Irfan Pathan is a former professional cricketer. He played for the Indian National Men’s Cricket Team from 2003 to 2012. He also played in the domestic scene for teams such as Baroda and the Delhi Daredevils. He also spent time with the English cricket club – Middlesex.

After his cricketing career, he served as a cricket commentator and analyst. He is also an actor and a dancer.

Player Profile

Irfan Pathan was born on October 27, 1984, in Baroda, Gujarat, India. He stands 185 cm tall and is a left-handed batter who bowls left-armed and with a medium fast pace. He played bowler for most of his career.

Role Bowler
Height / weight 1.85 m /
Born 27 Oct 1984
Nationality India India
Playing Style Left Handed
Nickname Guddu
Team History
Jammu and Kashmir Cricket team Jammu and Kashmir 2018
2955 gujarat lions Gujarat Lions 2017
1713 baroda cricket team Baroda 2000 - 2017
2956 rising pune supergiants Rising Pune Supergiants 2016
1083 chennai super kings Super Kings 2015
2890 sunrisers hyderabad Sunrisers 2014
Delhi Daredevils 2011 - 2013
55 india national cricket team India 2004 - 2012
1086 kings xi punjab Kings XI 2008 - 2010
Middlesex County Cricket Club Middlesex County 2005

He is the brother of Yusuf Pathan, a former professional cricket player.

Career

Pathan started playing professionally for the Baroda Cricket Team in 2000. He stayed with them through to 2017.

There years after his professional debut, he was capped by the India Men’s National Cricket Team and he appeared in a Test Cricket match for the first time in 2003. The following year, he made his One Day International debut. Both his Test and ODI debuts were against the Australia Men’s National Cricket Team.

In 2006, he appeared in his first T20I match. This time, it was against South Africa.

While with the National Team, he played alongside top players like Vinod Kambli and Laxman Sivaramakrishnan and was named one of India’s Lost Boys by Indian writer and politician Sashi Tharoor.

In 2004, he was named the ICC Men’s Emerging Player of the Year. His batting capabilities were also singled out and noted by the team’s coach in 2005 – Greg Chappell.

Back in the domestic team, in 2005, Pathan played for the English club – Middlesex for a short while. While he continued playing for Baroda, he also played for Kings XI Punjab and the Delhi Daredevils.

Between 2014 and his eventual retirement in 2020, he played for the Sunrisers Hyderabad, Chennai Super Kings, Rising Pune Supergiants, the Gujarat Lions, and the Kandy Tuskers.

In January 2020, he announced he was retiring from all forms of cricket.

Retirement

After his retirement, he took on the entertainment industry and appeared in movies and TV Shows. He also served as a cricket commentator and analyst.

Career Statistics

  • Matches - 29 (Test), 120 (ODI), 24(T20I), 122 (FC)
  • Runs scored 1,305 (Test), 1,544(ODI), 172 (T20I), 4,559 (FC)
  • Batting average 33.89 (Test), 23.39(ODI), 24.57 (T20I), 30.39 (FC)

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