Selectors may rest Zaheer

Zaheer had skipped India8217;s first net practice in Rajkot and only had a light training session on the eve of the match. On Friday, Zaheer bowled a splendid spell of 7-126-3 which saw key wickets of England8217;s Ian Bell, Owais Shah and Andrew Flintoff.

8220;We don8217;t want Zaheer to injure himself the way Ishant did,8221; says a selector on condition of anonymity. 8220;There is lot of cricket ahead and we need his services for the Test series as he is our main strike bowler. We can8217;t afford to lose him. But a lot also depends on how the first three matches go.8221;

With Munaf Patel and RP Singh in the squad, the selector feels it8217;s a good time for the fast bowler to take a break. 8220;RP and Munaf have been in squad and have not played too much cricket. We have won today and if we continue our form, we could give him a break,8221; selector added.

The first Test is scheduled to be played from December 11-15 in Ahmedabad.