There are good things ahead of me: Zaheer

The record-breaking half century in the first Test against Bangladesh that made Zaheer Khan the world’s top scorer for a No 11 batsman ...

The record-breaking half century in the first Test against Bangladesh that made Zaheer Khan the world’s top scorer for a No 11 batsman has capped his successful comeback from a period of injuries and low form.

Now that his worst days are behind him, Zaheer says, ‘‘You can’t help certain things, you can’t change them. You have to live with that. I want to look ahead and keep moving, I am sure there are good things ahead for me.”

‘‘I definitely feel happy about the way things have gone. I have played all the seven Tests and done well. Of course there is scope for improvement,’’ Zaheer said. ‘‘I am looking forward to the break after this series, when I plan to work on my fitness and improve my bowling further.’’

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The one thing that may be lacking in his bowling is the speed. He had averaged near the 130 kmph mark whereas he used to bowl close to 140 kmph earlier. Zaheer said a bit more finetuning would help him add a couple of yards to his pace. ‘‘It is all about rhythm. When you hit the right length obviously your pace becomes better. I also need to work a bit more on my fitness.’’

About the effort with the bat at Dhaka, the ‘batsman’ says: ‘‘I was not aware of it until I came back and my teammates told me,’’ of surpassing the previous best of 68 not out by Kiwi Richard Collinge. (PTI)