‘You need a backup pacer. Mohammed Siraj could have been a good option,’ says Pathan.
Irfan Pathan is a former Indian all-rounder who was part of the team which won the 2007 ICC T20 World Cup and the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy.
In 2004, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named Irfan Pathan as the ICC Emerging Cricketer of the Year.
In the final of the inaugural T20 World Cup in 2007, Pathan was awarded the man of the match as he took three wickets and helped India to beat Pakistan.
Irfan Pathan is also the first Indian bowler to take a wicket on the first ball of his T20 World Cup debut.
In 2006, Irfan Pathan became the only bowler in the world to take a Test hat-trick in the first over of the match. He achieved the feat against Pakistan in Karachi.
Irfan Pathan announced his retirement from all forms of cricket in 2020.
Irfan Khan Pathan.
October 27, 1984, Baroda, Gujarat, India.
Safa Baig is the wife of Irfan Pathan.
Yusuf Pathan is the brother of Irfan Pathan.
Irfan Pathan played his first Test and ODI against Australia in 2003 and 2004 against Australia. He played his first T20I in 2006 against South Africa.
Irfan Pathan played his last Test in 2008 against South Africa and he played his last T20I against the same team in 2012. Pathan played his last ODI in 2012 against Sri Lanka.