Irfan Pathan Birthday: Irfan Pathan is currently in Australia, where the T20 World Cup is being organized. Pathan Hindi commentary panel
Irfan Pathan Birthday: Irfan Pathan is currently in Australia, where the T20 World Cup is being organized. Pathan is part of the Hindi commentary panel. India is playing with the intention of its second T20 World Cup title. In 2007, when India won the World Cup by defeating Pakistan in the final, Irfan Pathan was adjudged the player of the match. Irfan Pathan is celebrating his 38th birthday on Thursday. Let’s go from his wife (Irfan Pathan Wife), family to his records and why did he say goodbye to cricket at a young age.
Irfan Pathan made his debut for India in 2003. He played cricket in all three formats in his career, first remembering his hat-trick which he took in the test match against Pakistan. He represented India in all three formats. Pathan played 29 Tests, 120 ODIs and 24 T20 Internationals.
T20 World Cup 2007: Irfan Pathan was the hero of the final
India won the first edition of the T20 World Cup held in 2007. The team defeated Pakistan in the final, with the player of the match being Irfan Pathan. Pathan took 3 important wickets for 16 runs. His elder brother Yusuf Pathan was also playing with him in this World Cup.
Irfan Pathan Wife: Pathan’s wife Safa Baig, elder brother also cricketer
Irfan Pathan’s wife’s name is Safa Baig. She grew up in Azizia, Jeddah district of Saudi Arabia. He studied at the International Indian School in Saudi Arabia. Irfan Pathan and Safa were both married in 2016, it is said that they first met in 2014 in Dubai.
Apart from this, talking about his brother, he is not interested in any identity, he has also left his mark by playing cricket at the international level. Yusuf Pathan has now retired from international cricket, he plays in Legends League cricket.
Irfan Pathan Retirement Age: Why Irfan Pathan retired at a young age
Irfan Pathan said goodbye to international cricket in January 2020, when he was only 35 years old. But about 8 years before that, he played his last international cricket match. That is, when Pathan was 27-28 years old, he did not get a place in the international team.
This was the reason he had to retire, as it was necessary to do so for commentary and playing in other leagues. Pathan is now earning a name in cricket commentary in the same way as he earned while playing cricket.
Irfan Pathan Birthday: Records, Something Different
- He became the first bowler to take a hat-trick in the first over of a Test match. He did this feat against Pakistan. He dismissed Salman Butt, Younis Khan and Mohammad Yusuf for three wickets.
- Pathan became the first player to open both batting and bowling in a Test match.
- First player to take 1000 runs and 100 wickets.
- Apart from cricket, Pathan appeared in a TV reality show. He came as a contestant in the 8th season of Jhalak Dikhhlaja, impressing everyone with his dance skills.
- Irfan Pathan debuted in the film industry in the film Cobra in 2022, it was a Tamil film.
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