Irfan Pathan

Country: India
Date of Birth: October 27, 1984
Place of Birth: Baroda, Gujarat
Batting Style: Left Handed
Bowling Style: Left-arm medium fast
Skill: All Rounder
Teams Played: Delhi Daredevils, India, Kings XI Punjab

Batting Performance

	M	Inn	No	Runs	HS	100s	50s	Avg	SR
Tests	29	40	5	1105	102	1	6	31.57	53.23
ODI	108	79	18	1372	83	0	5	22.49	77.47
T20s	16	12	7	133	33*	0	0	26.6	125.47
IPL	56	47	15	754	60	0	1	23.56	126.09

Bowling & Fielding Performance

	M	Overs	Runs	Mdns	Wkts	Avg	Best	Econ
Tests	29	980.4	3226	212	100	32.26	7/59	3.29
ODI	108	874.4	4589	49	154	29.8	5/27	5.25
T20s	16	51	395	1	16	24.69	3/16	7.75
IPL	56	195.3	1510	5	58	26.03	3/24	7.73

Career Performance

	First Match	Last Match
Tests	December 12, 2003 v Australia at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	April 3, 2008 v South Africa at Sardar Patel Gujarat Stadium, Motera
ODIs	January 9, 2004 v Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Melbourne	December 11, 2011 v West Indies at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
T20s	December 1, 2006 v South Africa at The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg	June 12, 2009 v West Indies at Lord's, London
IPL	April 19, 2008 v Chennai Super Kings at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali	May 21, 2011 v Pune Warriors India at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Profile

When Irfan Pathan first made his entry into the international arena, he was regarded as the best swing bowler to have played for India since Kapil Dev. He came to the national side straight from the Under-19 arena and proved the selectors right with spirited performances.

As a bowler, Pathan concentrates not only on swing but also is game to keep learning new tricks. He manages to swing the new ball as well as the old ball. The Baroda born talent had done quite a bit with the willow as well.

Within a couple of years in international cricket, he was considered as India’s answer to the drought of all-rounder. But the successful initial years were followed by a few flop series in 2005, which saw the left-hander being dropped from the India squad. Pathan was recalled to the Indian team for World Twenty20 in 2007, and he did not disappoint as he clinched 10 wickets at an impressive average of 14.90.