Khan and Nehra fit for tour

After injuries hampered their tour to Australia, Zaheer Khan and Ashish Nehra have announced themselves fully fit, and ready to tour Pakistan, in a report by PTI. Dennis Lillee is currently guiding both fast bowlers at the MRF Pace Foundation.

"The advice of Lillee at the nets has made me feel better," Khan said, "and I am raring to make the trip to Pakistan, if selected.

"He has been of great help to our bowling and this was our routine trip to the foundation. I was not feeling fully comfortable last week. For over two years now, I have been taking Lillee's advice before every tour."

Khan found himself out of the Australian tour after a hamstring injury during the first Test at Brisbane. Nehra, too, was affected by an ankle injury that hindered his bowling in Australia, but was confident about his fitness.

"I made a comeback during the tour after being out of action for nearly eight months," Nehra said. "I am fit now and always make use of Lillee's visit to fine-tune myself."

Lillee worked with Khan and Nehra's run-up after noticing the pressure they exerted on their legs.

"I have advised Zaheer to take fewer steps in his run-up and avoid jumping too high before releasing the ball," Lillee said. "Nehra needed some changes. He has been asked to be more side-on to avoid putting the load on his legs."