An unfit Zaheer Khan will put Indian attack under pressure – Michael Clarke
The Australian captain Michael Clarke said on Thursday that an unfit Zaheer Khan would put the rest of the Indian bowlers under pressure in the upcoming four-match Test series starting in Melbourne next Monday, December 26, 2011.
Speaking to reporters at the commencement of the three-day batting camp at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Clarke said that the tourists have been struggling with niggles to their bowlers; however, he said that an injury to spearhead pacer Zaheer Khan could
be a huge blow for MS Dhoni-led Indian side.
"The Indians have struggled with a few injuries to their bowling attack, and they will need Zaheer Khan to be fit otherwise there will be a lot of pressure on the other Indian bowlers,” said the 30-year-old middle-order batsman on Thursday evening.
With less than a week to go for the Boxing Day Test match, the fitness of Zaheer Khan is a cause for concern; however, the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 Chairman’s XI at Canberra on Wednesday, in which he bowled
a short spell on the final day of the three-day practice match.
The pace spearhead has recently returned to the national side after a five-month injury layoff and many feared that his body might not be able to withstand the challenges of Test match cricket. Zak had sustained a hamstring injury on the opening day of the
Test series against England in July this year which has kept him out of action for more than four months and the Boxing Day Test match would be his first international appearance since the injury.
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