Sportzhub’s tribute to Irfan Pathan on Retirement
Irfan Pathan announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. For a brief period of time he threatened to be the next Kapil Dev with injuries and loss of form derailing him, but Irfan still provided many quite a few moments for Indian fans to cherish. We look at some of the records held by one of India’s successful all-rounders.
Hat-trick against Pakistan in Karachi in the first over itself.
- Pathan was the 2nd Indian to take a hat-trick in Tests.
- It was the 1st hat-trick by an Indian pacer in tests.
Here is the list.
Hat-trick by INDIANS in Tests | |||
Bowler | Opponent | Venue | Year |
Harbhajan Singh | Aus | Kolkata | 2001 |
IK Pathan | Pak | Karachi | 2006 |
JJ Bumrah | WI | Kingston | 2019 |
Irfan Pathan is the 3rd quickest Indian bowler to take 100 ODI wickets in terms of matches.
Quickest to 100 ODI wickets in terms of matches | ||||
Player | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Mat |
Mohammed Shami (INDIA) | v New Zealand | Napier | 23 January 2019 | 56 |
JJ Bumrah (INDIA) | v Sri Lanka | Leeds | 06 July 2019 | 57 |
IK Pathan (INDIA) | v Pakistan | Abu Dhabi | 19 April 2006 | 59 |
Pathan holds the record for being the youngest Indian to take a 5-for in ODIs.
Youngest INDIAN to take a 5-for in ODIs | |||||
Player | Age | Spell | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
IK Pathan | 20y 306d | 5/27 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 29 August 2005 |
Harbhajan Singh | 21y 215d | 5/43 | v England | Mumbai | 03 February 2002 |
A Kumble | 23y 41d | 6/12 | v West Indies | Kolkata | 27 November 1993 |
Irfan with his swing and pace on the decline was used in the middle overs and the junior Pathan made the difference in the final taking 3-16. He was named the Man-of the match in the finals of the inaugural ICC World T20 cup, playing a pivotal role in India’s triumph.
Some more memorable moments include his Man of the Match performance in WACA, him opening the batting and bowling against Sri-Lanka in tests.