Irfan Pathan
Irfan Pathan
Irfan Khan Pathan; born 27 October 1984) is an Indian cricketer who made his debut for India in the 2003/04 Border-Gavaskar Trophy, and was a core member of the national team until a decline in form set in during 2006, forcing him out of the team. Since then, he has been in and out of the limited-overs teams, and has only sporadic appearances in Test cricket. Pathan played his last Test in April, 2008 at the age of 24...
ProfessionCricket Player
Date of Birth27 October 1984
bowl line normally tried
When I bowled my hat-trick delivery, I just tried to bowl normally at the right line and it worked.
movement pitch
The pitch had a lot of moisture on it. There was a lot of movement off the wicket, more than there was in the air.
came close cricket happen might twice
Twice in international cricket I came close to it so I thought it didn't happen before, it might not happen today.
good position
We are in a good position at the moment.
ball help
The wicket was pretty good. There was some moisture. The ball was doing something off the seam, but there was not much help in the air.
comment easy facing forget limit past people sitting start
It is very easy to comment while sitting out but there should be a limit to everything. People (former players) forget their own past performances and start commenting, more so when they are facing the camera.
bowler days dream four hat hold left match test trick
It's a dream of any bowler to get a hat trick in the first over of a test match and I am delighted. I have put the celebrations on hold because there are still four more days left in the test match.
ball bowl good happy pitch
The ball was seaming around and it was a good pitch to bowl on. I am very happy with my achievement.
acquainted against cricket easy face ground known played reality swing test
I had not played much against them, especially the Test Cricket but they are well acquainted to the swing bowling. It will not be an easy task, the ground reality will be known only when we face them on field.
good innings lead stand
If we can get one good stand then we can take a first innings lead which is important on this pitch.
bat bowler wickets
I am still a bowler who can bat also. Getting wickets is important for me.
achieving easy feeling good quite test wickets
Getting Test wickets is not easy so achieving a hat-trick has to be up there. It's quite a good feeling to have done something special.