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(born
October 27 ,
1984 ) is an Indian
Cricketer and member of the
Indian National Cricket Team since
2003 . He was born in
Baroda in
Gujarat . He made his international debut against
Australia in
Adelaide at the age of 19. Following some good performances at the under-19 level, Pathan was picked for India's 2003-2004 tour of Australia and the 2004 tour of Pakistan.
He has taken 5 wickets in an innings six times in Test cricket, and once in one-day internationals, against
Zimbabwe in the
2005 Videocon Tri-Series . His spell in the final match against
Pakistan in the 2004 tour was arguably his best performance in ODI cricket. His trademark weapon is an inswinger which darts into a right-hand batsman, and he also has the ability to reverse swing the old ball. In the ODI format, Pathan has been particularly impressive, frequently giving India early breakthroughs. He now consistently ranks in or near the top 10 of the
LG ICC Cricket Ratings .
He is developing into an
All-rounder , as part of a reallocation of responsibilities under the new Indian cricket coach
Greg Chappell . Chappell has identified potential in Pathan's batting, which is regarded as technically correct. With his strong fast bowlers physique, Pathan has the ability to strike the ball long and clean. Pathan has recently been used as both an opener and a top order batsman in late 2005 in one-day cricket, making 83 runs at more than a run a ball against
Sri Lanka in a Test match. He also proved his enhanced batting skills by scoring 82 and 93 against Sri Lanka, opening the batting in the December 2005 New Delhi Test, when regular opener
Virender Sehwag was hospitalised with illness. He scores primarily in front of the wicket, his main strength being his ability to drive. He has shown his batting strength against Pakistan (India's traditional rival) by hitting 90 in the second Test in Faisalabad (21-25 January, 2006).
Pathan recently took a 34.27,
Younis Khan 46.04,
Mohammad Yousuf 49.86).
{Link without Title} This was also the first hat trick by a paceman from India and the first hat trick for any Indian bowler in an away match. Ironically, India lost the match by a sizeable margin, but his performances in the ODI series against Pakistan played a vital role in clinching the series in convincing fashion.
Pathan was the inaugural winner of the ICC Emerging Player of the year award in 2004, and is being groomed as the spearhead of the Indian attack for years to come, as well as a potential captain. Following his strong performances in 2005, Pathan was promoted in December to an A-grade contract by the BCCI.
ODI Debut: vs
Australia ,
Melbourne ,
2003 -
2004
- Pathan's best ODI batting score of 83(70) was made against Sri Lanka, Nagpur , 2005-2006
- Pathan's best ODI bowling figures of 5/27 was made against Zimbabwe, Harare , 2005-2006
Test Debut: vs
Australia ,
Adelaide ,
2003 -
2004
- Pathan's best Test batting score of 93 was made against Sri Lanka, New Delhi , 2005-2006
- Pathan's best Test bowling figures of 7/59(innings) and 12/126(match) were made against Zimbabwe, Harare , 2005-2006
- 2004 - ICC Emerging Player of the Year
