All-time best XI of Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) in IPL

7. Irfan Pathan

Irfan Pathan was a part of Kings XI Punjab’s squad in the 2008 campaign of the IPL. Irfan has played for several IPL teams but he will be remembered for his time at KXIP. The southpaw represented Kings XI Punjab for the first three seasons and picked up 47 wickets in 42 matches with an economy rate of 7.79 and a respectable strike rate of 19.1.

Along with Piyush Chawla, Irfan was very important to deliver breakthroughs for the team. He picked up 15, 17 and 15 wickets in 2008, 2009 and 2010 season respectively which proves how consistent he was. Along with his bowling, Irfan also contributed with the bat. He scored over 600 runs during his time at the Mohali based franchise.

In his prime season, he scored 276 runs at an impressive average of 34.50. What is also interesting is that he scored those runs at a smashing strike rate of 148.38. He left KXIP following the 2010 edition of the IPL and spent a few moderately successful seasons at Delhi Daredevils. He became a journey man of the IPL after the 2013 season as he went on to play for 4 different teams in the next 4 years.