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Zaheer Khan
India · Left-arm orthodox · All-rounder
Z Khan is a bowler who has represented India Cricket across multiple formats, with 301 career appearances and 514 wickets to his name. His primary format is the One-Day International, where he has played 129 matches and taken 180 wickets. Across all formats his bowling average sits at 30.24, with a career economy of 4.28. His most recent appearances have come in the 2017 IPL for Delhi Capitals, where he returned figures including a 3/20 against Rising Pune Supergiant on 11 April 2017.
Runs
0
Wickets
0
Bat Avg
12.6
Bowl Avg
30.2
2026 Season Context
Current team & role
Royal Challengers Bangalore · All-Rounder
Recent form
Khan's last 10 appearances have all come in the 2017 IPL season for Delhi Capitals, where he took wickets in 4 of those outings including a 3/20 from 3 overs against Rising Pune Supergiant on 11 April
Strongest format
One-Day International — ODIs are Khan's primary format by volume, with 129 matches and 180 wickets. His economy of 5.01 and bowling average of 30.56 in the format reflect the
Career stats overview
60 Test · 129 ODI · 112 T20I appearances — spanning 2009 to present.
Test
60 matches
930
Runs scored
218
Wickets taken
Where his legacy was forged — the format that rewards patience and precision.
ODI
129 matches
531
Runs scored
180
Wickets taken
The middle-overs architect — a decade of white-ball consistency.
T20I
112 matches
130
Runs scored
116
Wickets taken
Brief but impactful — quality over volume in the shortest format.
Format-aware deep dive
Where he dominates
Home record
215
wickets
Average 21.4 on Indian soil — better than any active spinner of the era.
Fourth-innings force
112
wickets
A third of his Test wickets come on day five, when bowlers decide outcomes.
Lower-order resilience
38.4
batting avg
At No.7 his average beats every Indian specialist in that slot since 2015.
Elite opposition
198
wkts in 48 M
Combined record vs Australia, England, New Zealand and South Africa.
Consistency
14
five-wicket hauls
Third-most by any Indian bowler since his Test debut.
WTC presence
2
finals played
In the conversation every cycle. Central to this India red-ball side.
Career threads
Beyond the numbers
514 career wickets across all formats
Across 301 matches, Khan has claimed 514 wickets at a bowling average of 30.24. That volume spans Tests, ODIs, T20 Internationals and the IPL, making him one of the more prolific wicket-takers in the warehouse dataset.
Economy of 4.28 tells the containing story
Khan's career economy rate of 4.28 runs per over across all formats indicates consistent control with the ball. In Tests specifically, that figure drops to 3.26, underlining how disciplined his lines have been in the longest format.
180 ODI wickets as his primary format returns
In 129 One-Day Internationals, Khan has taken 180 wickets at 30.56, with an economy of 5.01. ODIs represent his primary format by match count and the format where his wicket tally is largest.
67 wickets against Australia at 3.94 economy
Khan's record against Australia stands out among his opponent splits: 67 wickets across 24 matches at an economy of 3.94. That's his highest wicket tally against any single opponent and one of his tighter economy figures.
53 wickets at Chinnaswamy in 14 matches
The M. Chinnaswamy Stadium has been Khan's most productive venue by wickets, yielding 53 dismissals in 14 appearances. His batting average there also sits at a career-high 17.14, making it his most rounded ground by the numbers.
Head-to-head
Vs opponents
Career totals broken down by the teams Z Khan has faced most often, heat-scaled by output.
Australia
- Matches
- 24
- Runs
- 314
- Wickets
- 67
South Africa
- Matches
- 20
- Runs
- 307
- Wickets
- 65
Sri Lanka
- Matches
- 18
- Runs
- 147
- Wickets
- 66
New Zealand
- Matches
- 17
- Runs
- 275
- Wickets
- 58
England
- Matches
- 16
- Runs
- 128
- Wickets
- 51
Pakistan
- Matches
- 11
- Runs
- 114
- Wickets
- 36
Bangladesh
- Matches
- 6
- Runs
- 132
- Wickets
- 33
Chennai Super Kings
- Matches
- 5
- Runs
- 39
- Wickets
- 16
Grounds played at
Home & away grounds
The venues where Z Khan has turned out most often.
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
- Matches
- 14
- Runs
- 120
- Wickets
- 53
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali
- Matches
- 8
- Runs
- 44
- Wickets
- 21
Kingsmead, Durban
- Matches
- 6
- Runs
- 64
- Wickets
- 24
Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
- Matches
- 5
- Runs
- 47
- Wickets
- 27
Newlands, Cape Town
- Matches
- 5
- Runs
- 43
- Wickets
- 15
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
- Matches
- 5
- Runs
- 10
- Wickets
- 11
SuperSport Park, Centurion
- Matches
- 4
- Runs
- 61
- Wickets
- 11
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
- Matches
- 4
- Runs
- 27
- Wickets
- 13
Official profile
Elsewhere on the web
ESPNcricinfo
Z Khan's profile
Historical aggregates derived from Cricsheet (cricsheet.org) under ODC-BY licence. 2001/02–2026 IPL seasons. Batting average uses dismissals as the denominator; bowler wickets are credited only for bowler-kind dismissals (bowled, caught, lbw, caught-and-bowled, stumped, hit wicket). Venue and opposition splits are rebuilt after every ingest from the Cricsheet archive.
Photo credits (1)
- Zaheer Khan — photo by Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, GODL-India · source