10 Cricketers and their superstitions

We all are superstitious in one way or another. Using a favourite vehicle or sleeping on a particular side of the bed, or a favourite t-shirt; we all are puppets of our minds. Success is majorly a by-product of hard work and persistence, but we cannot totally eliminate luck factor.

Cricketers maybe social media celebrities and megastars in the eyes of their fans, but they are humans too. They too cherish their success and rue failures. Almost every sports-person in his/her career uses any superstition in the hope of better performance and cricketers are no different to it. Certain players, during their illustrious careers, have followed a specific thing only with a hope that it keeps them going no matter what.

Here we look at 10 cricketers and their superstitions:

Zaheer Khan (Kept yellow handkerchief in his pocket)

There has always been a dearth of world-class fast bowlers in this batting rich country. After Kapil Dev, it was Zaheer Khan who was India’s torchbearer in the pace bowling department. With Javagal Srinath and Ashish Nehra, Zaheer formed a formidable trio in the 2000s.

Zak was the leading wicket-taker in India’s historic Test series triumph in England, 2007. Zaheer was also the joint-highest wicket-taker in the 2011 World Cup alongside Shahid Afridi. However, the left-arm pacer believed in superstitions.

Zaheer used to keep a yellow handkerchief in his pocket every time he came on to bowl. Zaheer has worked hard and it has been an inspiring journey; from working in a textile mill to taking 600 international wickets and becoming a world champion. He won’t mind crediting a yellow piece of cloth for his glorious achievements.