The India discard Pathan fashions Baroda victory hit an unbeaten 82 as Baroda beat UP by five wickets and entered the Ranji Trophy semi-finals.
The India discard hit an unbeaten 82 as Baroda beat UP by five wickets and entered the Ranji Trophy semi-finals.
The chairman of selectors said India needed a bowling coach in addition to a main team coach.
The Baroda left-armer failed to make an impression in the second innings of the Ranji Trophy match against Uttar Pradesh, conceding 59 runs in 13 overs for a single wicket, to follow up on his 2 for 108 in 22 overs in UP's first innings.
Irfan Pathan's long-time coach at Baroda Sports Club, Mehdi Sheikh, feels the left-armer is struggling because his confidence is at its lowest.
Former Test batsman and Baroda coach said the Indian team should have persisted with the pacer rather than send him back just for one domestic match.
The discarded India seamer had figures of 2 for 108 from 22 overs when he turned out for Baroda in the Ranji Trophy match against Uttar Pradesh.
Could this opportunity, to work on his bowling away from the spotlight, be the making of Pathan?
Andhra Pradesh were 170 for 4 on the opening day of their four-day Super League Ranji Trophy Group 'A' match against former champions Baroda.
The relationship between the Indian team and accompanying media hit rock bottom when Harbhajan Singh was surprisingly sent in for the press conference at the end of the first day's play in the four-day game against Rest of South Africa.
Jaffer would replace Dravid in the squad which might also see Pathan give way to pacer Sreesanth.
The left-arm seamer is all set to be dropped for India's second ODI against South Africa.
A newspaper report said the Team India coach wanted Ajit Agarkar instead.
India captain Rahul Dravid elected to field in the third and final Test against Pakistan in Karachi
Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Gautam Gambhir were also given central contracts in the list released on Saturday
West Zone, without Sachin Tendulkar, Zaheer Khan and Irfan Pathan will take on East Zone in the Deodhar trophy on Sunday.
India replaced Irfan Pathan with S Sreesanth in the only change to the team that played Australia in the previous match.
Black arm bands, head gears and banners of 'Bring back Dada' were seen aplenty in Kolkata
The Indian cricket team is currently in Sri Lanka but that didn't stop them from wishing their sisters via social media and take part in the celebrations.
India's captain said the team is looking to improve its batting in the first 15 overs and also cut down on the number of extras.
19-year-old Irfan Pathan Jr will replace an injured Zaheer Khan.
Salim Durrani advised Pathan to keep his feet firm on the ground and keep up the good work.
Twelve out of 17 leading players signed for graded payments.
India's captain said the hype over the speedster's brief loss of form is only because of the high expectations following the success he has achieved.
The Indian skipper said Akram's tips would be useful because the side has quite a few left-arm fast bowlers.
Sridharan Sriram makes a comeback into the ODI squad for the ODI against Pakistan on November 13.
The BCCI has also put forward the names of Irfan Pathan and Yuvraj Singh for the Arjuna Award.
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