To get back to the original topic -
What matters is that Zaheer has set certain standards for pace bowlers. The future can only get better. It's not important if Zaheer is as good as, or almost as good as Wasim. These days it usually takes more than one bowler to win a match, and Indians seem to have found the formula where the whole team keeps trying even if all is lost.
Who remembers the Champions trophy match in SL - India vs SA?
Amazing comeback from a team that only recently was famous for snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. Then again, in the Natwest final it was Zaheer who stood the test of time - but not in bowling dept, in batting at the death. So maybe the article is not overhyped after all..:)