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HOME > PLAYERS > Irfan Pathan Irfan Pathan Born October 27, 1984 Major Teams Baroda, India Known As Irfan Pathan Batting Style Left Hand Bat Bowling Style Left Arm Medium Fast Test Debut 2003/04 against Australia at Adelaide ODI Debut 2003/04 against Australia at Melbourne Profile Irfan Pathan first shot to fame when he took 9/16 in India’s opening match against Bangladesh in the Asian under-19 championship in Pakistan. Promptly called to tour Australia, Matthew Hayden became his first Test wicket. He added the prized scalps of Steve Waugh and Adam Gilchrist in the fourth Test at Sydney and became the toast of the entire nation. And now the left arm seam bowler from Baroda, who considers the legendary Wasim Akram as his idol, is now considered by many, with reason, as the most talented swing and seam bowler to emerge from India since Kapil Dev. He played a significant role in India’s triumph over Pakistan in both the Test and one-day series, by bringing the ball into the right hander consistently. His batting reserves are expected to yield significant lower-order, perhaps even lower-middle-order, runs in the future. News Articles India 'squash the Orange' in World Cup warm-up game (2007-03-07) 'Sehwag included in team on Dravid’s insistence' (2007-03-03) Indian team arrives in the West Indies (2007-03-02) Indian team leaves for World Cup (2007-03-01) Irfan Pathan will play the World Cup (2007-02-25) Ganguly supports inclusion of smaller teams in World Cup (2007-02-24) India or New Zealand may win World Cup: Azhar (2007-02-24) Pathan put on tenterhooks, asked to prove fitness (2007-02-23) Pathan will not go to World Cup if he's unfit: Vengsarkar (2007-02-23)     ... more news stories Test Statistics   M I No Runs Hs Ave 100 50 Ct St Batting 10 11 1 211 55 21.10 0 1 4 0   O M R W Ave Best 5w 10w Sr Econ Bowling 358 92 1079 39 27.66 6/51 3 1 55.0 3.01 One Day Statistics   M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 SR Ct St Batting 28 21 9 230 38 19.16 0 0 79.31 4 0   O M R W Ave Best 4w 5w Sr Econ Bowling 248.3 11 1240 47 26.38 4/24 1 0 31.7 4.98

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