When he made his debut in Australia way back in 2003 as a cute and curly teenager, many cricket fans were excited as they though Irfan Pathan was going to be the next Kapil Dev or perhaps the Indian version of Wasim Akram! Irfan did have a great entry into the international level, swinging the ball both the ways and then batting superbly in all the forms of the game. Voice your opinion on this question here
As time went by, Irfan lost his pace and swing and was struggling to even get tail-enders out. His batting on the other hand was too good for a bowler. But it was the decline in his bowling that left Irfan Pathan in the wilderness for a couple of years. Now he is back though in the Indian team with a slightly modified action and the pace is not bad touching around 132-135 kmph.
Irfan Pathan has done well in his comeback games against the West Indies and now against Sri Lanka in the famous tied match at the Adelaide Oval. Pathan is surely getting the ball to swing back into the right handers which was his chief weapon at the start of his international career. He is not a bad choice for One dayers but surely he is no way near to being a Test Match quality bowler. Whether he is in the side or not, whether he is bowling well or not, Irfan Pathan has always had a large fan following! And here are some of the comments on whether Pathan should be persisted in the Indian (ODI) team or not : (Voice your opinion on this question here)
Abhijeet Bhattacharjeehe shud play...he bowled tight in d previous match...and dat six changed the complexion of the game...2 hours ago ·
Fiyaan KhanVirender n Rakibul tm dono haram khoro ko kuch ata hai jo nhi bol rahe ho.about an hour ago · ·
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Prabhanjan PrasarYes he is d best guy for ds position his bting & blng both r so gd we should give more & more chance to him he can gd allrndr of india aft kapil pajiabout an hour ago ·
Jnanesh BharathIrfan in indias line up makes india luk mr strng wid almst 5 alrndrs . . .nobody cn beat us . . . Damn . . .we r a strng team mahn . .about an hour ago · · 1
Ravinder Singhhe is a best allrounder he should get more and more chance then r ashwinabout an hour ago ·
Rakibul IslamFiyaan Khan, you should remamber that, He is not perfect allrounder, I think Jadeja is more perfect than I. Pathan,Team India should be as: Shewag, Sachin, Gambhir, Kholi, Yuvraj, Raina, Dhoni, Jadeja, Ashowen, Z. Khan, P. Kumer, Yousuf pathan, Rohit Sharman, Rahul Sharma,Tiwary. So there is no place for Irfan Pathanabout an hour ago ·
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Ripunjit Haazorikahe sud play sum more matches to get his confidence..
(subha ankh kholkehi cricket:-)gud admin.. keep it up)Wednesday at 7:38am · · 2
Santosh Patilwell he was the bowler who took hatrick in test match....n he can to good again...he should be there indian squad permanently....Wednesday at 7:39am · · 2
Mohammad Sajid MughalAfridi ne Esi dhulae ki pathan ki. . Phr team may se bahr ho gaya. . .Wednesday at 7:40am ·- Mohammad Sajid MughalAfridi ne Esi dhulae ki pathan ki. . Phr team may se bahr ho gaya. . .Wednesday at 7:40am ·
- Santosh Patilwin or losing a game does not matter...the point is he took hatrick...Wednesday at 7:56am · · 2
- Santosh Patilu have never won against india in any world cup match....so tell ur " Afridi "...to do that first ok........Wednesday at 7:59am · · 7
Tariq IqbalHe is a great bolwer and he also take Hattrick in test match against PakistaN .... He is also hard hitter batsman...Wednesday at 8:08am · · 4
Arshif AlimHa wo team se bahar jarur tha...lekin Asif,Aamir ya Salman ki tarah match fixing krke jail mei to nehi tha na...Irfan is grt bowler....Wednesday at 8:15am · · 4- Santosh Patily they should not fix the match....there board dont have money at all to give them...so they get involved in fixing....lol....Wednesday at 8:19am · · 2
Vivek LadIrfan is great allrounder...not a match fixer like any pakistani..Pakistan is a cheater country no.1 in whole world...santosh patil I agree with u....Wednesday at 9:02am ·
Siva Undavallidats nyc, but he hav to play few more mathes to prove his talent..!!!Wednesday at 10:50am ·
Suresh Turanfirstly concentrate all pak on country's situation then come 2 d point of pathan(gr8 all-rounder). He should be permanent member of team india in coming years...Wednesday at 11:28am · · 1
Qazi Humaidya he is one of the most experienced bowler of indian cricket team and he must got the chance to play in the next odiWednesday at 3:47pm ·
