About Mohammad Zahid (cricketer)
Mohammad Zahid (born 2 August 1976) is a Pakistani cricket coach and former cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast bowler. Zahid was the first Pakistani cricketer to take ten wickets on his international debut, taking eleven wickets against New Zealand in 1996. == Career == Having suffered a back injury and subsequently having to go through back surgery halfway through his career, he continued to play until January 2003. Zahid's last Test was against South Africa which saw a record first-wicket partnership by the South Africans of 368 runs, shared between Graeme Smith and Herschelle Gibbs. He took 11 wickets in his debut Test against New Zealand in 1996, which included figures of 7 for 66 in the second innings. He became the first Pakistani to have taken 10 wickets or more on his debut. Besides this, he bowled an exceptional over to Brian Lara (West Indies), who was then the premier batsman of the world: Lara played and missed the first three deliveries due to the sheer pace that Zahid generated, before edging the fourth ball for a caught behind. This performance caught the eyes of the cricketing pundits. == Fastest bowler debate == Mohammad Zahid was noted for his pace from an early age and after his encounter with Brian Lara, Zahid was described by the left-handed batsmen as the fastest bowler in the world.
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