Irfan Pathan

[someone]

Had a similar thread some months ago, but again this issue is still presant today. FACT 1: Irfan Pathan is injured OR he is playing any cricket matches on his wishes. So how can he be selected. So hopefull this is stop the myth of the selectors not giving a place to IP whenever the squad is announced. FACT 2: He is not a batsman, get that straight. He cannot be our 6 or 7th batsman in our team. His stats nor form have ever suggested that. in his whole career. So hopefully it will stop people from defending him by saying he will score some good runs against his poor bowling. FACT 3: Finally, he is a poor bowler and when we need a bowler first, he is a liability. So please tell me why is there still a blind love for Pathan when he has not performed anything over the recent years, and therefore Jadeja deserves to be in the team as he has made done something at least domestically to deserve it. Discuss!

[Lord]

domestically,Irfan had a great last season with both bat n ball.discuss

[ZodiaC]

I agree with the fact that he hasn't played any domestic tourneys, valid point. But what's all that crap with stats? He has a decent stats, average of 22 with the bat and 29 with the ball is not decent enough? And we don't need rahul dravids or vvs laxmans at #7, but a decent slogger, which pathan is.

[ZodiaC]

domestically' date='Irfan had a great last season with both bat n ball.discuss[/quote'] Oh did he? :hmmm:

[urbestfriend]

Irfan is a poor bowler but a good batsman , miles ahead of Jaddu

[ZodiaC]

Irfan is a poor bowler but a good batsman ' date=' miles ahead of Jaddu[/quote'] Say he's in poor form, I will give you that. But poor bowler? And who are those who can bowl better than him? Nehra? :hmmm:

[VRV Singh]

His World Cup chances died a long time ago. Even before Gary saying he'd lost faith in him becoming the no.7 we were looking for...his chances for Tests too :cantstop: In this respect it's baffling that people still pine for him, but the overall context with us having Jaddu, Yuseless and now may well having to try Tiwary etc (a specialist batsman anyway) at 7 means there's always going to be a sense of what might have been.

[Lord]

Irfan's only problem is injury.other than that theres no reason to not to include him,he is our best no.7.yes his bowling has declined,but like other pacers are ripping thru batting line-ups.as good as Zaheer is in tests,even he has struggled lately in ODIs

[diegovegaz]

Had a similar thread some months ago, but again this issue is still presant today. FACT 1: Irfan Pathan is injured OR he is playing any cricket matches on his wishes. So how can he be selected. So hopefull this is stop the myth of the selectors not giving a place to IP whenever the squad is announced. !

i can put it this way whenever he is named in any squads for domestic matches, he gets injured similar to robin uthappa

[SachDan]

Irfan, the batsman is miles better than Jadeja and Yusuf.

[vaibhav_delhi]

I wont have irfan back in the team till he improves his bowling again close to what it was in inital years. Irfan has been the biggest dilemna of indian cricket in last 5 years.

[Andy]

Yes Irfan the batsman is miles beter than Yusuf and Sir Legend Ravinder Jadeja. But as a bowler he is crap. The only reason i'll take him is that weneed 7 batters, Not 5 bowlers. He can score 20-30 crucial runs, and can chip in for 4-5 overs I'll take him anyday over Sir Jaadu.

[vaibhav_delhi]

Yes Irfan the batsman is miles beter than Yusuf and Sir Legend Ravinder Jadeja. But as a bowler he is crap. The only reason i'll take him is that weneed 7 batters' date=' Not 5 bowlers. He can score 20-30 crucial runs, and can chip in for 4-5 overs I'll take him anyday over Sir Jaadu.[/quote'] i am sure folks here have seen him lose many a cricket match for india with his bowling...

[vvvslaxman]

i am sure folks here have seen him lose many a cricket match for india with his bowling...

Tell me which bowler is the exception. At one point he was No.2 ODI bowler in the ODI ranking. Tell me which other Indian bowler has reached that peak?

[Andy]

i am sure folks here have seen him lose many a cricket match for india with his bowling...

Am talking about 4-6 overs, dont think he can contribute that much with the ball for the opposition in that Short Period. We need 7 batters, thats the bottom line.

[Debutant]

He was supposed to be our bowling allrounder.His batting is decent enough.But he has declined as a bowler.His bowling is mediocre.He has lost his swing.Didnt had pace ever.He has reduced to a simple medium pace bowler without swing. A bowling allrounder has become a ordinary batsman who can bowl. But still he is way better than Jadeja.

[Lord]

i am sure folks here have seen him lose many a cricket match for india with his bowling...

Jaddu has already outdone him in that

[Andy]

Tell me which bowler is the exception. At one point he was No.2 ODI bowler in the ODI ranking. Tell me which other Indian bowler has reached that peak?

He and Sir Aggy had epic contributions for the Oppositions in the past as a bowler. But i'll take him anyday over the Legend Sir J.

[vvvslaxman]

Jaddu has already outdone him in that

:hysterical: Warner and Hussey opened all-you-can-eat-buffet from Jaddu in the T20 cup

[Lord]

He and Sir Aggy had epic contributions for the Oppositions in the past as a bowler. But i'll take him anyday over the Legend Sir J.

Irfan has also won games,like T20 finals 2007.in pressure situations,he is usually very calm,unlike Jaddu