Zaheer likely to miss CLT20
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Zaheer Khan's plans of participating in the Champions League Twenty20 has suffered a major setback. The injury-hit veteran India fast bowler, who damaged his tendon in his bowling arm during the IPL earlier this year while playing for Mumbai Indians, said that he has just started bowling and that his recovery has been quite slow, reports ESPNcricinfo.
Zaheer is nearing 100 Tests (92 matches) and has represented India in 200 ODIs, but has come under the scanner for his repeated fitness issues. The 35-year-old, when asked about another possible comeback to the national side, said he was happy being where he is for the time being.
"I like to stay in the present. Control the controllable, it's the best you can do," Zaheer said. "I don't really think about the future and what is going to happen and I don't stress about what has already happened.
"I have to just go with how my body is responding and the important thing is for me to play again, I have to bowl at my best. First I have to satisfy myself that I am there and that I can deliver. If I am able to live up to the stress and pressures of international cricket, I'll just take a call at that time."
Zaheer's previous two assignments for India has yielded decent outings, accounting for 16 wickets on tours of South Africa and New Zealand. Although a diminishing body has taken a lot out of him, Zaheer believes he was happy with his performance.
"It is about how you are impacting the game. I was never an out and out fast bowler. I was always dependent on my skill set, how I set up a batsman and how I am making that impact in a spell. If you look at these four games, I did have spells where I got wickets in bulk. I was able to break partnerships, which is the key.
"If the opponents are having a good run, someone needs to put their hand up and break it. I was always there in that scenario and those are the checkpoints for me. I was very happy that I was able to keep up with the workload."
Reflecting his views on India's disastrous Test series of England, Zaheer said the batsmen need to get going in order for the team to win matches abroad. "I have always felt that if you score 350 runs in the first innings then you are always in the game. If you don't achieve that then you are always catching up with the game.
"The success we had overseas in the past, the key was that we put the runs on the board. Then we won that battle, and then you went and got those wickets as well."
Zaheer is nearing 100 Tests (92 matches) and has represented India in 200 ODIs, but has come under the scanner for his repeated fitness issues. The 35-year-old, when asked about another possible comeback to the national side, said he was happy being where he is for the time being.
"I like to stay in the present. Control the controllable, it's the best you can do," Zaheer said. "I don't really think about the future and what is going to happen and I don't stress about what has already happened.
"I have to just go with how my body is responding and the important thing is for me to play again, I have to bowl at my best. First I have to satisfy myself that I am there and that I can deliver. If I am able to live up to the stress and pressures of international cricket, I'll just take a call at that time."
Zaheer's previous two assignments for India has yielded decent outings, accounting for 16 wickets on tours of South Africa and New Zealand. Although a diminishing body has taken a lot out of him, Zaheer believes he was happy with his performance.
"It is about how you are impacting the game. I was never an out and out fast bowler. I was always dependent on my skill set, how I set up a batsman and how I am making that impact in a spell. If you look at these four games, I did have spells where I got wickets in bulk. I was able to break partnerships, which is the key.
"If the opponents are having a good run, someone needs to put their hand up and break it. I was always there in that scenario and those are the checkpoints for me. I was very happy that I was able to keep up with the workload."
Reflecting his views on India's disastrous Test series of England, Zaheer said the batsmen need to get going in order for the team to win matches abroad. "I have always felt that if you score 350 runs in the first innings then you are always in the game. If you don't achieve that then you are always catching up with the game.
"The success we had overseas in the past, the key was that we put the runs on the board. Then we won that battle, and then you went and got those wickets as well."
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