DTVHINDIVirat Kohli is going to perform brilliantly in BGT, Irfan Pathan listed 2 big reasons
Border-Gavaskar series starting from 22nd November Irfan Pathan and Virat Kohli (Image Credit- Twitter The Indian team is going to face Australia very soon in the much-awaited Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) test series. It is noteworthy that the first test match between the two teams will be played on November 22 at Optus Stadium in Perth. However, this series is not going to be easy for India, because recently India had to face 3-0 defeat in the Test series against New Zealand in India. So, if Team India has to perform well against Australia, then the team’s star players Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and Rishabh Pant will have to perform at any cost. On the other hand, before the start of this much-awaited series, Team India’s former all-rounder and T20 World Cup champion player Irfan Pathan has given a big reaction. Irfan has said that Virat Kohli is going to perform well in this series, and he has given two reasons for this. Let us tell you that before the start of BGT, Irrfan has shared a post on his official X account. In this post Irfan said- I believe that Virat Kohli will perform excellently in Australia. First- He plays well against pace. Despite his recent decline in Test form, his numbers against pace remain exceptional. Australia’s fast and bouncy pitches will prove to be its strength. Second- Kohli avoids energy and big challenges. The Australian team will attack it hard and there is no bigger challenge for Australia than playing a Test on its soil. This is the time when Kohli’s competitive spirit really shines. See this post of Irfan Pathan Why I believe Virat Kohli will excel in Australia: 1️⃣ He thrives against pace. Despite his recent dip in Test form, his numbers against pace remain exceptional. Australia’s fast and bouncy pitches will play to its strengths.2️⃣ Kohli feeds off energy and big challenges. The… — Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) November 20, 2024 Full schedule of Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) 1st Test 22–26 November: Perth Stadium, Perth Second Test 6–10 December: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Third Test 14-18 December: The Gabba, Brisbane Fourth Test 26-30 December: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Fifth Test 3-7 January: Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Irfan Pathan Birthday Special: The only bowler in world cricket who scored a hat-trick in the opening over of the Test.
Irrfan is celebrating his 40th birthday on 27th October. Irfan Pathan. (Photo Source: CricTracker) Happy Birthday Irfan Pathan: Former Indian cricket team’s veteran all-rounder and T20 World Cup champion Irfan Pathan is celebrating his 40th birthday today on 27th October. So on this special day of the former all-rounder, the cricket world, including his fellow players, has been seen giving many good wishes. Also, for your information, let us tell you that Irfan Pathan holds a special record in his name in world cricket. No one has been able to break this record of Irfan yet. Let us tell you about this special record of Irfan: Irfan is the owner of this special record in cricket Let us tell you that in the third match of the Test series played on India’s tour of Pakistan in the year 2006, Irfan completed a hat-trick by opening the bowling for Team India and taking three wickets in the very first over. In the match, Irfan completed this hat-trick by dismissing Pakistani batsmen Salman Butt, Younis Khan and Mohammad Yusuf. With this, he became the only bowler in the world to take a hat-trick in the first over of Test cricket history. Also, Irfan performed brilliantly in the final of the T20 World Cup 2007, for which he was given the Player of the Match award. In the final, Irfan bowled brilliantly and took 3 big wickets while giving only 16 runs in 4 overs. Happy Birthday @IrfanPathan Here’s reliving his famous hat-trick against Pakistan. This one’s from the archives #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/CG3sV47aDU — BCCI (@BCCI) October 27, 2018 A look at Irfan Pathan’s cricket career On the other hand, if we give information about the career of the 40-year-old former cricketer, he has played cricket for the Indian team for almost 10 years. During this period, Irfan played 29 Tests, 120 ODIs and 24 T20 matches for the Indian team. In Test, he has taken 100 wickets with 1105 runs, in ODI he has taken 173 wickets with 1544 runs and in T20, he has taken 28 wickets with 172 runs.
IND vs NZ: “Senior players need to come forward and perform well”- Irfan Pathan
Former veteran all-rounder Irfan Pathan congratulated the Kiwi team and urged the senior players to take responsibility. Irfan Pathan, Virat Kohli & Rohit Sharma (Photo Source: The Indian cricket team had to face defeat by 113 runs in the second test match against New Zealand. Team India was all out for 245 runs while chasing the target of 359 runs on the third day of the game. New Zealand has taken a 2-0 lead and captured the series. Let us tell you, New Zealand ended the Indian team’s reign at home after 4331 days. Team India had not lost a single Test series at home for the last 12 years. The team’s last Test series defeat at home was against England in 2012. Poor batting was seen by the Indian team in both the test matches against New Zealand. The team has excellent batsmen who play spin, but they are badly trapped in the spin of Mitchell Santner. Santner took 13 wickets in the Pune Test. After India’s humiliating defeat, former legendary all-rounder Irfan Pathan congratulated the Kiwis and urged the senior players to take responsibility. For Team India, there is a lot to think about – Irfan Pathan Irfan Pathan tweeted on social media and wrote, Congratulations to New Zealand for winning the series on Indian soil! For Team India, there is a lot to think about. Senior players need to come forward and perform well in the ultimate form of the game. The next three months will be important for him. Well done, New Zealand, on winning the series on Indian soil! For Team India, there’s a lot to reflect on. Senior players need to step up and deliver in the ultimate format of the game. The next three months will be crucial for them. — Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) October 26, 2024 Disappointing performance of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli Team India’s veteran players Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli both were out against Mitchell Santner in both the innings of the second test. In the Pune Test, Rohit scored 62 runs at an average of 15.50 and Kohli scored 88 runs at an average of 22. On the other hand, R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja could not do anything amazing with the ball. Both the spinners took 6 wickets in four innings at an average of 43.50 and 37.50 respectively.
LLC 2024: Yusuf Pathan batted aggressively and hit two skyscraper sixes, all the cricket fans rejoiced.
For Konark Surya’s Odisha, veteran all-rounder Yusuf Pathan batted aggressively and scored 12 runs in 4 balls with the help of two sixes. Yusuf Pathan (Pic Source-X) Currently, the Qualifier 2 match of Legends League Cricket is being played between Konark Surya’s Odisha and Toyam Hyderabad at Bakshi Stadium, Srinagar. In this match, Toyam Hyderabad won the toss and decided to bowl first. For Konark Surya’s Odisha, veteran all-rounder Yusuf Pathan batted aggressively and scored 12 runs in 4 balls with the help of two sixes. Yusuf Pathan was playing very aggressive cricket in this match but Monty Panesar gave important success to Toyam Hyderabad by dismissing him. Let us tell you that Yusuf Pathan of Konark Surya’s Odisha hit these two sixes in the same over of Monty Panesar. In this tournament, Yusuf Pathan has scored important runs for his team while batting aggressively. Monty Panesar, who came in the 10th over of Konark Surya’s Odisha innings, hit a sky-high six on his second and first ball, Yusuf Pathan. Monty Panesar himself was surprised to see that Yusuf played an excellent shot sitting on his knees on the very first ball. After this, Yusuf Pathan wanted to play another shot on his second ball but Monty Panesar kept him silent by bowling a brilliant ball. After this Yusuf Pathan again hit a skyscraper six. However, Yusuf Pathan became LBW on his fourth ball of this match. Even though Yusuf Pathan scored 12 runs in this match, both his sixes won the hearts of all the fans. Konark Surya’s Odisha batted first and scored 156 runs. Let us tell you that, batting first, Konark Surya’s Odisha scored 156 runs losing 5 wickets in 20 overs. On behalf of the team, Kevin O’Brien batted brilliantly and played a valuable inning of 50 runs. He did not let any Hyderabad bowler dominate him and played aggressive cricket continuously. Irfan Pathan also contributed 49* runs for Konark Surya’s Odisha. Stuart Binny took 2 wickets for Toyam Hyderabad. If Toyam Hyderabad wants to make it to the finals of this important tournament, they will have to score 157 runs in 20 overs. Batsman who scored the fastest century in T20I for India List of youngest players to win POTM for India in T20I- List of batsmen who scored the fastest triple century in Test cricket- Batsmen who have scored most double centuries in Tests for England- Joe Root reached this number in terms of scoring most test runs IPL 2025: Lucknow Super Giants can retain these 6 players IPL 2025: Punjab Kings can retain these 6 players “Bangladesh is playing poor cricket”- Aakash Chopra Indian batsman who hit most sixes in T20 against Bangladesh- IPL 2025: Rajasthan Royals can retain these 6 players
LLC 2024: Pathan Brothers batted amazingly in Qualifier 1, set a target of so many runs to win against Southern Super Stars
Konark Suryas Odisha has scored 146 runs in the first innings. Southern Super Stars vs Konark Suryas Odisha (Image Credit- Twitter Legends League Cricket 2024: The first qualifier match of the ongoing third season of Legends League Cricket (LCC) is being played today, Saturday, October 12, between Konark Suryas Odisha and Southern Super Stars. So in this important qualifier match, former Indian cricket team players Irfan Pathan and Yusuf Pathan were seen batting brilliantly for their team Konark Suryas Odisha. On the basis of this brilliant innings of Pathan Brothers, the team has scored 146 runs at the loss of 8 wickets in 20 overs. In the match, Irfan played a captain’s inning of 62 runs in 47 balls with the help of 4 fours and 3 sixes, while Yusuf scored 41 runs in 21 balls with the help of 4 fours and 3 sixes. After 4 wickets down for just 8 runs the Pathan brothers did well to get the team to a competitive total 👏 Catch all the action from the second innings only on @StarSportsIndia , @FanCode#SSSvKSO #BossLogonKaGame #LegendsLeagueCricket #LLCSeason3 #LLCT20 #Srinagar pic.twitter.com/fY2xBRhXTG —Legends League Cricket (@llct20) October 12, 2024 Konark Suryas Odisha set a target of 147 runs to win On the other hand, if we give you information about the first innings of this match being played at Bakshi Stadium in Srinagar, Southern Super Stars captain Kedar Jadhav won the toss and decided to bowl. So, batting first, on the strength of the captaincy innings of Irfan Pathan (62), Konark Suryas Odisha scored 146 runs at the loss of 8 wickets in 20 overs. Apart from this, opener Richard Levi scored 22 runs and Yusuf Pathan scored 41 runs for the team. No other player could play a big innings. So if we talk about the bowling of Southern Super Stars, Hamid Hasan, Abdur Razzaq, Subout Bhati and Kedar Jadhav got 2 wickets each. Well, now it will be worth watching whether Southern Super Stars can achieve the target of 147 runs set by Konark Suryas Odisha or not?
LLC 2024: Irfan Pathan led the team to victory by hitting 3 sixes, elder brother Yusuf’s reaction went viral
Irfan Pathan, batting at a strike rate of 316.67, scored 19 runs in 6 balls, which included 3 sixes. Irfan Pathan & Yusuf Pathan (Photo Source: X/Twitter) The last match of the league staged round in Legends League Cricket 2024 was played between Gujarat Greats and Konarks Suryas Odisha on 11 October. Batting first, Shikhar Dhawan’s team Gujarat Greats scored 141 runs at the loss of 8 wickets. In response, Irfan Pathan’s team Konark Suryas Odisha chased the target with 30 balls remaining and registered a spectacular victory by 7 wickets. Captain Irfan Pathan, batting at a strike rate of 316.67, scored 19 runs in 6 balls, which included 3 sixes. Watching Irfan Pathan’s batting, his elder brother Yusuf Pathan, sitting in the dugout, looked very happy. Yusuf Pathan was clapping proudly on Irfan’s sixes, the video of which is going viral. Irfan Pathan hit three brilliant sixes Irfan Pathan, facing the first ball of his innings during the 14th over, hit a crushing six towards mid-wicket against Jerome Taylor. After this, Irfan could score only one run in the next two balls. Then Irfan was trying to end the match in the 15th over bowled by S Prasanna. He pulled the fourth ball and hit a six towards mid-wicket. A run came on the fifth ball and the team won the match by sending the sixth ball into the stands. Watch the video of Irfan Pathan’s batting here- Irfan Pathan smashing, brother Yusuf Pathan applauding with pride. Scenes we love to see🥹 Watch them in action tomorrow again as Konark Suryas Odisha take on Southern Superstars in Qualifier 1.#LLCT20onFanCode pic.twitter.com/tOOdgXwHRP — FanCode (@FanCode) October 11, 2024 Irfan Pathan’s team will face Southern Superstars in Qualifier-1 After defeating Gujarat Greats in the last match, Konark Suryas Odisha placed second in the points table with 3 wins and 8 points from 7 matches. The team will now face Southern Super Stars in the Qualifier-1 match. The Qualifier-1 match will be played on 12 October. Whereas, the eliminator will be played between India Capitals and Urbanrisers Hyderabad on 13th October.
LLC 2024: Irfan Pathan imitates Billy Bowden’s ‘crooked finger of doom’ signal, video wins hearts
Odisha captain Irfan Pathan imitated New Zealand veteran umpire Billy Bowden’s “crooked finger of doom” out signal on the fence during the match. Irfan Pathan (Source X) Legends League Cricket (LLC 2024) got off to a great start on 20 September, with Konark Suryas Odisha defeating Manipal Tigers in a thrilling and low-scoring match. The match was played at the Barkatullah Khan Stadium in Jodhpur on 20 September. Odisha won the match by 2 runs, but a funny incident was also seen during the match which caught everyone’s attention. Odisha captain Irfan Pathan imitated legendary New Zealand umpire Billy Bowden’s fence “crooked finger of doom” out signal during the match. The incident happened in the third over of the second innings when Manipal Tigers were chasing 105 runs. Irfan stood beside Bowden and signaled out in his style, which made Bowden laugh. Irfan Pathan’s funny style of imitating this famous gesture of Boden is going viral on social media. Watch this viral video, in which this funny incident between Irfan and Boden was captured: The funnier side of @irfanpathan_official! Watch as Irfan Pathan imitates umpire Billy Bowden’s umpiring style! pic.twitter.com/21qNtKqcU0 — Shubham Srivastava (@Shubham192223) September 21, 2024 Konark Suryas Odisha wins thrillingly by two runs Manipal Tigers captain Harbhajan Singh won the toss and decided to bowl first. Odisha had a bad start, where their top-3 batsmen got out on single digit scores. After this, Dilshan Munaweera, Ross Taylor and captain Irfan Pathan struggled on the pitch and tried to handle the team. These three together scored 43 runs, but batting on the pitch was proving to be quite difficult. In the final over, Naveen Stewart and Vinay Kumar hit two boundaries each to help Odisha cross the 100-run mark and post 104/9 in 20 overs. In reply, Manipal Tigers had a poor start as their openers Robin Uthappa and Solomon Mire were dismissed without scoring a single wicket. The team’s score was reduced to 38/6 in the first 13 overs. However, Daniel Christian and Obas Pinar tried to put the team in a good position with a 49-run partnership, but Irfan Pathan defended 13 runs in the last over to give Odisha a thrilling two-run win.
Because of this specialty of Riyan Parag, he will get continuous opportunities in Team India, Irfan Pathan told the big reason
Riyan Parag took 3 wickets in the first T20 match against Sri Lanka. Irfan Pathan and Riyan Parag (Image Credit- Twitter Indian cricket team’s young all-rounder Riyan Parag is the topic of discussion these days. The reason was his selection not only in the T20 but also in the ODI team for the Sri Lanka tour. When Parag was selected for this tour, many questions arose in the minds of fans and former cricketers. But the kind of performance Riyan Parag gave against Sri Lanka in the first T20 match held at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on 27 July might have given some answers. Parag scored only 7 runs in 6 balls in this match, but took three wickets in 1.2 overs in bowling. On the other hand, now a big statement has come from former Team India veteran all-rounder Irfan Pathan regarding Riyan Parag. Pathan says that Parag is going to get more opportunities in Team India in the coming times due to his bowling ability. Irfan Pathan made a big statement about Riyan Parag Let us tell you that recently Irfan Pathan posted on his official x account about Riyan Parag and wrote – You will see Riyan Parag getting many opportunities due to his bowling ability. India’s top order batsmen do not have the ability to bowl. This is where Riyan Parag will get an additional advantage and this is right too. See this tweet of Irfan Pathan You will see Riyan Parag getting many chances due to his bowling ability. As a top-order batsman, not many in the country have the ability to roll their arm over. This is where Riyan Parag will get an extra advantage, and rightly so. — Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) July 28, 2024 So if we give you information about Riyan Parag, he is currently in Sri Lanka with Team India. After his amazing bowling performance in the first T20 match, he is expected to play in the second T20 match as well, which will be played on 28 July at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. It will be interesting to see how he is going to perform in this match?
All brothers can understand this..: Irfan Pathan shared a funny video on social media about his argument with Yusuf Pathan on the cricket field
Yusuf Pathan played an unbeaten innings of 54 runs for the Indian team in the match played against South African champions. Irfan Pathan and Yusuf Pathan (Photo Source: X) On July 10, an important match was played between India Champions vs South Africa Champions in the World Championship Legends 2024 tournament. South Africa Champions won this match by 54 runs. During the match, the Indian team had to score 156 runs to secure their place in the playoffs of this important tournament. During the batting innings of India Champions, Irfan Pathan was run out due to a small mistake. At that time his brother Yusuf Pathan was with him at the crease. Yusuf Pathan himself was very angry to see that his younger brother Irfan Pathan did not listen to him and the former all-rounder had to lose his wicket. After the match ended today, i.e. on 11th July, Irfan Pathan shared a video on his official social media account in which he is trying to say that all these brothers can understand that when both are in front of their parents, they meet very lovingly but when the parents are not at home, a lot of fights are seen between the two brothers. Irfan Pathan shared this video on social media in a funny manner. Here is the video: @iamyusufpathan @India_Champions all brothers can relate to this… pic.twitter.com/eQRu31Wmub — Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) July 11, 2024 Talking about the match, even though India could not win it, they have confirmed their place in the semi-finals of this important tournament. The performance of India Champions has been very poor in this tournament so far. Even though they have made their place in the playoffs, but if the team has to win the final of this tournament, then they will have to show their best performance in the upcoming matches. In the match played against South Africa Champions, Yusuf Pathan played an unbeaten innings of 54 runs for the Indian team. He hit four fours and two sixes during his innings. Talking about Irfan Pathan, he contributed 35 runs while Suresh Raina scored 21 runs. Robin Uthappa scored 23 runs. Now India has to play the second semi-final match against Australia Champions on 12th July. 5 Australian players who scored half-century in their debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL 5 fastest bowlers in IPL history Who are the head coaches of all 10 teams in IPL 2024? Which team has won the most matches against RCB in Chinnaswamy IPL 2024: 3 former RCB players who are wreaking havoc in SRH 4 players who have played more than 500 T20 matches MS Dhoni: Dhoni’s amazing record as CSK captain Which teams changed their captains before the start of IPL 2024
“Indian team doesn’t know….I am thankful to everyone”- Irfan Pathan cried after Team India’s victory
Talking about the match, India won the toss and batted first and scored 176 runs on the board on the basis of Virat Kohli’s half-century of 76 runs, apart from him Akshar Patel played an innings of 47 runs. Chasing the target, the African team could score only 169 runs in 20 overs and Team India won the match by a margin of 7 runs. Virat Kohli was awarded the Player of the Match award in the final match.
