Irfan Pathan Update

[manee]

India's paceman Irfan Pathan ran into major troubles with his rhythm last year and as a result, dropped to around 70mph!

I've regained my rhythm:

CHENNAI, June 1: Out-of-favour seamer Irfan Pathan on Friday said that he has regained his rhythm and believes he is on the right track for a comeback to international cricket.

"I am back to my usual bowling rhythm. You see the light in my face. I am happy to come back to the Academy to take corrective measures." an excited Pathan said at the end of his six-day training at the MRF Pace Foundation, from where he rose to be an international player.

Sekar, head coach, MRF Pace Foundation, Said, "we worked on his run-up. His shoulders were swaying and he was not able to control his body movement. We worked on him moving from smaller steps to bigger strides."

Sekar added, "his load-up was in the same leg as his bowling arm. The load-up was early. We shifted him from a left leg load up to a right leg load up. This has cut out the twisting of his top half. His front arm is now straighter. I always felt Irfan could come out of the problem. A smooth run-up and the load-up on the right leg is the answer. His methods are more efficient now. He is bowling much quicker. He has been corrected up to 95 per cent."

Sources: -http://cricket.indiatimes.com/I_have_regained_my_rhythm_Pathan_/articleshow/2092911.cms &
-http://www.hindu.com/2007/06/02/stories/2007060206512200.htm

Very good news, I won't say anything too excited until I see him perform, but his action needs rhythm and when he bowled in the world cup warm up games, he had the rhythm of someone who had never bowled before with his front arm staying up too long. A disasterous thing, let me tell you, but that usually only affects my first few sessions of a season.

He is India's most promising all round prospect since he can open the bowling at over 82mph (at his best) and averages 27 with the bat in Tests and about 25 (with a healthy strike rate of 80) in ODIs.

ESPN Star in India also reports that Irfan Pathan will join Kent if he is not selected for the Ireland tour, clearly he wishes to improve and with that attitude at the age of 22, he will go far.

 

[Griffo]

dropped to 70! NO WAY thats horrible has anyone actually seen him bowl this bad

 

[manee]

dropped to 70! NO WAY thats horrible has anyone actually seen him bowl this bad

Not bad but slow and yes he was around 70mph (average pace) against West Indies in the World Cup warm up match.

 

[mattfb]

whoah 70!
Hes a good player and its good news that hes sorted out his problems.

 

[Gunner786]

against pakistan/windies when he was getting those beatings he was actually around 72-25

 

[aditya123]

against pakistan/windies when he was getting those beatings he was actually around 72-25

I actually remember him getting him quite a few wickets against Pakistan in Pakistan.
He made Salman Butt his bunny , not to forget the first over hattrick as well.

It was only after the tour of WestIndies in 2006 thjat his bowling started to fadeaway.

Hopefully he`ll be back to his best and we`ll get the balance of our team right.

 

[Gunner786]

I actually remember him getting him quite a few wickets against Pakistan in Pakistan.
He made Salman Butt his bunny , not to forget the first over hattrick as well.

It was only after the tour of WestIndies in 2006 thjat his bowling started to fadeaway.

Hopefully he`ll be back to his best and we`ll get the balance of our team right.

but that was it,

salman was his bunny and he got a hat trick but other than that his bowling was worse than harbhajans in pakistan

 

[cric_craze]

he needs to learn to bowl a bit faster

 

[tech.007]

he can attain perfection in swing if bcci improves the indian ground .......
he gets hammered in foreign pitches......

 

[ZoraxDoom]

whoah 70!
Hes a good player and its good news that hes sorted out his problems.

I saw him bowl 68 MPH, and it wasn't a slower ball.

 

[sd92]

LMAO 68, i could probably play him without any problems

 

[aditya123]

but that was it,

salman was his bunny and he got a hat trick but other than that his bowling was worse than harbhajans in pakistan

I don`t think so.
He had a great ODI series in Pakistan and played an important part in thrashing Pakistan 4-1 in that series both with bat and ball.

 

[KBC]

Yes,Irfan pathan lost his pace for a while.he played in the WC Practice match and his avg.speed was 62 Mph.

His fastest delivery was 75.7Mph;121.3 Km/ph.

He was not only the most accurate bowler year 2005.but also was one of the best swingers in the world.

it was recorded an 86 degree mark swing delivered from 90 degree point.

close to the wasim akram's 88 degree best swinging delivery.

Anyways it's really good to see one of the favorite cricketers back.

 

[sohum]

Well it's a shame he wasn't picked for Ireland/England. Let's see if he does get that Kent assignment, now.

 

[manee]

Between now and then, he will stay at the National Cricket Acedemy.