http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Z-Khan-c98379 after impressive comeback – Cricket News Update
Former Aussie batsman, Dean Jones has praised Indian veteran, Zaheer Khan, who was making a return to the Test side following an ankle surgery.
The left-armer injured himself in the 2000th Test match, played at Lords after bowling just 13.3 overs in the Men In Blue’s first bout on tour of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013. He consequently missed considerable playing action following a surgery and only just returned
to playing in the Indian domestic season.
However, he managed to prove his fitness ahead of an important away series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 and was quickly given the nod in the Test team for the first match at the MCG.
The left-armer looked leaner and despite not possessing supreme pace, showed impressive swing ability to take key breakthroughs in the opening encounter. He took a four wicket-haul in the first innings which included a devastating spell where he got rid
of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MEK-Hussey-c1942 in consecutive balls.
In the second inning, he dismissed Australia’s old hands in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RT-Ponting-c2377 and Hussey to give his side a realistic chance of claiming victory. Despite fear of a break down, the 33-year-old held well and bowled a total of 51 overs in the match, leading Dean
Jones to praise him.
"I was in awe of the way Zaheer Khan bowled in this Test. He doesn't have super pace but knows how to set up a batsman by having the ability to swing the ball both ways," http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jones-c69217 said in ‘The Age’.
His heroics went in vain though after the Indian batters failed to compliment their bowlers and fell well short of the 292 target setup by the hosts, bundling out on a meagre 169.
Jones was disappointed with the batting efforts of the visiting team but was pleased to watch http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Tendulkar-c2556 bat.
"The Indian batsmen weren't much different and the quality of batsmanship in this Test was substandard considering there were so many great players," Jones said. "I loved the six hit by Tendulkar with his first ball after lunch on day two. It was a shot
saying, 'Don't bowl that stuff to me!' Watching the great Tendulkar bat with Dravid was a learning experience.”
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