'He is not someone who will bully them': Aakash Chopra's take on Zaheer Khan as new CSK coach for IPL 2027
Aakash Chopra backs Zaheer Khan as new CSK coach
22 Sep 2026
2 MinZaheer Khan
India
Current Series
Full Name
Zaheer Khan
Nationality
India
Other Name
Zaheer Khan
Role
Bowler
Birth Date
07 Oct 1978 (47y 351d)
Birth Place
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Batting Style
Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style
Left Arm Fast Medium
Teams
Batting Performance
| Format | M | Inns | No | R | H.S | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ipl | 100 | 32 | 18 | 117 | 23 | 8.36 | 141 | 82.98 | -- | -- |
| test | 92 | 127 | 24 | 1230 | 75 | 11.95 | 2381 | 51.70 | -- | 3 |
| odi | 200 | 101 | 35 | 792 | 34 | 12.00 | 1078 | 73.46 | -- | -- |
| t20i | 17 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 6.50 | 10 | 130.00 | -- | -- |
| t20 | 138 | 49 | 27 | 191 | 26 | 8.68 | 221 | 86.42 | -- | -- |
| fc | 169 | 223 | 40 | 2489 | 75 | 13.60 | -- | 0 | -- | 5 |
| list a | 253 | 129 | 43 | 1047 | 42 | 12.17 | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| t10 | 3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Bowling Performance
| Format | M | Inns | Ovs | R | Wkts | BBI | Avg | ECN | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ipl | 100 | 99 | 366.40 | 2782 | 102 | 4/17 | 27.27 | 7.59 | 21.57 | 1 | -- |
| test | 92 | 165 | 3130.50 | 10247 | 311 | 7/87 | 32.94 | 3.27 | 60.4 | 15 | 11 |
| odi | 200 | 197 | 1682.50 | 8301 | 282 | 5/42 | 29.43 | 4.93 | 35.8 | 7 | 1 |
| t20i | 17 | 17 | 58.40 | 448 | 17 | 4/19 | 26.35 | 7.63 | 20.7 | 1 | -- |
| t20 | 138 | 137 | 507.20 | 3802 | 139 | 4/17 | 27.35 | 7.49 | 21.8 | 2 | -- |
| fc | 169 | -- | 5713.10 | 18799 | 672 | 9/138 | 27.97 | 3.29 | 51.0 | -- | 35 |
| list a | 253 | -- | 2124.10 | 10404 | 357 | 5/42 | 29.14 | 4.89 | 35.7 | 10 | 1 |
| t10 | 3 | 1 | 1.00 | 9 | 1 | 1/9 | 9.00 | 9.00 | 6.00 | -- | -- |
Recent Form (Last 5 Matches)
| Match | Bat | Bowl | Date | Venue | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | - | 1/0 | 22 May 2016 | Raipur | t20 |
| Delhi Capitals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | - | 0/0 | 20 May 2016 | Raipur | t20 |
| Rising Pune Supergiant vs Delhi Capitals | - | 0/0 | 17 May 2016 | Visakhapatnam | t20 |
| Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals | 2 | 1/0 | 15 May 2016 | Visakhapatnam | t20 |
| Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Daredevils | - | 1/0 | 07 May 2016 | Chandigarh | t20 |
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