pronunciation born october indian cricketer debut india border trophy core member national team decline form set forcing team limited overs teams sporadic appearances test cricket played test april age beginning career fast medium swing bowler broke national team soon turning evoked comparisons pakistan promising performances swing cemented position team named emerging player year instrumental india day international test series wins pakistan described media blue eyed boy indian cricket took wickets tests bangladesh start performed poorly conceded runs high rate leading brief exile day international team immediately australian leading batsmen time india coach identified batting potential improved batting skills tried complete bowling opened batting occasions scored test match versus sri_lanka delhi role illness scores space test innings sri_lanka pakistan months stint helm performed strongly bat ball scoring runs regularly frequently taking order wickets rose rankings test rankings led critics compare indian pace bowling early bowler test hat trick match pakistan productive run start began steadily lose pace swing wicket taking batting continued productive regarded specialist dropped team tests end longer squad returned international cricket september inaugural world took wickets man match india beat pakistan final earned recall team regular months dropped economy rate continued trend upwards subsequently struggled loss form injuries recalled test team months hit maiden test century maintain place team bowling effective needed played test india april south_africa continued perform bat ball domestic level pace frequently criticized irrelevant international level impressed leading wicket performances earned recall national players included list india lost boys early years born october india ancestry belonging community grew elder brother mosque impoverished family father served parents wished islamic scholars brother took interest cricket games grounds inside mosque necessitated father muslim visited beginning deliveries reach end cricket pitch rigorous hour training sessions heat family sense discipline saw progress steadily guidance indian captain rose selected cricket team selected level represent national tournament finally presented set cricket equipment having restricted second hand gear family limited economic means december broke team months turning took total scored dropped immediately play years november month turning appearance time scored took total victory immediately dropped match spent rest season bowled short spells younger division taking wickets matches averaging seven overs innings success bat scoring runs including best mumbai selected india team play series matches colleagues countries took wickets matches including best thailand scored runs india won matches enormous margins start season immediately time bowling delivering overs innings matches scored runs including best took wickets promoted scored took match prompting propel senior team senior beginnings started march fellow left arm selected national team scored took run win unable repeat form remaining matches taking wickets total managed win trophy ended maiden season seven wickets runs best score win saw qualify following season took scored second innings took defeat performance reminded test batsman omitted senior team sent week stayed months playing double innings matches took wickets including best scoring runs best recalled senior team list debut mumbai taking overs bowling referred indian selected cricket world cup new_zealand took wickets scored runs taking win south_africa returning india selected senior team time selected played single match trophy season immediately faith taking wicket match haul fixture setting run win match took west defeated north runs took match south west final took help cut innings sealing title taken wickets tournament scored runs performances propelled india team age half tour sri_lanka took wickets class matches went india tour england took wickets youth tests india lost best second test took wickets conceding runs scored runs youth india won rewarded selection team played railways trophy start season took total scored champions prevailed struggled taking wickets seven matches half wickets came match claimed innings victory scored runs maiden class despite lack wickets selected playing took taking defeated final seven wickets ended tournament wickets scored runs struggled taking wickets matches economy rate selected team took wickets matches economy rate selected india team travelled england playing class matches took wickets including yorkshire south_africa managed runs bat success limited overs matches taking wickets matches including lancashire scoring runs start season played domestic time little success taking wickets economy rate force way india limited overs team selected series limited overs matches counterparts pakistan sri_lanka took seven wickets matches including matches pakistan late selected india team compete asian youth competition pakistan leading bowler wickets economy rate twice second leading wicket named player tournament india won defeating sri_lanka wickets final featured headlines claimed bangladesh helping bowl helped india emerge victorious sri_lanka final taking scored runs bat compiling scores returned india took scored match season resulted selected indian national squad series australia early international career test debut second test australia adelaide oval december age opened bowling following injury left test high scoring match took wicket giving away runs runs scored innings india took wicket victory dropped following test return recalled fourth test sydney cricket ground broke spell test flat pitch took wickets innings spell reverse swing bowling caught bowled ended innings dismissed second innings end match figures tri nation tournament australia followed leading wicket wickets average maiden series ending overs debut australia bounced matches world cup holders earned international man match award tournament taking ground perth eighth tour ended bad note match mocking australian batsman dismissal second final match took australia amassed crushed india runs match team folded batting improved end tour scores innings ended runs tournament subsequently led pace attack test tour pakistan taking wickets bowling higher proportion maiden overs bowler help secure india series victory pakistan decades innings bowled overs took help india restrict arch rivals run lead stand captain enforced follow tied bowling overs end india secured innings win scored second test batting collapse order helping india recover pakistan reached despite bowling overs hosts went complete wicket win deciding test took innings win ended series wickets runs continued prolific wicket taking taking wickets economy rate matches including order wickets deciding fifth scored runs ability swing ball ways innings led speculation recognition performances start international career named emerging player year continued productive form asian cup sri_lanka leading wicket wickets economy rate matches wicket bangladesh pakistan respectively scored runs including defeat pakistan struggled tour europe taking wickets economy rate matches india won games lost returned form india brief campaign champions trophy england claimed wickets average economy rate took kenya pakistan defeat hands ended india campaign returning india represented country highest level time home soil continued improve batting defiant australia october test half century tests scored specialist batsmen failed managed total india fell run loss career hold suffered strain following test totalled causing miss tests mumbai australia went series ended wickets runs overlooked test opting returned second test south_africa scoring wicket win sealed series win tests december tour bangladesh swinging ball ways took including decisions test claim wicket haul test man match award india claimed commanding innings victory followed match haul following match wickets named man series india swept series winning matches innings indian batsmen scored heavily managed played hosts india rotated players taking scoring run win late india introduced central contracts international players time given grade contract began poorly took wickets home test series pakistan losing pace accuracy matches managed totals conceding runs pakistani batsmen scored heavily scored runs duck second innings test hosts collapsed day series subsequently dropped series playing match conceded runs picking wicket overs manage post half century scoring holding end india bowled sealing run loss coach indian team following pakistan series identified potential started batting skills point yielded test runs subsequently signed english country season attempted regain form bad start year arrived late stayed weeks achieved better results pakistan series taking wickets economy rate including essex new format took wickets economy rate seven matches including best essex scored match help seal run win difficulties class matches continued took scored productive debut sussex middlesex wicket away victory time ran failed wicket ended wickets runs scoring surrey era recalled team indian oil cup sri_lanka august series coach played matches took wickets economy rate conceded overs hosts won final scored runs including unbeaten india batting collapsed loss hosts preliminary match showed signs returning peak form series taking wickets economy rate scored runs matches included haul score india collapsed run loss new_zealand match took career best hosts fell despite overall good form punished new final conceding runs overs india lost second successive final subsequently leading wicket india took clean sweep away test series test took scoring man match performance help india innings victory followed haul test career best innings haul final test second wicket match haul set wicket victory having scored innings named man match wickets runs saw named man series bowler wickets match series team return india experimented opening batsman prior late series cricket team yielded moderate success scores took wickets economy rate subsequently batting line sri_lanka scored runs balls help india post total took second seventh matches respectively win man match awards taking wickets economy rate series added final match ended series runs playing role india triumph continued strong form man match performance knock runs south_africa second having scored middle order match order collapse ended series wickets economy rate runs scoring consecutive ducks test series sri_lanka elevated opening second innings second test delhi regular opener illness having taken overs innings scored runs building innings lead help set winning target following match scored runs combined century stand revive india early batting collapse saw wickets fall half opening day took seven wickets average runs series india won later admitted disappointed failing score test century following strong performances promoted december grade contract india difficult start new year test tour pakistan test matches played flat surfaces little success pakistani batsmen taking total wickets conceding runs runs getting opportunity test india lost wicket use good batting conditions scored double century partnership wicket keeper found success ball test january person claim hat trick test match minutes match scheduled hours indian hat trick away test highest terms total averages batsmen dismissed came tests history cricket butt caught slips trapping leg wicket bowling finished haul hosts staged lower order counter attack punished second innings taking wicket conceding runs pakistan set target india reach ended series runs took wickets despite test continued perform strongly arena scoring order pakistan making consecutive wicket following matches included man match performance included haul wickets runs claimed wickets economy rate series having taken lead india rested final match quiet series england following return india taking wickets average runs scoring runs average runs tests scored innings second test helping india innings lead eventually wicket win test managed total scored collapsed final day ceded series lead form unaffected taking wickets matches scoring runs bat india easily claimed series scored took low scoring win match scoring taking match india took lead winning fourth match took scoring run chase international omission began suffer loss form tour west_indies managed runs took wickets economy rate bowling arena india lost series poor display tour match hit runs overs appeared dropped test team place bowler captain scrapped bowler strategy played second test sidelined injury scored took india enforced follow hosts hung draw wickets hand india selected tests gain pace positions stated confident recover slump rise heights asserting young learning india expressed concern pace expressed swing priority backing return international cricket concerns late conceded runs overs matches triangular tournament malaysia despite scoring order matches west_indies dropped rest tournament appeared run form took wickets economy rate scored runs matches demoted position opening bowler champions trophy took wickets economy rate scored runs india knocked round limited sporadic appearances tour south_africa playing matches took solitary wicket conceding runs bright spot unbeaten india match hosts west_indies tour taking wickets subsequently fell bowling rankings rankings having spent previous year list despite indian captain remained optimistic prospects stating number man matches won testimony fact proven takes wickets early contributes bat good field despite scoring innings class warm match scoring whilst specialist batsmen failed cope bouncy conditions totalled overs ball overlooked test indicated scored runs coaching saw bowling steadily declining primary responsibility poor bowling display subsequent tour match conceded runs overs player sent home tour poor performance later revealed mutual agreement play final rounds attempt regain form match practice instead watching final tests subsequently led semi finals scoring help defeat wickets bowling remained ineffective returning figures conceding runs indian captain attributed situation asserting foul play fortunes improved matches totalling mumbai respectively initially dropped series hosted india west_indies recalled final match home town claiming seven wickets mumbai semi final performance regarded taking seven overs persisted named squad cricket world cup injury stopped playing series sri_lanka denying opportunity regain form return took wickets overs bowled impressive start took wicket taking warm matches netherlands west_indies caribbean play match world cup group players dropped squad following india exit round played tours bangladesh england instead sent india tour africa years devastating batsmen played select took wickets matches took wickets matches kenya india won matches scored runs took wickets scored runs international comeback india older players opting inaugural world younger players regain national selection india expected format favoured stronger fielding sides match scored took overs india tied pakistan round winning bowl took india lost new_zealand taking defeat england india needed win hosts south_africa reach semi final conceded runs overs helping restrict hosts pursuit took removing india managed defend run win reach finals india faced arch rivals pakistan final declared man match bowling spell taking including removal pakistan captain big hitting duck space balls later bowling result performances south_africa recalled team played home series australia pakistan late played matches seven australia pakistan scored runs lower order took wickets economy rate averaging substantially worse overall career statistics steady performance took wickets match economy rate scored consecutive matches australia making final match pakistan india opting field turning tracks home test series pakistan late missed tests fast chosen meantime took wickets scored runs matches injury colleagues resulted recall test scored maiden test century reaching mark leg spinner man left accompany second innings ball taking total tourists hung draw gained selection tour australia play tests chosen choice pace duo injured replaced taken wickets innings test held bouncy ground perth replaced second spinner batted scores respectively second innings performance came order shield batsmen new ball late second day entering fall wicket batted hours sixth man fall rediscovered ability swing ball taking including australian innings having hosts wickets innings runs scored victims caught wicket edge trapped india won runs recognised man match award batting displays perth promoted open batting fourth test adelaide replacing struggling allowing return bowler attack high scoring match took struggled responsibility opening scoring duck high scoring match took australia test series scored india international held place team played matches scoring runs lower order taking wickets economy rate best performance australia adelaide help restrict hosts india collapsed run loss score series came partnership captain closing stages successful tense run chase sri_lanka struggled finals australia taking wickets economy rate teammates ensure win extra bowler batsmen struggled scored india innings morning unbeaten second innings failed wicket conceded runs overs innings defeat omitted test south_africa series participated having purchased kings took wickets economy rate runs effective performance came added unbeaten took overs help run win riders scored runs added failed run chase fringes following resumed international duties cup asia cup time ball scored total runs took seven wickets economy rate overlooked tests sri_lanka called team played fixtures took wickets conceding runs struggled bat scoring runs indian batting collapsed match included india team series matches touring counterparts new_zealand australia average results taking wickets economy rate scored runs games better challenger trophy taking wickets economy rate scored runs won matches start class season scored took total board president touring australians ahead test series overlooked test selection india returned play trophy played matches performed strongly taking wickets scored runs started season draw took railways round display guide team victory took scored innings run lead taking second innings scored unbeaten guide target wickets hand final fixture season took innings help dismiss setting innings win india success test bowling strategy overlooked home tests england domestic season interrupted limited overs duty following recent run given game seven match series england november india taken series lead took overs fifth match india recorded victory opportunity mumbai terrorist attacks saw remaining fixtures cancelled selected match tour sri_lanka entrusted match india took lead took wickets matches expensive conceding runs ended tour high note combined half brother eighth wicket stand saw india wicket win international late ended returned india took scored domestic season ended win leaving limited overs leg tour new_zealand poor time new_zealand preceding took conceding runs economy rate left tour heading home played round robin matches held south_africa taking wickets economy rate scored runs started strongly taking wickets matches early stages tournament taking matches ending fixtures failed semi finals performances retain position national team performances new_zealand proceeded world england june india seeking defend title struggled warm matches totalling overs round matches bowling overs conceding runs success india defeated bangladesh ireland round took overs loss west_indies super round left remaining matches india lost eliminated dropped limited overs team injured extended period return cricket trophy november played matches captain successful bat ball scoring runs taking wickets productive class season bat starts innings failing reach scoring fifties unable convert triple figures fourth match season scored innings lost innings making took total scored secure seven wicket win totalled seven wicket triumph performances earn test recall furthermore february india announced list world cup held west_indies notable omission took innings trophy final fifth wicket brought class level cricket series corruption scandals september told media received expensive gifts room later gifts afford reported team management thought gifts comeback national knee injury recalled india squad matches match day series west_indies december played match series picking wicket ball selected playing games scoring runs average score succeeded taking wickets average best figures strong performances led inclusion asia cup squad played matches chance bat proved ball taking match series sri_lanka picked wickets games team touring south_africa played march figures bat played delhi indian premier league taking wickets matches average announced july inclusion indian team tour sri_lanka replacement injured round performance india managed win lone match series sri_lanka emerged wicket wicket haul indian squad world tournament sri_lanka trophy opener raised class score 3rd domestic injured knee match comeback cricket march picked play indian premier league contestant colors popular dance 8th season impressed people dancing skills stayed little quit 6th week august personal life married based february cricketer settled based model february wedding took place holy city low key affair daughter currently working firm popular nail artist said reports jointly launched academy tied india coach chief coach coaches academy statistics column runs indicates column title match refers match number career international centuries test centuries international wicket test wicket day international wicket holds world record january double runs wickets quickest time career took days fastest indian player reach wicket milestone matches awards emerging player year test awards man match awards man series awards awards man match awards awards man match awards
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