Former Indian cricketer, was one of the main factors in Team India's transformation phase after Sourav Ganguly stepped down as captain and MS Dhoni began his new role in the team.

Speaking exclusively on Star Sports show Cricket Connected, former India batsman Gautam Gambhir spoke about the transformation of Team India during its inheritance phase, "The reason Dhoni became such a successful captain in Test cricket is because of Zaheer Khan. He was a big blessing that Dhoni got, for which credit goes to Ganguly."