Zaheer Khan Quotes

According to Zaheer Khan, one of India’s few successful recent fast bowlers, ‘Indian bodies are not designed to bowl fast.’ This is a popular theory. When, in the 1990s, the south Indian Javagal Srinath – one of India’s few genuine pacers – proved to be an exception to it, the reaction was wryly self-deprecating. Srinath was hailed in India as ‘the world’s fastest vegetarian’.

The 2011 Cricket World Cup was a marvellous occasion, with three different hosts, two of them making it to the final. India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh all played their part, with venues from each country holding games from the tournament. India, as the biggest country, had the most venues and held the final at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. India had already defeated some of the biggest teams to make it this far, with Australia and Pakistan both sent home by the Indian team. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka enjoyed great form in the tournament, defeating England and New Zealand to reach the finals. Upul Tharanga didn’t start well for Sri Lanka in the batting, scoring just two runs before Zaheer Khan dismissed him. However, after he left the field, Sri Lanka’s batter suddenly became very successful. Tillakaratne Dilshan and Kumar Sangakkara got it started with over 80