Irfan Pathan had contributed a lot to Team India, but despite this, he could not play a single ODI World Cup.
New Delhi: Every player on the cricket field puts his full strength to perform well. At the same time, every player wishes to play as many matches as possible for his team. If we talk about the World Cup, it is a dream for any cricketer to play the World Cup, that’s why every player wants to be a part of the World Cup. Even after this, there have been some players in the cricket world who have not played the World Cup in their entire career, but have made a lot of names after that and one such name is Irfan Pathan. Yes, Irfan did not play the World Cup, but despite this, he has definitely taken 150 wickets in ODI cricket.
Let me tell you that Irfan Pathan, a former player of the Indian cricket team, is the only bowler in the world who has not played a single World Cup in his career, and even after that he has done wonders, which is not a matter of every bowler. Yes, Irfan Pathan has played more than 150 wickets in ODIs without playing World Cup. Irfan Pathan, who has done this feat, is the only bowler in the world.
Although Irfan Pathan was part of India’s team in the 2007 ODI World Cup, he could not play any match at that time. At that time Rahul Dravid was the captain of the team and the performance of the team was very disappointing. Team India was eliminated from the tournament in the first phase of the World Cup. Due to this, Irfan did not get a chance to play. During that time, Irfan could not play a single match. Even after this, Irfan Pathan took 173 wickets in 120 matches in ODIs.
Apart from ODI cricket, Irfan Pathan has also played 24 T20 Internationals and 29 Test matches. While he has taken 28 wickets in T20, he has taken 100 wickets in Tests. Also, in Test cricket, Irfan Pathan has a century and a hat-trick.
