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Zaheer Khan (born 8 October 1978) is an Indian former professional cricketer who played all formats of the game for the Indian national team from 2000 till 2014. A left-arm fast-medium bowler known for his ability to "move the ball both ways off the wicket and swing the old ball at some pace", he was known for reverse swing with the old ball. Considered one of the best fast bowlers Indian cricket has ever produced, he was the second-most successful Indian pace bowler (tied with Ishant Sharma) in Test cricket, behind Kapil Dev. He also has the distinct record of dismissing Graeme Smith, Kumar Sangakkara, Sanath Jayasuriya and Matthew Hayden – some of the game's most feared left-handed batsmen – over 10 times each in international cricket, and also holds the record for dismissing the third-most number of left-handed batsmen (237), after Muttiah Muralitharan (325), and Shaun Pollock (252). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zaheer Khan is the 71st most popular cricketer (down from 64th in 2019), the 1,584th most popular biography from India (down from 1,505th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Indian Cricketer.

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Among CRICKETERS

Among cricketers, Zaheer Khan ranks 71 out of 136. Before her are Martin Crowe, Shoaib Akhtar, Hardik Pandya, Jacques Kallis, Glenn McGrath, and Inzamam-ul-Haq. After her are Shikhar Dhawan, Harbhajan Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Javagal Srinath, Suresh Raina, and Matthew Hayden.

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Among people born in 1978, Zaheer Khan ranks 1,190. Before her are Lee Kyou-hyuk, Torashi Shimazu, Kie Kusakabe, Fabien Audard, Helen Tanger, and Jimmy Bullard. After her are Jason Roberts, Fu Yu, Jiro Yabe, Rowen Fernández, David Ducourtioux, and Dimitrios Konstantopoulos.

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In India

Among people born in India, Zaheer Khan ranks 1,584 out of 1,861. Before her are Krishna Poonia (1977), Priyamani (1984), Parvathy Baul (1976), Prithviraj Sukumaran (1982), Ashwini Kalsekar (1970), and Remo D'Souza (1974). After her are Shikhar Dhawan (1985), Esha Gupta (1985), Harbhajan Singh (1980), Ankita Lokhande (1984), Dola Banerjee (1980), and Janhvi Kapoor (1997).

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Among CRICKETERS In India

Among cricketers born in India, Zaheer Khan ranks 23. Before her are Mithali Raj (1982), Diana Edulji (1956), Yuvraj Singh (1981), Cheteshwar Pujara (1988), Axar Patel (1994), and Hardik Pandya (1993). After her are Shikhar Dhawan (1985), Harbhajan Singh (1980), Jasprit Bumrah (1993), Javagal Srinath (1969), Suresh Raina (1986), and Dinesh Karthik (1985).

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