Brisbane, Dec 05: Zaheer Khan laid to rest the demons of bowling to the mighty Australians with a five-wicket haul which also anointed him as India's spearhead fast bowler at Gabba here today. Zaheer has been a targeted bowler for Australia in recent past in one-dayers but the left-arm paceman shook off the psychological damage, if any, with an inspired spell which allowed India a rare dominance over the world champions.
Zaheer credited his success to his no-holds-barred approach on a gloomy day at Gabba.
"I didn't want to sacrifice my pace, line or length even if it Meant I was bowling a lot of no-balls," said Zaheer having transgressed the bowling crease no less than 12 times.
Zaheer, whose 5 for 95 was his third five-wicket haul in 27 tests, said his emphasis was on "hitting the seam and the deck consistently".
"Fast bowling is all about bowling consistently in right areas and no matter who the batsman is, he would struggle to find an answer to it."
Zaheer disagreed that he suffered any psychological damage because of the hammering he took from Australian batsmen in recent times and stressed that he always backs himself to do well against quality batsmen.
"I prefer to concentrate on what I can do best rather than worry about other things."
Bureau Report