Mohammed Zahid

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Mohammad Zahid was a cricket fast bowler from Pakistan.

He took 11 wickets in his debut test against New Zealand and became the only Pakistani to have taken 10 wickets or more on his debut. Besides this, he bowled an exceptional over to Brian Lara (West Indies), who was the premier batsman of the world at that point in time, Brian Lara missed the first five deliveries due to sheer pace that Zahid generated before edging the last bowl for a caught behind. This performance caught the eyes of the cricketing pundits.

[edit] Injury

He picked up a back injury in the tour to Sri Lanka and after his back operation could not make his return to the world of cricket. He did come back for a short stint in the series against South Africa in 1998 but had lost his pace considerably and subsequently his line & length, eventually he was dropped from the Pakistan team.