By CricketCountry Staff
Indian pace spearhead Zaheer Khan could not attend the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award function as he was recently operated upon on his injured ankle in England.
Published: Aug 29, 2011, 12:58 PM (IST)
Edited: Aug 29, 2011, 12:58 PM (IST)
Zaheer Khan could not attend the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award function as he was recently operated upon on his injured ankle in England © AFP
By CricketCountry Staff
New Delhi: Aug 29, 2011
Indian pace spearhead Zaheer Khan could not attend the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award function as he was recently operated upon on his injured ankle in England.
Zaheer was the lonely cricketer to be bestowed with the country’s highest sporting award in a ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi.
The Indian pacer was earlier ruled out of the England series due to an ankle injury. He bowled just 13.3 overs in the first Test at the Lord’s last month before injuring himself, and went under the knife.
Zaheer was touted to play a big role in India’s fortunes in the recently-concluded four-match Test series against England but he left the field on the first day of the Test series after bowling 13.3 overs and taking two wickets.
One of the leading wicket-takers in the 2011 World Cup, Zaheer has played an important role as the leader of the Indian bowling attack in Test cricket last two years.
