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Zaheer passes fitness test

July 22, 2004 17:17 IST

Fast bowler Zaheer Khan passed the fitness test and will be eligible for selection for India's remaining matches in the Asia Cup cricket tournament.

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The Baroda pacer underwent the fitness test under the supervision of team physio Andrew Leipus and trainer Gregory Allan King in Colombo on Thursday.

Zaheer, who broke down midway through the series in Australia and Pakistan last season, injured his quadriceps muscle in the group match against Sri Lanka on Sunday.

He missed the first match of the second phase against Bangladesh on Wednesday.
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Sub: zaheer mustn\'t play

zaheer must not play. he is not fully fit or near his best. he is the one who defeated india in the world cup final. ...


Posted by pratheesh thomas



Sub: Injury prone

I am a fan of both Zaheer and Nehra. But their bodies are too fragile for the international matches. I will not be surprised if ...


Posted by Muralidhar Rao



Sub: Zaheer should be rested!

It seems that Zaheer is suffering from a chronic desease which has not yet been diagonised. He should be rested and let Ashish Nehra play ...


Posted by Ramesh Kapoor


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