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“29 January 2006 can this be penned down as one of the historic days in Indian cricket, look at that field, 9 men inside the ring, its all set for the final delivery, Yousuf the man on strike...bowled him, this is magnificent stuff! Another ripper, pitches in line and shapes back in, Yousuf was clueless, ball goes right through the gate and crushes into the woodwork, Pathan becomes only the second Indian bowler in the history of the game to bag a Hat-trick!”-these kinds of innumerable emotions evoke in every cricket fan’s mind whenever there is talk of Irfan Pathan. This 22 year old bowling sensation from India had brought a revolution in the world cricket with his dangerous swing bowling. Accompanying the new ball with variation of swing and bounce, this young talent from Baroda had grabbed the attention of the globe at the start of twenty-first century. Providing the Initial breakthroughs and then playing a key role in the batting department had evolved him as a complete cricketer.
In the maiden T20 world cup, Pathan was the ace of the Indian pace attack and was awarded man of the match in the final for his staggering numbers of 3 for 16. He played a very crucial role in the memorable world T20 triumph of India in 2007.
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