A statistical look at the leading Indian pacers ahead of the tour of New Zealand.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India admitted on Friday that Irfan Pathan was approached by a "stranger" a few years back and said the discarded pacer did the right thing by informing the team manager.
The left-hander will play for West Zone in the inter-zonal match against Central Zone before leaving for the World Cup on February 28.
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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 left-arm seamer is all set to be dropped for India's second ODI against South Africa.
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.
The two players were named in the 14-member squad for the two-Test series against South Africa, beginning on November 20.
The former Pakistan captain is also not impressed by the constant changes in composition and strategies of the Indian side.
The left-arm pacer terms his two-month county stint in England as tough but a rewarding one.
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The left-arm seamer has fully recovered from a side strain and is raring to take on Pakistan in the upcoming series.
India should draft all-rounder Irfan Pathan and Manoj Tiwary in the side for the next tri-series match even if it means dropping a spinner along with Suresh Raina, suggested former skipper Sourav Ganguly.
But the Pakistan batsman denied that the bowler gained a psychological hold over him.
Irfan Pathan in his tweet cited that 'age is just a number' for some, while for some others it is time to retire.
Irfan Pathan, who retired from cricket in January, has suggested a charity-cum-farewell match between the retired Indian players and the current Virat Kohli-led team.
With 100 votes, the 19-year-old claimed the award ahead of Pakistan's Yasir Hameed (75 votes).
The Indian left-arm paceman said his stint with Middlesex helped him attain match fitness
India won the toss and elected to bat in the fourth ODI against Sri Lanka.
It will be a three-way battle between Irfan Pathan, Abhimanyu Mithun and Ashok Dinda when the national selectors decide on Praveen Kumar's replacement for the four Test series against Australia starting from December 26.
India captain Dravid dropped out of the batting top 10, down three places to 12th.
The discarded Indian fast bowler said after working with T A Shekar at the MRF Pace Foundation he has got 'his swing and rhythm back'.
Irfan Pathan on Friday said he is keen to fill in the position of the medium-pace bowling allrounder in the Indian team that skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni craves for all too often.
Pathan has been asked to play in the remaining two rounds of Ranji Trophy domestic cricket tournament.
The 21-year-old left-arm seamer said he would rate his second five-for better than the first since it came under tougher conditions.
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.
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Last year he missed the exams when he was included in the India Under-19 team for the World Cup.
Veteran batsman Rahul Dravid and off-colour pacer Irfan Pathan failed to find a place in India's 30-strong list of probables announced on Saturday for next year's ODI cricket World Cup in the sub-continent.
Responding to a query on how he would fulfil his fans' expectations, Irfan said he was fully fit and raring to go but rued the fact that there were no domestic matches to be played in the next few months.
Chief Minister Narendra Modi would also participate in the function to be held in Surat on May 1.
Irfan Pathan predicts playing XI for India in T20 World Cup
The young pace bowler said he wanted to improve his performance in the VB series final against Australia.
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