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Full name Irfan Khan Pathan
Born October 27, 1984, Baroda, Gujarat
Current age 23 years 203 days
Major teams India,Baroda,Kings XI Punjab,Middlesex
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Left-arm medium-fast
Relations Half-brother - YK Pathan
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
29
40
5
1105
102
31.57
2076
53.22
1
6
131
18
8
0
ODIs
95
70
17
1255
83
23.67
1614
77.75
0
5
119
32
17
0
T20Is
10
7
4
60
26
20.00
60
100.00
0
0
2
2
0
0
First-class
75
99
22
2259
111*
29.33
2
11
23
0
List A
131
94
23
1576
83
22.19
2028
77.71
0
6
25
0
Twenty20
30
22
8
254
40
18.14
208
122.11
0
0
16
13
4
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
29
54
5884
3226
100
7/59
12/126
32.26
3.28
58.8
2
7
2
ODIs
95
93
4578
3909
138
5/27
5/27
28.32
5.12
33.1
4
1
0
T20Is
10
9
198
231
12
3/16
3/16
19.25
7.00
16.5
0
0
0
First-class
75
14116
7571
243
7/59
31.15
3.21
58.0
10
3
List A
131
6390
5315
191
5/27
5/27
27.82
4.99
33.4
6
1
0
Twenty20
30
28
626
718
40
4/27
4/27
17.95
6.88
15.6
1
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
Australia v India at Adelaide, Dec 12-16, 2003 scorecard
Last Test
India v South Africa at Ahmedabad, Apr 3-5, 2008 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
Australia v India at Melbourne, Jan 9, 2004 scorecard
Last ODI
Australia v India at Brisbane, Mar 4, 2008 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut
South Africa v India at Johannesburg, Dec 1, 2006 scorecard
Last T20I
Australia v India at Melbourne, Feb 1, 2008 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut
2000/01
Last First-class
India v South Africa at Ahmedabad, Apr 3-5, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
2001/02
Last List A
Australia v India at Brisbane, Mar 4, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Hampshire v Middlesex at Southampton, Jun 22, 2005 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Kings XI Punjab v Bangalore Royal Challengers at Mohali, May 12, 2008 scorecard
Profile
Irfan Khan Pathan was considered by many, with reason, as the most talented swing and seam bowler to emerge from India since Kapil Dev. Within a couple of years in international cricket, he was thought of as a possible successor for Kapil in the allround department. When he made his Test debut in Australia in 2003-04, it was with the energy of a 19-year-old, but a composed nous that was striking even for one who had been specifically readied for the purpose via the A-team and age-group channels. His instinct is not merely what to bowl to who and when, but also to keep learning new tricks. He played a big part in India's one-day and the Test series wins on their revival tour of Pakistan. His batting soon took off and he was regularly pushed up the order - his first stint at No.3 resulted in a spectacular 83 against Sri Lanka at Nagpur - and he often bailed India out of strife in the Test arena as well. His bowling form, though, nosedived in 2006, and he struggled to make it to both the Test and ODI teams when the year ended, becoming the first Indian player to be sent back from a tour (South Africa) to concentrate on domestic cricket. He did make it to the World Cup squad but didn't figure in a single game during India's disappointing campaign, after which he was dropped from both the Test and one-day sides. Recalled to the side for the ICC World Twenty20 in South Africa in September 2007, Pathan did not disappoint, snapping up 10 wickets at 14.90. His crucial spell of 3 for 16 in the final against Pakistan earned him the Man-of-the-Match award.
Pathan returned to the ODI side for the home series against Australia and Pakistan, and showed he had rediscovered his bowling rhythm, based on which he was handed a recall in the third Test against Pakistan in Bangalore. His celebrated his comeback to the Test team after 19 months by making his first Test hundred. Pathan was subsequently picked for the Test series in Australia, but was benched for the first two matches. He was brought in for the Perth Test, where he played a crucial part in India's famous win - with scores of 28 and 46 and five wickets to claim the Man-of-the-Match award.
Cricinfo Staff January 2008
