Irfan Pathan

Irfan Pathan

Indian AllRounder
t20 Int ALL TIME STATS
172 Runs
119.44 S/R
24.57 Avg
28 W
8.02 E/R

Personal Information

Full Name Irfan Khan Pathan
Date of Birth October 27, 1984
Nationality Indian
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Role All Rounder / Left hand Batsman & Left arm medium fast
Past Team(s)
Family Safa Baig (Spouse), Yusuf Pathan (Brother)

Most Recent Matches

Match R BF 4s 6s S/R O R W E/R
SSS vs KSO 3 & 1 5 & 1 0 & 0 0 & 0 60.00 & 100.00 2 22 1 11.00
KSO vs UH 49 35 5 1 140.00 1 10 1 10.00
KSO vs SSS 62 47 6 3 131.91 2 23 0 11.50
GG vs KSO 19 6 0 3 316.67 0 0 0 0
KSO vs UH 7 9 1 0 77.78 0 0 0 0

Batting Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn R BF NO Avg S/R 100s 50s H 4s 6s Ct St
ODIs 120 87 1544 1941 21 23.39 79.54 0 5 83 142 37 21 0
TESTs 29 40 1105 2076 5 31.57 53.22 1 6 102 131 18 8 0
T20Is 24 14 172 144 7 24.57 119.44 0 0 33 9 7 2 0
T20s 181 142 2020 1628 54 22.95 124.07 0 2 65 150 70 44 0
LISTAs 193 143 2454 3073 33 22.30 79.85 0 9 83 0 0 39 0
FIRSTCLASS 122 179 4559 0 29 30.39 0 3 26 121 0 0 30 0

Bowling Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn O R W Avg E/R Best 5w 10w
ODIs 120 118 975.5 5142 173 29.72 5.26 5/27 2 0
TESTs 29 54 980.4 3226 100 32.26 3.28 12/126 7 2
T20Is 24 23 77.0 618 28 22.07 8.02 3/16 0 0
T20s 181 175 601.0 4568 173 26.40 7.60 5/13 1 0
LISTAs 193 0 1560.5 7898 272 29.03 5.06 5/27 2 0
FIRSTCLASS 122 0 3505.4 10880 384 28.33 3.10 0 19 3

Irfan Pathan News

5 best all-round performances in Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia ft. Shardul Thakur at The Gabba in 2021 5 best all-round performances in Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia ft. Shardul Thakur at The Gabba in 2021
5 best all-round performances in Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia ft. Shardul Thakur at The Gabba in 2021
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“He thrives against pace” - Irfan Pathan explains why he believes Virat Kohli will excel in 2024-25 BGT “He thrives against pace” - Irfan Pathan explains why he believes Virat Kohli will excel in 2024-25 BGT
“He thrives against pace” - Irfan Pathan explains why he believes Virat Kohli will excel in 2024-25 BGT
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“Mitchell Starc’s auction record is in danger” - Irfan Pathan predicts costliest player ever at IPL 2025 auction “Mitchell Starc’s auction record is in danger” - Irfan Pathan predicts costliest player ever at IPL 2025 auction
“Mitchell Starc’s auction record is in danger” - Irfan Pathan predicts costliest player ever at IPL 2025 auction
"I’ll always stand up for you" - Yusuf Pathan shares heartfelt birthday wish for brother Irfan Pathan "I’ll always stand up for you" - Yusuf Pathan shares heartfelt birthday wish for brother Irfan Pathan
"I’ll always stand up for you" - Yusuf Pathan shares heartfelt birthday wish for brother Irfan Pathan
"Aja bhai jaldi" - Irfan Pathan keen to witness Mohammed Shami's comeback "Aja bhai jaldi" - Irfan Pathan keen to witness Mohammed Shami's comeback
"Aja bhai jaldi" - Irfan Pathan keen to witness Mohammed Shami's comeback

Irfan Pathan Videos

Irfan-Hardik के बीच खीची तलवार!... Pandya को लेकर Irfan ने शुरू किया नया विवाद! | Team India 
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Irfan-Hardik के बीच खीची तलवार!... Pandya को लेकर Irfan ने शुरू किया नया विवाद! | Team India 
Virat Kohli को मिला Spin को मात देना का तोड़...अब ऑस्टेलिया के खिलाफ पारी खेलेंगे बेजोड़ | IND VS AUS
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Virat Kohli को मिला Spin को मात देना का तोड़...अब ऑस्टेलिया के खिलाफ पारी खेलेंगे बेजोड़ | IND VS AUS
क्या मैदान पर होनी वाली है Yuvraj Singh की वापसी? इस एक Tweet ने फैंस के मन में क्रिएट किया कंफ्यूजन!
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क्या मैदान पर होनी वाली है Yuvraj Singh की वापसी? इस एक Tweet ने फैंस के मन में क्रिएट किया कंफ्यूजन!
Sri Lanka के खिलाफ Hardik Pandya करेंगे T20 में कप्तानी...Irfan ने हार्दिक को लेकर क्यों दी चेतावनी?
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Sri Lanka के खिलाफ Hardik Pandya करेंगे T20 में कप्तानी...Irfan ने हार्दिक को लेकर क्यों दी चेतावनी?
एक तरफ Pakistan की जीत, तो दूसरी ओर Irfan Pathan हुए Troll...दोनों के बीच क्या है Connection?
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एक तरफ Pakistan की जीत, तो दूसरी ओर Irfan Pathan हुए Troll...दोनों के बीच क्या है Connection?

Irfan Pathan: A Brief Biography

Irfan Pathan Biography

Irfan Pathan is an Indian cricketer, born in Baroda, Gujarat on 27 October 1984. He is a left-handed batsman and a left-arm medium fast bowler. Primarily a bowler, he often helped put some great knocks with the bat down the order.

Background

He was noticed in junior cricket at a very young age of 13 years. He represented Baroda in U-14, U-15, U-16 and U-19 teams well below the age limit. He also played for India U-15. He was brilliant with both bat and the ball and his performances kept getting better.

He was then given a chance in the U-22 team. He returned with figures of 4/71 and scored 44 against Saurashtra. This performance made the selectors elevate him to the India Emerging Players squad.

Debut

Irfan made his international debut in a Test match against Australia on 12 December 2003 in Adelaide. It did not go well for him as he took 1/160 and scored only 1 run in the match. He was dropped in the next match.

He again got a chance two test matches later, but again he failed to impress with figures of 3/106 in the match.

In the tri-nation ODI series including Australia and Zimbabwe that followed, he was the highest wicket-taker. He took 16 wickets in the series. He got his first Man of the Match for his brilliant figures of 4/24 against Zimbabwe.

Rise to glory

He piled on a few records to his name. In 2005, in a two-Test series against Zimbabwe, he picked up 21 wickets and became only the third bowler in the world to do so. By the time, his batting was also coming to the fore as he was promoted up the order and scored a few half centuries batting at no. 3.

His quickfire innings of 83 runs against Sri Lanka proved to be the catalyst for India to score 350. He also took 4/37 and 3/38 in other matches of the series and got two Man of the Match awards.

He also performed in both the departments in Test cricket. His then-Test-best score of 93 runs again came against Sri Lanka and set up the match for India. His fifties in Test cricket were like bonus for the team.

In 2006, he got an A-grade contract by the BCCI and was also being compared to the all-time legend all-rounder Kapil Dev.

He then was part of the ICC T20 World Cup winning squad in 2007. He was one of the senior players of the young team.

Low points

Since the World T20 win, his performance did not remain consistent. He was in and out of the team. His talent and skills forced the selectors to call him back, but his poor form kept him out of the team again and again.

He made a few comebacks to the Indian team but none of them lasted long. His domestic performances were also not so great. He last played for the national team in a T20 against South Africa in 2012. He has failed to make a comeback since then.

Club career

He has played for the English county Middlesex in 2005. Apart from that, he has played only the IPL.

In 2008, since the inception of IPL, he played for the Kings XI Punjab for three years. Later, he switched teams and played for the Delhi Daredevils for another three years.

His performances were not upto the mark in IPL as well. Due to this, he had to keep changing his teams every year since then. He played for the Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2014, Chennai Super Kings in 2015, Rising Pune Supergiants in 2016 and Gujarat Lions in 2017.

Records

Irfan Pathan is the only bowler to take a hat-trick in the first over of a Test match. He is the fastest Indian bowler to 100 ODI wickets (59 matches, Next best: 65 matches by Zaheer Khan).

He also holds the record for the fastest ODI double of 1000 runs and 100 wickets (1059 days).

In 29 Test matches, he has amassed 1105 runs at an average of 31.57. He has six fifties and one century to his name. Also, he has taken exactly 100 Test wickets at an average of 32.26. His best bowling figures are 7/59.

He has 1544 ODI runs under his belt at an average of 23.39 in 120 matches. He has 5 fifties in ODI cricket. He also has 173 wickets at 29.72 with 5/27 being his best.

He has played 24 T20Is and scored 172 runs. He has taken 28 wickets at an average of 22.07 and economy rate of 8.02.