Mumbai: Indian left arm seamer Zaheer Khan, who missed the One-day home series against the West Indies and has been named in the 16-member team for New Zealand, is fit and rearing to go.
Zaheer Khan told reporters during Colgate's 'Collect Your Cricketer' campaign on Monday that he has recovered fully from his shin injury and was looking forward to the New Zealand series. "It was disappointing to miss the One-day series but a cricketer has to take these kind of things in his stride as there is nothing one can do about it," he said. When asked what his plans were before next year's World Cup, Zaheer said, "I think the seven One-dayers in New Zealand would help me regain my bowling rhythm and from there on we have to take one match at a time in the World Cup." Dashing youngster Yuvraj Singh, who is unlucky to miss the Test squad but is a certainty for the One-day team, said he was disappointed with the 3-4 loss to the West Indies. "We batted pretty well throughout the series but we need to lift our fielding and bowling performances for better result in the future," he added. When asked whether the seven One-day series in New Zealand would be a good preparation for the World Cup, Yuvraj, said, "I think it would help a lot especially if we do well in New Zealand. Obviously our morale will be pretty high and we will start believing in ourselves."
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