Zaheer made a comeback on the tour to South Africa in 2012.
Arguably the best fast bowler India ever produced, Zaheer Khan had a veritable comeback during India's tour to South Africa in 2013 after a year's layoff from the game.
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The 39-year-old looked impressive in the first innings of the Johannesburg Test, but lacked the bite in the second essay, en route to claiming his 300th Test wicket, that of Jacques Kallis.
He played a crucial role in both of India's Test triumphs in the Rainbow Nation in 2006 and 2010 and he will hope that the current crop of bowlers will be able to go the distance and help India win their maiden series in South Africa.
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