I was a huge fan of Irfan even beofre making in International debuet. But I think his concentration on batting killed his greatest asset swing bowling. A person who can swing bowl on dead pak pitches is not there. He should not be selected until he becomes a good bowler again. I hate to select players for wrong reasons, Bowler who can bat and vise versa.Irfan primary role is a bowler and he should prove himself as bowler to get a place and all the cry of state politics is waste. He should get entry by HIGHWAY (i.e performing) not because someone else failed. His current bowling form makes him a ordinary bowler even at state level team.Sorry Irfan
Re: Irfan Pathan and other Discraded Players--not required
by yahuja on May 16, 2010 07:32 PM
hey didnt u read this??? irfan overcame recent injury setbacks and came up with a good showing in the Indian Premier League [ Images ] last month. He finished with 15 wickets from 14 matches and also played a stellar role with the bat, scoring 276 runs in 14 matches, to follow up on a good season in domestic cricket for Baroda.
The left-hander was the leading run-scorer (397 runs at 49.62) and wicket-taker (22 wickets at 18.54) for Baroda in the Ranji Trophy last season.
note the words leading runscorer and leading wicket taker for his team this ranji season. and he was some two or three matches didnt play due to injury... is this not enough for a player to be in the squad or atleast in the second grade squad for zim tour??
he is an allrounder and not a bowler.. u should understand this... and india needs a pace allrounder.. clearly he must be the choice... and he should have encouraged by giving chances.... can u say the last match he played for team india?? tests- april 2008, odi-feb 2009!! now its may 2010!! you never gave him a chance and you are blaming him???
Re: Irfan Pathan and other Discraded Players--not required
by rishi parashar on May 12, 2010 06:40 PM
Today you want young talents like Umesh Yadav, Abu Nicham in the team; a couple of bad series and you would another young player. I really don't understand your logic, how does a player losses his YOUTH by some bad performances. Care to explain pls.
Re: Irfan Pathan and other Discraded Players--not required
by mohammed aarif on May 12, 2010 07:24 AM
hello mind ur words ok... no one can replace IRFAN PATHAN in the INDIAN squad ... boz he is a genuine all rounder............
Re: Re: Irfan Pathan and other Discraded Players--not required
by satish chandar on May 12, 2010 08:50 AM
No way.. He can better try to become a opening batsman and a bowler who can bowl 3 to 4 overs.. He can never become Irfan Pathan of 2003-2005 in his entire life from now... As a batsman, he is still very good..
Re: Irfan Pathan and other Discraded Players--not required
by yahuja on May 16, 2010 07:32 PM
hey didnt u read this??? irfan overcame recent injury setbacks and came up with a good showing in the Indian Premier League [ Images ] last month. He finished with 15 wickets from 14 matches and also played a stellar role with the bat, scoring 276 runs in 14 matches, to follow up on a good season in domestic cricket for Baroda.
The left-hander was the leading run-scorer (397 runs at 49.62) and wicket-taker (22 wickets at 18.54) for Baroda in the Ranji Trophy last season.
note the words leading runscorer and leading wicket taker for his team this ranji season. and he was some two or three matches didnt play due to injury... is this not enough for a player to be in the squad or atleast in the second grade squad for zim tour??
he is an allrounder and not a bowler.. u should understand this... and india needs a pace allrounder.. clearly he must be the choice... and he should have encouraged by giving chances.... can u say the last match he played for team india?? tests- april 2008, odi-feb 2009!! now its may 2010!! you never gave him a chance and you are blaming him???
Re: Irfan Pathan and other Discraded Players--not required
by senthil kumar on May 12, 2010 04:48 PM
Well said LG,wat best he cud have done if he was in the team!..Dont want quick fix solutions look out of box there are lot of bowlers who are far better than Irfan
Re: Re: Irfan Pathan and other Discraded Players--not required
by vishwas sharma on Dec 17, 2010 01:28 PM
You dont watch cricket and have a poor knowledge about the game.Discard Irfan Pathan why?Last test he played he was the man of the match last T-20 he played he won the match along with Yusuf.He is better than Dhoni.Drop Dhoni but dont drop iRFAN AS HE IS BETTER THAN DHONI.
he is a senior for (junior) team for zim series and junior to be selected for regular team. Bad luck irfan, but lets hope this new team brings new hopes for indian pace club.
No point in getting angry, we come across somany politics/cheats in our day to day life and so its irfan's turn now.
Irfan - A talent that Selectors have to recognize Show Confidence. He was considered as the upcoming Gr8est all rounder of Indian Cricket and also he was labeled an all-rounder and often promoted in the batting order in Greg Chappel era. Do not forget his achievement , there are lots and lots, Few to be named will be The Fastest Hatrick, The Win he gave team India in Perth, or taking 4 for 16 in the Finals of T20 world cup. As he has also opened the batting in Test Match also.. As he was out of Form an having Lack of Confidence the Selectors have to Give faith and show confidence in him. What more has he to prove . Being the best Batsman and bowler in Ranji for Baroda or his Good All round performance in IPL 3. The only option now will be for Irfan is to Either Join the Tamil Nadu Team ( To impress the selector - Mr. Srikanth ) or go to chennai Super Kings ( To Impress Mr . Captain and the Selector).
But I have confidence seeing the determination of Cricket in Irfan Pathan hi will surely make a comeback.
Re: Irfan - A talent that Selectors have to recognize Show Confid
by sachin chaudhary on May 11, 2010 10:30 PM
he will definately make a comeback soon.
Re: Irfan - A talent that Selectors have to recognize Show Confid
by Narayanan Sangameswaran on May 12, 2010 12:14 AM
I just checked with Srikanth. Sorry! there is no place for Irfan. No one else could have bailed out Chennai Super Kings they way Irfan did in Dharmasala. So, it is better for Chennai that he stay with some other team. Good Luck
Irfan is not from Tamil Nadu and also he is not playing for chennia superkings. As per Srikanth, he won't consider Irfan because of these reasons. Srikanth is planning to select his son Anirudh as an allrounder for india.
Re: But he is not from Tamil Nadu
by raj on May 12, 2010 07:37 PM
Not correct yar. Let's think beyond this state feelings. I don't think Srikanth would have selected this guy even if he is from TN. His role is a bowler and he is not bowling well acpt the fact. If he becomes 50% of what he used to bowl then he deserves a place.
Re: But he is not from Tamil Nadu
by safeel ahmed on May 11, 2010 10:23 PM
The only option now will be for Irfan is to Either Join the Tamil Nadu Team ( To impress the selector - Mr. Srikanth ) or go to chennai Super Kings ( To Impress Mr . Captain and the Selector).
But I have confidence seeing the determination of Cricket in Irfan Pathan hi will surely make a comeback.
Re: Re: Re: But he is not from Tamil Nadu
by ani on May 11, 2010 10:49 PM
well if that's the case then why r.ashwin did not get a chance ahead piyush chawla?
why badrinath inspite of making pile of runs in domestic cricket
come on guys, once a time there were as many 10 players from mumbai and once it was 8 players from karnataka. kiran more and vishwanath was the slector head respectively. nobody raised thr eyebrows
now as just 2 player from tamilnadu r thr and jus bcoz srikanth is the head of the selection u ppl r blaming him like that?
Re: Re: Re: Re: But he is not from Tamil Nadu
by irfan khan on May 11, 2010 11:11 PM
Badrinath is worst player i ever seen, ashwin what all IPL heroes are zero tamilan are big bastareddddof in india that is the reason they never like to speak Hindi they are jelous and corrupt people
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: But he is not from Tamil Nadu
by sreenivasulu reddy on May 12, 2010 01:30 AM
so narayanan mutthu - you are accepting that Vijay and karthik are worst players. They got selected because they are tamils. Right.That's what I mentioned.Good that one tamilian accepted the fact
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: But he is not from Tamil Nadu
by Suresh on May 12, 2010 09:17 PM
Iam from Mumbai and I fail to understand your brainy logic of hindi and cricket... This is cricket we are talking about and not your dhobi ghat!
How about your over hyped Yusuf Pathan and ravindra jadeja from Gujrat.. Both are fit for Ranji games only.. Also add Zaheer Khan to this . Fit for IPL games only. Fast bowlers love the pace and bounce of Kensington Oval, except the great Zaheer Khan!
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: But he is not from Tamil Nadu
by Narayanan Sangameswaran on May 12, 2010 12:07 AM
Sorry guys. Its our turn now. Hope Irfan heed to your advice and join Tamil Nadu. What is wrong in that? And Annirudh is not a bad batsmen
Re: CHESS
by KK on May 11, 2010 10:09 PM
Is it? If so, its great news and one that must be relished with all fervor. Anand is definitely one of India's greatest ever sportsmen and perfect gentlemen as well.
How many chances we should give him, Okay he started young, he got all the fame, money, in fact he get it more than he deserve. If he not able to digest his success, is it our fault, Good Decision by selectors to keep him out. It send messages to others if you want to keep your place in playing eleven better keep performing, Money, Fame, Women will follow, or you are out Other player also need chance and grooming to become successful players, Keep the good work Selector better kick out Zaheer, also in all key matches he had below average performances, just look the stats
Re: So What
by Richard Gomes on May 11, 2010 10:19 PM
It is easy to criticize bowlers who have been below par on this event. The main problem is the board officials does not know how to handle such players. Money, fame, women that comes as a secondary part when the players performs in their respective fields and become successful. This T20 format is such a format that every teams are favorites and have to be quick to adjust and react to the situation. As far as Irfan Pathan is concerned, he should be given a chance to prove himself on international stages and he has done well on big stages. It is very sad that batsman are getting best treatment than bowlers in Indian cricket team.
Re: So What
by irfan khan on May 11, 2010 11:17 PM
what the hell jadeja doing, what the hell Dhoni doing, why till date Piyush Chawal & Vinay Kumar not allowed to play when blady pakis spinner can take why india not play spin and also see harbajan given in 4 overs 15 runs against australia & also again west indies then why not allow piyush chahwal allowed to play all the lost match where fix no capitan can allow to sit that bolower see west indies perish agasint srilanka why dhoni can you say and what shrikant who is hee stupiiidddd he himself fear a rising ball remeber wasim akram
i believe after a good show in IPL...robin UUTHAPPA deserved a place in T-20 world cup sqaud.. but he is too good to be left behin from the zimbawe tour
