Irfan Pathan

Irfan Khan Pathan is an Indian cricketer from Gujarat. He is a left arm fast bowler and left handed batsman. He started with the India national cricket team in the Border–Gavaskar Trophy. Pathan was the first person to take a hat-trick in the first over. He did this achievement against Pakistan at Karachi.

Irfan Pathan

Personal information
Full name	Irfan Khan Pathan
Born	(1984-10-27) October 27, 1984 Vadodara, Gujarat, India
Nickname	Guddu
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Left-arm medium fast
Role	All-rounder
Relations	Yusuf Pathan (brother) Safa Baig (wife)
International information
National side	India (2003–2012)
Test debut (cap 248)	12 December 2003 v Australia
Last Test	5 April 2008 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 153)	9 January 2004 v Australia
Last ODI	4 August 2012 v Sri Lanka
ODI shirt no.	56
T20I debut (cap 7)	1 December 2006 v South Africa
Last T20I	2 October 2012 v South Africa
T20I shirt no.	56
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2000–2017	Baroda
2005	Middlesex
2008–2010	Kings XI Punjab
2011–2013	Delhi Daredevils (squad no. 56)
2014	Sunrisers Hyderabad (squad no. 56)
2015	Chennai Super Kings (squad no. 56)
2016	Rising Pune Supergiants (squad no. 28)
2017	Gujarat Lions (squad no. 56)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC Matches 29 120 24 122 Runs scored 1,105 1,544 172 4,559 Batting average 31.89 23.39 24.57 30.39 100s/50s 1/7 0/5 0/0 3/26 Top score 102 83 33* 121 Balls bowled 5,884 5,855 462 21,034 Wickets 100 173 28 384 Bowling average 32.26 29.72 22.07 28.33 5 wickets in innings 7 2 0 19 10 wickets in match 2 0 0 3 Best bowling 7/59 5/27 3/16 7/35 Catches/stumpings 8/– 21/– 2/– 30/–
Source: Cricinfo, 6 January 2019

Irfan Pathan was born on 27 October 1984 in what is now Vadodara. His older brother is Yusuf Pathan. He is also a cricketer who played for the National Team of India.

Irfan's top score in Test cricket: 102 out. Total wicket:100. ODI Top Score:83 out. Total wicket:173.