Zaheer did the unexpected: Vaughan

[King]

London: England Test captain Michael Vaughan lavished praise on Zaheer Khan, saying the Indian pace spearhead?s out of the box ideas particularly made the going tough for the host and was ?something we can all learn from?. ... More... Zaheer did the unexpected: Vaughan — Photo: AFP

Michael Vaughan. London: England Test captain Michael Vaughan lavished praise on Zaheer Khan, saying the Indian pace spearhead’s out of the box ideas particularly made the going tough for the host and was “something we can all learn from”. “India, and Zaheer Khan in particular, deserve a lot of credit for the angles they created and the variety of their bowling,” said Vaughan “On the last day at The Oval, Zaheer was still swinging the ball both ways. Using the traditional method he should have been bowling over the wicket, but he came around to the left-handers. He was changing the angles again. The guys would not have seen that before and I guarantee they would not have practised that. “Zaheer — and I think he was the man coming up with all the ideas — kept doing the unexpected. It was fascinating to watch and something we can all learn from. That’s why the series was hard,” the England skipper was quoted as saying by The Observer today. The England skipper rated Zaheer above the likes of Sri Lankan paceman Chaminda Vaas and former Pakistani tearaway Wasim Akram for the way he swung the ball. “We never really knew what was coming next. I can’t remember so much swing, not even from Chaminda Vaas or Wasim Akram. Sometimes when R.P. Singh was bowling around the wicket it felt as if the ball was starting at third slip,” Describing coach Peter Moores as great during the series, Vaughan said coaches have to think as Zaheer did. “I’ve found Peter great. He’s got fresh, different ideas and goes about the job in his own way. ” he said. Despite the 0-1 loss in the Test series, the 32-year-old Vaughan said his inexperienced team proved itself. “I’m more optimistic about this England team than I was four weeks ago,” he said and added “it’s been a very productive summer for me”. A bonus Vaughan said it was a bonus for him to be playing again after the injury. “I told myself that when I came back I couldn’t be too desperate because sometimes when you are so desperate to prove people wrong it all goes awry. “I was so keen on enjoying batting again and that helped me play in the manner I have. I’ve not felt any pressure at the crease. I hope I can continue in that mentality for a few more years. Maybe I recognised it was a bonus to be playing again.” Vaughan has not ruled out a return to the one-day side. He has four Pro40 games for Yorkshire as well as three Championship matches.— PTI

[King]

That's a lot of compliment from Vaughan. Are the commentators hearing why England struggled? It's not because the batsmen were short of quality or because of the toss but some good bowling by the Indian bowlers. I'm quite glad Vaughan's giving credit where it's due.

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The England skipper rated Zaheer above the likes of Sri Lankan paceman Chaminda Vaas and former Pakistani tearaway Wasim Akram for the way he swung the ball. “We never really knew what was coming next. I can’t remember so much swing, not even from Chaminda Vaas or Wasim Akram. Sometimes when R.P. Singh was bowling around the wicket it felt as if the ball was starting at third slip,â€

:D He said the same thing when Mark Nicholas interviewed him after the Trent Bridge test. "I've played Wasim Akram before, but he never swung it like these guys were doing".

[Guest Hiten.]

its fantastic to read/hear this. no indian bowler has been given such credits/respect esp. on foreign pitches....well done zak, hopefully u keep on continuing with your pace and swing :D

[Ram]

Safe to say Zaheer was the difference between the two teams in that series. In a relatively high-scoring series , to have picked up 18 wickets at 20 is an outstanding performance.

[Guest BossBhai]

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[dial_100]

absolutely. he played OUT OF HIS SKIN... :wink_smile: ...joke apart.. I wont give credit to Dravid for Zaheers performance. He is paid to perform and he did.. All credit to him. All rest of the bowlers did their bits too.. I mean RP taking the wkts of KP and Prior at the crucial junctures. All of them were good but Zaheer stole the show.

[karina]

WOWWWW what a compliment! To be BETTER than Wasim Akram?? Way to go Zaheer, now just keep up the good work!!!!!

[MundaPakistani]

That's an incredible comment and possibly true as well because i don't remember Wasim swinging the ball this much on the 01 tour of ENG.

[Anakin]

:two_thumbs_up:

[Guest dada_rocks]

parosi are already discussing whether zaheer tampered with the ball..:giggle: well done boy and keep it up..

[Chandan]

The England skipper rated Zaheer above the likes of Sri Lankan paceman Chaminda Vaas and former Pakistani tearaway Wasim Akram for the way he swung the ball. “We never really knew what was coming next. I can’t remember so much swing, not even from Chaminda Vaas or Wasim Akram. Sometimes when R.P. Singh was bowling around the wicket it felt as if the ball was starting at third slip,â€

Better than Akram?? Was he?

[gator]

Akram was a genius with swing... he could swing it as much as Pathan, but at Zak's pace... but where Zak came through was his impeccable control at good speed and movement both ways..... it was jus brilliant to watch....

[Chandan]

But I still say that no way was he better than Akram!

[Ram]

Chandan , that was just a hyperbole by Vaughan , comparing Zaheer to Akram. He probably wanted to highlight how well Zaheer had bowled. Nobody anywhere thinks Zaheer is better than Akram , yet.

[Chandan]

Chandan , that was just a hyperbole by Vaughan , comparing Zaheer to Akram. He probably wanted to highlight how well Zaheer had bowled. Nobody anywhere thinks Zaheer is better than Akram , yet.

Exactly. To say that Zaheer bowled better than Akram is stupid. Though when would Vaughan have faced Akram? Towards the fag end of Akram's career?

[Ram]

Exactly. To say that Zaheer bowled better than Akram is stupid. Though when would Vaughan have faced Akram? Towards the fag end of Akram's career?

Yea.. Yea.. I agree. Zaheer still has a LONG way to go , if he has to get into the Akram league. As i said , Vaughan just wanted to send his message across that Zaheer bowled really well. That was probably the reason why he compared Zaheer to Akram.

[King]

When a left hander swings prodigiously the first name that will be taken is Wasim Akram's. It is more of a compliment to Wasim IMO. Every time there a left hand fast bowler does well invariably people are reminded about Wasim Akram :regular_smile: That is a big shoes to fill in. I mean Wasim Akram's. I don't reckon that is possible for now unless of course there is a talented youngster that is swinging the ball for fun in some part of the world.

[Aditi]

Swing It Like Zaheer! :D

[feverpitch]

That's a lot of compliment from Vaughan. Are the commentators hearing why England struggled? It's not because the batsmen were short of quality or because of the toss but some good bowling by the Indian bowlers. I'm quite glad Vaughan's giving credit where it's due.

Let's have some more cancers back then, eh?