Irfan Pathan is a famous Indian cricketer, who made his debut for India in 2003-04 Border-Gavaskar Trophy. He is famous for fast-medium swing and seam bowler. He is known as "blue-eyed boy" of the Indian cricket. He was instrumental in India's One-day international and Test series wins in Pakistan in 2004. He rose to No. 2 in the ICC's ODI rankings for all-rounders and was also in the top five in the Test rankings.
Pathan has played his last Test in April 2008. He was included in the list of "India's lost boys" by Shashi Tharoor, with players such as Vinod Kambli and Laxman Sivaramakrishnan. He was seen as a contestant on the Colors TV popular dance show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 8th season.
Biography
Irfan Pathan was born on 27 October 1984, in Baroda, Gujarat, India. He grew up with his half-brother Yusuf in a mosque in Vadodara. His father served as the muezzin. His parents wished them to become an Islamic scholar, but upon their interest Pathan and his brother choose cricket. Under the guidance of former Indian captain Datta Gaekwad, Pathan rose to get selected in the Under-14 Baroda cricket team.
