Former Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan celebrates turning 37 today. On his birthday, give you a glimpse into his career highlights as well as showcase some rare photos along with his wife Safa Baig and Indian cricket teammates from his cricketing days. Pictures/ AFP)
Updated On: 2021-10-27 02:50 PM IST
Irfan Pathan was born October 27, 1984 in Gujarat and belongs to the Pathan community. Irfan Pathan also has an older brother, Yusuf Pathan, who also played professional cricket for Team India
Irfan Pathan was often known as the 'golden boy' of Indian cricket when he entered onto the scene
At age 19, Irfan Pathan broke into the bowling scene for Team India and in 2006, he became the only bowler take a hat-trick in Tests in the first over of a match
Irfan Pathan is a left-arm bowling all-rounder and was part of the Indian cricket teams that won the first-ever ICC T20 World Cup in 2007 as well as the 2013 Champions Trophy
Irfan Pathan made his Test debut in 2003 and played 29 matches scoring 1,305 runs and took 100 wickets. He has 3 centuries and 7 fifties with a top score of 117 and best bowling figures of 7/59. He played his last Test in 2008
Irfan Pathan made his ODI debut in 2004 and played 120 matches scoring 1,544 runs and taking 173 wickets. His best bowling is 5/27 and he has 5 fifties under his belt. His last ODI came in 2012
During the inaugural T20 World Cup, Pathan bagged 3 wickets against Pakistan in the final as India won the T20 World Cup title. Irfan was named man-of-the-match
Irfan Pathan played for various domestic teams such as Baroda and Middlesex as well as partIr of the IPL franchises such as Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals), Rising Pune Supergiants, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings)
In his IPL career, Irfan Pathan played 103 matches and scored 1139 runs at a strike rate of 120.40. Pathan has also taken 80 wickets with best bowling figures of 3/24
In February 2016, Irfan Pathan married Safa Baig, who was a model from Hyderabad. In December 2016, the couple welcomed their son Imran Khan Pathan
Post-retirement, Irfan Pathan has donned many hats - that of a commentator and also appears on cricket talk shows and debates on television and social media
Irfan Pathan is known as one of the finest and most impactful bowlers of his generation and his contribution to the game during his career will be cherished
