Hi friends in this article let us discuss about a great all rounder of Indian cricket team, who is fighting for his place in the team and he is slowly but steadily gaining form, and soon we can see him to perform with bat and ball for Indian Cricket Team. The player we are discussing about is none other than the Baroda Express, who not only performs with his bowling, but also does well with his batting, and he is Irfan Pathan. I guess I got n opportunity to watch his debut test match against Australia in Australia and I can still remember Mathew Hayden was his first victim.
He also used to reverse swing the ball and with this great reverse swing he also got the wicket of Adam Gilchrist. He is best known for his swing and India got a great swing bowler after a long time, and not only that this player can also contribute to the side with his batting and also he is an excellent fielder.
So all he need is confidence and if we grab the opportunity, when he gets, I guess we can see a left handed Kapli Dev, because he has got the attribute and talent to become one of the best all rounder for the Indian team, after Kapil dev.
He is very unlucky and it was the first time in the history that a player was sent back from an ongoing tour due to the bad form. It happened in South Africa, when Indian team toured South Africa. Due to his poor performance he was sent back to the country in the midway of the series and he was also asked to play domestic matches, so that he could regain his form. I guess that was really a wrong move, whoever may be the player, these kind of action will definitely hurts him and really he must have a strong positive attitude and work hard to get a place in the team again.
Pathan is a positive man and he worked very hard for his place in the team and as a result, at one instant he also earned a place in the team, but failed to continue. But with return of Sreesanth, with great form has motivated him and he openly said this fighting come back from Sreesant has inspired him and moreover the attitude that was possessed by Sreesanth, when compared with his previous matches, was great and Pathan is also looking forward for similar kind of come back. Surely Pathan is a great player and his inclusion in the team will be very useful for the team, because he is very flexible and can bat ant any order, but care must be take, such that he concentrates more on bowling , so that he could perform well.