Former India player Sachin Tendulkar took to social media to share the clip of a young girl whose bowling action is similar to that of legendary fast bowler Zaheer Khan.
The video has gone viral on social media, with Sushila Meena can be seen practising with her friends. She is a left-arm fast bowler, and her action is a carbon copy of Zaheer. She takes a jump before releasing the ball, much like the World Cup-winning seamer.
Sachin called her action smooth, effortless, and lovely. He also wrote about a similarity between her bowling action and that of his former teammate.
“Smooth, effortless, and lovely to watch! Sushila Meena’s bowling action has shades of you, @ImZaheer. Do you see it too?” Sachin Tendulkar captioned his post.
Smooth, effortless, and lovely to watch! Sushila Meena’s bowling action has shades of you, @ImZaheer.
Do you see it too? pic.twitter.com/yzfhntwXux— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) December 20, 2024
Zak responded to Sachin’s tweet.
You’re spot on with that, and I couldn’t agree more. Her action is so smooth and impressive—she’s showing a lot of promise already! https://t.co/Zh0QXJObzn
— zaheer khan (@ImZaheer) December 20, 2024
Zaheer is associated with Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League. He was hired as a mentor for the 18th season and was actively involved in the mega auction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
He played an important role in KL Rahul’s departure from the franchise and also in bringing Rishabh Pant to the team. He persuaded LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka to go for Pant, who was bought for INR 27 crore.
Zaheer is the best left-arm pacer ever to play for India National Cricket Team. He took over 600 wickets in 309 international matches across formats.