Irfan Pathan

Irfan Pathan is a former Indian cricketer and actor He was bowling allrounder and a member of the Indian cricket team that won the inaugural 2007 ICC Twenty20 World Cup and also a member Indian cricket team that won the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy1 Beginning his career as a fastmedium swing and seam bowler Pathan broke into the national team soon after turning 19 and evoked comparisons with Pakistans Wasim Akram with his promising performances and prodigious swing In early 2006 Pathan became the only bowler to take a Test hattrick in the first over of the match2 vs Pakistan at Karachi However the productive run did not last and after the start of 2006 Pathan began to steadily lose pace and swing and his wickettaking dwindled Although Pathans batting continued to be productive he was not regarded as a specialist and was dropped from the team in both Tests and ODIs by the end of 2006 and by 2007 was no longer in the squad until his return in 2007 World Twenty20