3
Number of times Zaheer Khan dismissed an opener for a duck in both innings of a Test - a world record. No one else has achieved such a feat for more than once in Test history! The dismissed batsmen were: Herschelle Gibbs, Javed Omar and Tim McIntosh. Omar had a golden pair (dismissed off the very first ball in both innings!)
IMAGE: India's Zaheer Khan bowls during the Boxing Day Test against Australia on December 26, 2011 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Photograph: Hamish Blair/Getty Images
14
Number of times Zaheer Khan sent back Graeme Smith in international cricket – seven times in Tests, six times in One-Day Internationals and once in Twenty20 Internationals. Among the Indian bowlers only Kapil Dev dismissed a particular batsman more often– Desmond Haynes (16 times).
IMAGE: Zaheer Khan appeals for the wicket of Graeme Smith. Photograph: Luke Walker/Gallo Images/Getty Images
21
Number of wickets taken by Zaheer Khan in 2011 World Cup – most by an Indian bowler in a single edition of World Cup. His tally was also the highest by any bowler in 2011 edition (with Shahid Afridi who also got 21).
IMAGE: India's Zaheer Khan celebrates taking the wicket of England's Andrew Strauss during the 2011 ICC World Cup Group B match at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on February 27, 2011. Photograph: Tom Shaw/Getty Images
29
Number of times Zaheer Khan got out on duck in Tests – most for an Indian.
IMAGE: Zaheer Khan of India bats. Photograph: Marty Melville/Getty Images
42.76
Per cent of Zaheer’s wickets in Test cricket were of left-handers, which is the highest percentage of left-handed victims for any pacer taking 200 or more wickets in Test cricket.
IMAGE: Zaheer Khan in action. Photograph: Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images
44
Number of wickets taken by Zaheer Khan in World Cup, which are the most by any Indian bowler, with Javagal Srinath. Among leading wicket-takers in World Cup Zaheer is joint-fifth after Glenn McGrath (71), Muttiah Muralitharan (68), Wasim Akram (55) and Chaminda Vaas (49).
IMAGE: Zaheer Khan celebrates the wicket of Australia's Michael Hussey during the quarter-final of the 2011 World Cup in Ahmedabad. Photograph: Hamish Blair/Getty Images
46
Number of ducks inflicted by Zaheer in One-Day Internationals – most by any Indian bowler in this format.
IMAGE: Zaheer Khan, after announcing his retirement from international cricket. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com
55.43
Zaheer’s strike-rate (balls per wicket) in overseas Tests – best for an Indian bowler with 100 or more wickets outside India.
IMAGE: Zaheer Khan celebrates a wicket. Photograph: Hamish Blair/Getty Images
66
Number of Tests Zaheer Khan missed between his Test debut and retirement. Most of these Tests were missed because of injuries rather than on form.
IMAGE: Zaheer Khan limps off with a hamstring injury on Day 1 of the 1st Npower Test Match between England and India at Lord's Cricket Ground on July 21, 2011. Photograph: Getty Images
83
Number of wickets taken by Zaheer Khan in overseas Test wins – most by an Indian. Anil Kumble is second with 80 wickets.
IMAGE: Zaheer Khan, left, celebrates the wicket of New Zealand's Hamish Rutherford at the Basin Reserve, in Wellington, on February 16, 2014. Photograph: Phil Walter/Getty Images
311
Zaheer’s wicket-tally in Test cricket – third highest for a left-arm pacer after Wasim Akram (414) and Chaminda Vaas (355).
IMAGE: Peter Fulton of New Zealand, left, walks off after being dismissed LBW by Zaheer Khan, at Eden Park, in Auckland, on February 6, 2014 in Auckland. Photograph: Phil Walter/Getty Images
610
Number of wickets Zaheer Khan ended with in international cricket (Tests, One-Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals combined). Only Anil Kumble (956), Harbhajan Singh (706) and Kapil Dev (687) have taken more wickets among Indian bowlers.
IMAGE: India's Zaheer Khan bowls during a nets session at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore, on October 7, 2010. Photograph: Pal Pillai/Getty Images
4
Number of sixes Zaheer Khan hit off Henry Olonga in one over in a one-day international against Zimbabwe (at Jodhpur in 2000). He was the first Indian batsman ever to hit four sixes in one over!
IMAGE:Zaheer Khan hits a six. Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images
75
Zaheer Khan’s highest score in Test cricket (v Bangladesh at Dhaka in December 2004). It was then the highest score by a number 11 batsman in Test cricket and remained so for next seven years until West Indies’ Tino Best broke it in 2012
IMAGE: Zaheer Khan batse. Photograph: Marty Melville/Getty Images