Zaheer Khan Profile

Full name
Zaheer Khan

Country
India

Born
October 7, 1978, Shrirampur, Maharashtra

Current age
29 years 186 days

Major teams
India, Asia XI, Asia XI, Bangalore Royal Challengers,
Baroda, Surrey, Worcestershire

Batting style
Right-hand bat

Bowling style
Left-arm fast-medium

Profile
Like Waqar Younis a decade before, Zaheer Khan yorked his way into the collective consciousness of the cricket world: his performances at the ICC Knockout Trophy in Kenya in September 2000 announced the arrival of an all-too-rare star in the Indian fast-bowling firmament. He might just as easily have come from the Pakistani pace stable: well-built, quick and unfazed by a batsman's reputation, Zaheer could move the ball both ways off the wicket and swing the old ball at some pace. After initially struggling to establish himself as a new-ball bowler, he came of age on the 2002 tour of the West Indies, when he led the line with great heart. His subsequent displays in England and New Zealand - not to mention some eye-catching moments at the World Cup - established him at the forefront of India's new pace generation, but a hamstring injury saw him relegated to bit-part performer as Indian cricket scripted some of its finest moments away in Australia and Pakistan. After that, his pace has dropped and his attitude was questioned, as a new breed of pace bowlers pushed him aside to move to the front of the queue. Zaheer's response was to head to Worcestershire and take 78 wickets in the 2006 county season, a performance that earned him a recall for the tour of South Africa. He was the perfect foil for Sreesanth there, and he then regained his status as leader of the pack with a matchwinning display at Trent Bridge, as India won only their fifth Test on English soil.

Ajit Agarkar Profile

Full name

Ajit Bhalchandra Agarkar

Born

December 4, 1977, Mumbai, Maharashtra

Current age

28 years

Major teams

India, Middlesex, Mumbai

Batting style

Right-hand bat

Bowling style

Right hand fast medium

Ajit Agarkar came in the Indian side as a replacement for the irreplaceable Kapil Dev. At first sight this slightly built bowler from Mumbai looks an unlikely fast bowler. But the intensity and the aggression glinting in his green eyes, as he begins his lithe run-up dissolves all doubts of his being a pace bowler. His ability to gather genuine pace has baffled most international batsmen- his record of fastest 50 one day wickets bears enough testimony to his wicket taking talents. Ajit Agarkar is no stranger to batting either. His seven consecutive ducks ordeal against Australia notwithstanding, Ajit Agarkar has to his credit a test hundred, which he scored against England at Lords. He has also scored a fifty in 22 deliveries in a one day match. That Ajit Agarkar has been in and out of the regular Indian side- is a deficiency one would attribute more to the temperamental Indian selectors than to this aggressive fast bowler. Ajit Agarkar appears in every match as an underdog , but like most underdogs, he has the ability to make many self-proclaimed experts eat their own words. Cricpro.blogspot.com gives information on Ajit Agarkar and other Great Cricket Players.

Arun Lal Biography, Indian Cricketer Arun Lal's Profile

Full name

Jagdishlal Arun Lal

Born

August 1, 1955, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh

Current age

51 years

Major teams

India, Bengal, Delhi

Batting style

Right-hand bat

Bowling style

Right-arm medium

Though he remained an underachiever in the international level, Arun Lal had an envious first class record with more than 10, 000 runs to his name. He initially played for Delhi and then shifted to Bengal after making Calcutta his home. He did get to represent the country on a few occasions and proved his talent with 7 fifties and a highest score of 93. He was included in the national side for the series against Sri Lanka in 1982 at a moderately late age of 27. He made 63 on debut. After Gavaskar retired, Arun Lal got an opportunity in the team for 11 successive tests and he had mixed luck there, both scoring his career best score of 93 and also failing at some occasions. The highest point, however in his career came when he scored 189 in the final of the 1989-'90 Ranji Trophy against Bombay that helped Bengal clinch the title after 51 years. Cricpro.blogspot.com provides the profile of Arun Lal and other cricketers around the world.