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Irfan Pathan

Full Name
Irfan Khan Pathan
Born
27-10-1984 Baroda, Gujarat, India
Current Age
37 years old
Major Teams
India, Delhi Daredevils, Kings XI Punjab, Sunrisers, Gujarat Lions, Rising Pune Supergiants
Batting Style
Left-hand bat
Bowling Style
Left-arm medium-fast
Irfan Pathan

Photos: Irfan Pathan

  • The brothers in IPL

    The brothers in IPL

  • Gambhir and Irfan recollect the memories of India’s win in 2007 World T20

    Gambhir and Irfan recollect the memories of India’s win in 2007 World T20

  • Photos: Irfan Pathan-Safa Baig's wedding reception

    Photos: Irfan Pathan-Safa Baig's wedding reception

  • In Pictures: Irfan Pathan gets married to Jeddah based model

    In Pictures: Irfan Pathan gets married to Jeddah based model

Videos: Irfan Pathan

  • Eid-ul-Fitr 2020: Irfan Pathan Urges Muslims to Offer Namaz at Home During COVID-19 | WATCH VIDEO

    Eid-ul-Fitr 2020: Irfan Pathan Urges Muslims to Offer Namaz at Home During COVID-19 | WATCH VIDEO

  • Watch Irfan celebrate Yusuf's century in Ranji Trophy 2017-18

    Watch Irfan celebrate Yusuf's century in Ranji Trophy 2017-18

  • Video: When Irfan Pathan became the second Indian to take a Test hat-trick

    Video: When Irfan Pathan became the second Indian to take a Test hat-trick

  • Watch ‘genius’ Rahul Dravid’s masterstroke to get rid of Kamran Akmal

    Watch ‘genius’ Rahul Dravid’s masterstroke to get rid of Kamran Akmal

Irfan Pathan Biography

When a 19-year-old Irfan Pathan bowled Adam Gilchrist with a beautiful in-swinging yorker during the New Year’s Test at Sydney in 2004, India seemed to have found its new fast-bowling sensation. Bowling at a medium pace, with a nice action and purchasing good movement in the air, Irfan soon became India’s spearhead from 2004 to 2006. He was a strike bowler who picked up wickets upfront and swung the ball precociously.  With Zaheer Khan struggling with form and fitness, Irfan became India’s new hope.

In the Greg Chappell era, Irfan also found his footing as a batsman in international cricket when he was promoted to No 3 a few times in One-Day Internationals (ODIs). Irfan did well in a few outings, and also opened the batting in a couple of Test match. His bowling was stable, and he also became the second Indian bowler to pick up a hat-trick in Test cricket when he snared the Pakistan top-order at Karachi in early 2006 (he remains the first bowler to have taken a hat-trick in the first over of a Test). However, in the middle of that year, Irfan lost form and saw him out of the side. He was then dropped after the 2007 World Cup debacle.

Irfan fought back and made a comeback during the 2007 World T20, where he was the Man of the Match in the final against Pakistan. He also smashed his first Test ton against the same opposition that year. At Perth in 2008, he was named Man of the Match during India’s memorable Test win. However, he has not been able to establish himself due to inconsistency and fitness issues though he continues to be in India’s plans.

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Irfan Pathan Batting & Fielding Averages

Career M In R NO HS Avg BF SR 100s 50s 4s 6s Ct St
Test 29 40 1105 5 102 31.57 2076 53.22 1 6 131 18 8 0
ODIs 120 87 1544 21 83 23.39 1941 79.54 0 5 143 37 21 0
T20s 24 14 172 7 33* 24.57 144 119.4 0 0 9 7 2 0
World Cup 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Irfan Pathan Bowling Averages

Career M B R W Avg EC SR 5WI 10WM BBI BBM
Test 29 5884 3226 100 32.26 3.289 58. 7 2 7/59 12/126
ODIs 120 5855 5142 173 29.72 5.269 33.84 2 0 5/27 5/27
T20s 24 462 618 28 22.07 8.026 16.50 0 0 3/16 3/16
World Cup 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 5/27

Irfan Pathan Career statistics

Test Debut

Australia v India at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, December 12, 2003

Last Test

India v South Africa at Narendra Modi Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad, April 3, 2008

ODI Debut

Australia v India at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, January 9, 2004

Last ODI

Sri Lanka v India at Pallekele Cricket Stadium, Pallekele, August 4, 2012

T20 Debut

South Africa v India at New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, December 1, 2006

Last T20

India v South Africa at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, October 2, 2012

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WATCH: Irfan Pathan Embraces Umran Malik’s India Selection With Special Celebration

'What could be a bigger achievement than to wear the national colours'- Abdul Rashid.

IPL 2022: How ‘Lagaan’ Actor Aamir Khan Trolled Irfan Pathan

IPL 2022: Aamir's quirky comments left Irfan in splits

Irfan Pathan Lauds Arshdeep Singh For Keeping MS Dhoni, Hardik Pandya Quiet, Says Special Player

Former India left-arm seamer Irfan Pathan was left mighty impressed with Punjab Kings bowler Arshdeep Singh, calling him a special ...

Rohit Sharma And Virat Kohli Have Taken Most Of The Accolades But This Man Has Been A Gun Player: Ravi Shastri

Former India head coach Ravi Shastri reckons that Shikhar Dhawan has been a serious player over the years and deserves all the ...

Umran Malik Soon To Play for India: From Sunil Gavaskar to Harbhahan Singh – Who said What

It is just a matter of time before Jammu & Kashmir seamer, currently playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL makes it to the ...

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    Mohammed Shami is fastest Indian to 100 ODI wickets

    Shami got there in his 56th match, three fewer than Irfan Pathan needed in 2004.

    Best of India in Australia: On comeback, Irfan Pathan helps India win in Perth

    Innings of 28 and 46 and five wickets earned Irfan Pathan the Man-of-the-Match award.

    Ranji Trophy 2018-19: Jammu & Kashmir full of talent, we need to harness it: Irfan Pathan

    Irfan Pathan, Jammu & Kashmir's player-cum-mentor, on the health of the state's cricket and what needs to be done.

    10 greatest ODI bowling spells in India vs South Africa matches

    India is all set to take on South Africa in yet another One-Day International (ODI) series. Abhishek Mukherjee looks at the greatest ...

    Yusuf Pathan: 10 interesting things to know about the Baroda basher

    Yusuf is the older half-brother of Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan. The brothers were brought up near a mosque in Baroda (now Vadodara).

    Irfan Pathan: 10 interesting facts about the all-rounder who never reached his full potential

    Irfan Pathan is one of the few pace-bowling all-rounders who succeeded — albeit briefly — at the highest level for India.

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