India- IPL runs
- 117
- Average
- 8.36
- Strike rate
- 83.0
- Highest
- 23
Career
Zaheer Khan was the most complete Indian fast bowler of his generation and the spearhead of the attack that won the 2011 World Cup. Left-arm, around 135 kph at his peak, he was defined less by raw pace than by control of both conventional and reverse swing.
A season at Worcestershire in 2006 followed a period out of the side and transformed him: he returned with a fuller length, a more disciplined line and a mastery of the older ball that made him India's most dangerous bowler in the final third of an innings. The 2007 Test series in England, where he exploited reverse swing repeatedly, was the clearest demonstration.
He was joint-leading wicket-taker at the 2011 World Cup and remains among India's most successful fast bowlers in Test cricket.
Highlights
- Joint-leading wicket-taker at the 2011 Cricket World Cup
- Central to India's 2007 Test series win in England through reverse swing
- One of India's most successful fast bowlers in Test cricket
- Rebuilt his career after a county season with Worcestershire in 2006
Overview
What the figures show
Eight IPL seasons and 117 runs is the summary for Zaheer Khan, spread between 2008 and 2017. The biggest return came in 2008: 34 runs struck at 79.1 for Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Eleven fours and two sixes are in there, and thirteen of the 27 innings ended not out.
Club by club, the record reads Royal Challengers Bengaluru (2008), Mumbai Indians (2009–2010), Royal Challengers Bengaluru (2011–2012), Mumbai Indians (2014) and Delhi Capitals (2016–2017). There is no IPL cricket on the record in 2013 and 2015.
The Big Bash adds 27 runs from 7 matches for Brisbane Heat, Melbourne Renegades and Melbourne Stars, best of 19.
International
Career record
| Format | M | Inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Testfrom 2001 | 60 | 85 | 930 | 75 | 13.10 | 51.3 | 0 | 3 |
| ODIfrom 2002 | 132 | 63 | 531 | 34* | 12.35 | 71.3 | 0 | 0 |
| T20I | 15 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 6.50 | 130.0 | 0 | 0 |
| IPL | 99 | 32 | 117 | 23* | 8.36 | 83.0 | 0 | 0 |
Figures marked with a year cover only part of this career — the ball-by-ball archive behind these numbers begins in 2001 for Tests and 2002 for One Day Internationals.
Big Bash League
BBL career
29 Big Bash matches. Computed from the deliveries themselves. All eight BBL clubs.
| BBL batting | M | Runs | Best | Avg | SR | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 7 | 27 | 19 | 6.75 | 84.4 | 1 | 1 |
| BBL bowling | M | Wkts | Runs | Balls | Avg | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 29 | 26 | 794 | 645 | 30.54 | 7.39 |
Questions
About Zaheer Khan
How many IPL runs has Zaheer Khan scored?
Zaheer Khan has scored 117 runs in the IPL across 8 seasons, averaging 8.36 at a strike rate of 82.98. The highest score is 23.
Which IPL teams has Zaheer Khan played for?
Zaheer Khan has appeared for Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals in the IPL.
How many BBL runs has Zaheer Khan scored?
Zaheer Khan has scored 27 Big Bash League runs in 7 matches, averaging 6.75 at a strike rate of 84.38, with a best of 19.
How many BBL wickets has Zaheer Khan taken?
Zaheer Khan has taken 26 Big Bash League wickets in 29 matches at an economy rate of 7.39 and an average of 30.54.
Which BBL clubs has Zaheer Khan played for?
Zaheer Khan has appeared for Brisbane Heat, Melbourne Renegades and Melbourne Stars in the Big Bash League.
What is Zaheer Khan's playing style?
Zaheer Khan is a right-hand bat who bowls left-arm fast medium, listed as a bowler.
What type of bowler was Zaheer Khan?
A left-arm fast-medium bowler who could swing the ball both conventionally with the new ball and in reverse with the old one, which made him effective across all phases of an innings.
What was Zaheer Khan's role in the 2011 World Cup?
He led India's attack and finished as joint-leading wicket-taker of the tournament, bowling in both the powerplay and at the death.
Why was Zaheer Khan's county stint significant?
His 2006 season with Worcestershire came after he lost his India place. He returned with better control and command of reverse swing, and became the leader of the attack.
Which IPL teams did Zaheer Khan play for?
He played for Royal Challengers Bangalore, Mumbai Indians and Delhi Daredevils across his IPL career.
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Team-mates from this player's IPL seasons first, then others from the same country.
How this page was worked out
Where these figures come from
Sources for this profile
- IPL figures computed from ball-by-ball records of 1,243 IPL matches.
- Big Bash figures computed from ball-by-ball records of men’s BBL matches.
- International figures computed from Cricsheet ball-by-ball data, used under the Open Data Commons Attribution License 1.0.
- Date of birth, playing style and photograph come from a third-party player feed, matched by name.
How the numbers are derived
- A wide is not a ball faced; a no ball is.
- Byes and leg byes are not charged to the bowler; wides and no balls are.
- Six kinds of dismissal are credited to a bowler. A run out is not one of them.
- An average is runs over dismissals, and is left blank rather than shown as infinite.
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What this page does not cover
- Only the competitions named above. A record elsewhere in this player’s career is not counted here and is not implied by these totals.
- Ball-by-ball coverage of Test cricket begins in 2001 and of ODIs in 2002.
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