India vs Windies 2018: Khaleel Ahmed is the Find of Rahul Dravid - Zaheer Khan

Khaleel Ahmed is the current red-hot headliner in the cricketing world. The young bloke had made an impressive debut against Hong Kong and now, he delivered a decent display against Windies. Meanwhile, Zaheer Khan spills the beans by letting out the incredible story of Khaleel and the impact of Rahul Dravid on him.

Khaleel Ahmed, in his recent interview, quoted saying that Zaheer Khan helped him during the Indian Premier League stint. However, the former left-handed fast bowler feels that the real credit goes to Rahul Dravid, who paved a nice platform for the youngster.

I think the credit goes to Rahul Dravid – Zaheer Khan

The former fast bowler added that Khaleel Ahmed has got everything in him to deliver the goods for Team India. He feels the youngster needs a bit of nurturing, which will happen automatically when he will travel with the team.

Further, he added saying that the youngster will go to places in the game of cricket if he continues in the same way. Zaheer Khan has seen the youngster from the close quarters when he was involved with Delhi Daredevils franchise.

“He has got potential. Khaleel Ahmed has got everything to be a fast bowler. He can hit the deck hard and has the nice jump. He needs to learn a few things in International cricket, which he would learn in the due course I think the credit goes to Rahul Dravid. Yeah, it is what I firmly believe,” Zaheer Khan said while talking on Cricbuzz..

“Look at his numbers, it won’t help him to get into the team. The selectors and the guys, who are promoting him need the numbers to get him. He has always been impressive in Delhi but how he got the opportunity? And how he got the place in the U19 team and in Rajasthan side? He is the product and the find of Rahul Dravid. Kudos to all the people for letting a player with no wickets in domestic circuit getting a call-up,” he inferred.

However, as Zaheer Khan said, it is important to remember the person, who gave you the platform to shine. Not only for Khaleel Ahmed but also Rahul Dravid handed his helping hand to many domestic cricketers.