Zaheer vows to carry on playing for India – Cricket News Update – January 31, 2013
Indian seamer, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Z-Khan-c98379, has reiterated his desire to keep representing the national team in all formats of the game, despite enduring a tough 12-month period due to form and fitness.
Zaheer, 34, has not played for the Men in Blue after being dropped from the Nagpur Test against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 in December. He return to the domestic fold to prove his worth but suffered a calf injury which has kept him out of competitive action. He is unlikely
to be part of the upcoming series, which sees India playing host to Australia.
"I want to continue for another 3-4 years," Zaheer told Mirror. "By no means am I done. I still have that hunger. I still have plenty of things to offer. That's my faith. I have had that kind of faith in my ability and that's what drives me to try
and make this comeback," added the pacer, who took just 15 wickets in eight Tests last year.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750.
The 17-man squad also includes http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Watson-c2558 have also made the cut after proving their respective fitness, but the
latter will only be considered as a specialist batsman.
There was no room for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Usman-Khawaja-c2729 also earned a place in the touring party. The Test specialists will fly to
India early before being joined by the rest of the members following the conclusion of the home series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760.
South Africa’s left-arm spinner, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755, which starts tomorrow at Johannesburg.
Peterson was the team’s only major concern ahead of the bout after he picked a finger injury during the last series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754. Despite recovering from the injury, it is unlikely that he will play the upcoming match as the Proteas are expected to
field a four-pronged pace attack.
This will be the first Test played at the venue since http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 in November 2011.
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