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Zahir Khan

The idea behind Rajasthan Royals picking Zahir Khan reminds of the time when we bought an experienced guy like Brad Hogg back in 2012 as he was a Chinaman bowler who was quite effective in the shortest format of the game.

There are not many Chinaman bowlers in the world and I’m not surprised that the Royals have gone and picked Zahir. He’s young and has a lot of ability, however, he probably might not feature in the playing XI soon considering the fact there are a lot of established overseas players in the squad. Zahir will definitely be an interesting bowler to watch out for if given a chance as he is someone who can turn the ball both ways and surprise the batsmen.

Fortunately, the environment in the Royals dressing room is such that promising youngsters are always given a chance. We have always believed in giving youngsters like Zahir a platform to showcase their ability and with Warne in the Royals team management this year, one shouldn't be surprised if he gets excited with Zahir’s ability and gives him a chance to play very soon.

In fact, from Warne to Dravid, this has been RR's mantra over the years - to give an unknown entity chance, and if he fails, it's not a problem.