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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. He is 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 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Zaheer Khan is the 73rd most popular cricketer (down from 65th in 2024), the 1,640th most popular biography from India (down from 1,505th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Indian Cricketer.

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Among CRICKETERS

Among cricketers, Zaheer Khan ranks 73 out of 136. Before her are Shoaib Akhtar, Hardik Pandya, Ajay Jadeja, Jacques Kallis, Glenn McGrath, and Inzamam-ul-Haq. After her are Shikhar Dhawan, Harbhajan Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Javagal Srinath, Andy Flower, and Suresh Raina.

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Among people born in 1978, Zaheer Khan ranks 1,393. Before her are Oleg Kvasha, Fabien Audard, Neha Mehta, Matthew Wells, Helen Tanger, and Jimmy Bullard. After her are Hannah Gadsby, Jason Roberts, Fu Yu, Jiro Yabe, Rowen Fernández, and David Ducourtioux.

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In India

Among people born in India, Zaheer Khan ranks 1,640 out of 1,861. Before her are Bhagwant Mann (1973), Neha Mehta (1978), Parvathy Baul (1976), Prithviraj Sukumaran (1982), Ashwini Kalsekar (1970), and Remo D'Souza (1974). After her are Shikhar Dhawan (1985), Esha Gupta (1985), Neeraj Vora (1963), Harbhajan Singh (1980), Emily Haines (1974), and Ankita Lokhande (1984).

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Among CRICKETERS In India

Among cricketers born in India, Zaheer Khan ranks 25. Before her are Diana Edulji (1956), Yuvraj Singh (1981), Cheteshwar Pujara (1988), Axar Patel (1994), Hardik Pandya (1993), and Ajay Jadeja (1971). After her are Shikhar Dhawan (1985), Harbhajan Singh (1980), Jasprit Bumrah (1993), Javagal Srinath (1969), Suresh Raina (1986), and Kiran More (1962).

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