Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan is celebrating his 39th birthday on October 27, 2023. Pathan was one of the best all-rounders who played for India as he appeared in 29 Tests, 24 T20Is, and 120 ODIs for India from 2003-2012.<o:p></o:p>

Pathan picked 100 Test wickets, 173 ODI wickets, and 28 T20I wickets. He also scored 1105 runs in Tests with one century. He made 1544 runs in ODIs with the best score of 83, while in T20Is, Pathan made 172 runs. <o:p></o:p>

He was part of the Indian team that won the Test and ODI series in Pakistan in 2004, the T20 World Cup 2007 winning Indian side, and also featured in India’s only tri-series win in Australia in 2008. He had made an impressive debut against Australia in 2003 and his delivery to clean bowled Adam Gilchrist is still part of many highlight reels. <o:p></o:p>As he celebrates his 39th birthday, let's take a look at -<o:p></o:p>

3 unique records Irfan Pathan holds in cricket:<o:p></o:p>

1. Irfan Pathan opened the batting and bowling for India in all three formats<o:p></o:p>

<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/twitter-reactions-cricket/cricket-fraternity-wishes-irfan-pathan-on-his-39th-birthday" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Irfan Pathan</a> was once touted as the answer to India’s prayers for a proper pace bowling all-rounder after Kapil Dev and Pathan did well to live up to those expectations during his career. During the Greg Chappell era, Pathan got the most chances to showcase his skills with the bat and he took full advantage of the same.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>

He is one of the few players for India who have opened both the batting and bowling in international cricket. And perhaps the only one to do so in all three formats of the game. He opened the innings for India in the 2005 Delhi Test against Sri Lanka. Then in the 2006 Mumbai Test, he opened that batting against England. But in the 2008 Adelaide Test, he opened with Virender Sehwag in both innings.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>

In ODIs, Pathan opened just once, in 2005, when he walked out to bat with Sachin Tendulkar. But he got out for a duck and never got to bat at the top again. In T20Is, Pathan opened the innings in the T20 World Cup 2012 match against England.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>

2. Irfan Pathan has the best figures in a U19 ODI match<o:p></o:p>

Irfan Pathan holds the record for best bowling figures in a U19 ODI match. He achieved that record in the Asia U19 tournament in Pakistan in 2003. This was a match between India U19 and Bangladesh U19 in Lahore.<o:p></o:p>

India was asked to bat first by Bangladesh captain Nafeez Iqbal. Thanks to Dinesh Karthik’s 77 and contributions from Suresh Raina (47), Irfan Pathan (34), and Shivakant Shukla (24), India U19 posted 223 runs. <o:p></o:p>

In response, Pathan blew away the Bangladeshi side with an exemplary display of swing and seam as he picked 9/16 in 7.5 overs with 3 maidens. None of the Bangladeshi batters reached double figures as they were bowled out for 34 runs in 14.5 overs. India won the match by 189 runs.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>

3. Irfan Pathan became the first Indian to take a Test hat-trick in the first over of the match&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>

Irfan Pathan became the second Indian bowler to take a Test hat-trick after Harbhajan Singh when he achieved the feat against Pakistan in Karachi in 2006. However, he became the first bowler to take a hat-trick in the first over of a Test match.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>

Pakistan was put into bat by Rahul Dravid and Irfan Pathan had the new ball. The first three balls were left well by Salman Butt, who opened the innings for <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/why-are-hasan-ali-and-kagiso-rabada-not-playing-in-icc-world-cup-2023-match-26-between-pakistan-and-south-africa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pakistan.</a> On the third ball, he delivered an out-swinging ball and edged to Rahul Dravid in the first slip.<o:p></o:p>

The next ball saw Pakistan captain Younis Khan getting out plumb LBW. And Pathan achieved the record of a Test hat-trick when he clean bowled Mohammad Yousuf with an amazing in-swinger. The ball swung from off-stump in the air and moved into Yousuf, who failed to play the swing and lost his middle stump. <o:p></o:p>

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Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan is celebrating his 39th birthday on October 27, 2023. Pathan was one of the best all-rounders who played for India as he appeared in 29 Tests, 24 T20Is, and 120 ODIs for India from 2003-2012.<o:p></o:p>
Pathan picked 100 Test wickets, 173 ODI wickets, and 28 T20I wickets. He also scored 1105 runs in Tests with one century. He made 1544 runs in ODIs with the best score of 83, while in T20Is, Pathan made 172 runs. <o:p></o:p>
He was part of the Indian team that won the Test and ODI series in Pakistan in 2004, the T20 World Cup 2007 winning Indian side, and also featured in India’s only tri-series win in Australia in 2008. He had made an impressive debut against Australia in 2003 and his delivery to clean bowled Adam Gilchrist is still part of many highlight reels. <o:p></o:p>As he celebrates his 39th birthday, let's take a look at -<o:p></o:p>
<h3 class="MsoNormal">3 unique records Irfan Pathan holds in cricket:<o:p></o:p></h3>
<h3 class="MsoNormal">1. Irfan Pathan opened the batting and bowling for India in all three formats<o:p></o:p></h3>
<amp-img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1698402037791_Irfan-Pathan.jpeg" alt width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img>
<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/twitter-reactions-cricket/cricket-fraternity-wishes-irfan-pathan-on-his-39th-birthday" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Irfan Pathan</a> was once touted as the answer to India’s prayers for a proper pace bowling all-rounder after Kapil Dev and Pathan did well to live up to those expectations during his career. During the Greg Chappell era, Pathan got the most chances to showcase his skills with the bat and he took full advantage of the same.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
He is one of the few players for India who have opened both the batting and bowling in international cricket. And perhaps the only one to do so in all three formats of the game. He opened the innings for India in the 2005 Delhi Test against Sri Lanka. Then in the 2006 Mumbai Test, he opened that batting against England. But in the 2008 Adelaide Test, he opened with Virender Sehwag in both innings.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
In ODIs, Pathan opened just once, in 2005, when he walked out to bat with Sachin Tendulkar. But he got out for a duck and never got to bat at the top again. In T20Is, Pathan opened the innings in the T20 World Cup 2012 match against England.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
<h3 class="MsoNormal">2. Irfan Pathan has the best figures in a U19 ODI match<o:p></o:p></h3>
<amp-img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1698401879017_Irfan-Pathan-U-19.jpeg" alt width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img>
Irfan Pathan holds the record for best bowling figures in a U19 ODI match. He achieved that record in the Asia U19 tournament in Pakistan in 2003. This was a match between India U19 and Bangladesh U19 in Lahore.<o:p></o:p>
India was asked to bat first by Bangladesh captain Nafeez Iqbal. Thanks to Dinesh Karthik’s 77 and contributions from Suresh Raina (47), Irfan Pathan (34), and Shivakant Shukla (24), India U19 posted 223 runs. <o:p></o:p>
In response, Pathan blew away the Bangladeshi side with an exemplary display of swing and seam as he picked 9/16 in 7.5 overs with 3 maidens. None of the Bangladeshi batters reached double figures as they were bowled out for 34 runs in 14.5 overs. India won the match by 189 runs.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
<h3 class="MsoNormal">3. Irfan Pathan became the first Indian to take a Test hat-trick in the first over of the match&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></h3>
<amp-img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1698401932659_Irfan-Pathan-in-Karachi-Test-2006.jpeg" alt width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img>
Irfan Pathan became the second Indian bowler to take a Test hat-trick after Harbhajan Singh when he achieved the feat against Pakistan in Karachi in 2006. However, he became the first bowler to take a hat-trick in the first over of a Test match.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
Pakistan was put into bat by Rahul Dravid and Irfan Pathan had the new ball. The first three balls were left well by Salman Butt, who opened the innings for <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/why-are-hasan-ali-and-kagiso-rabada-not-playing-in-icc-world-cup-2023-match-26-between-pakistan-and-south-africa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pakistan.</a> On the third ball, he delivered an out-swinging ball and edged to Rahul Dravid in the first slip.<o:p></o:p>
The next ball saw Pakistan captain Younis Khan getting out plumb LBW. And Pathan achieved the record of a Test hat-trick when he clean bowled Mohammad Yousuf with an amazing in-swinger. The ball swung from off-stump in the air and moved into Yousuf, who failed to play the swing and lost his middle stump. <o:p></o:p>
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Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan is celebrating his 39th birthday on October 27, 2023. Pathan was one of the best all-rounders who played for India as he appeared in 29 Tests, 24 T20Is, and 120 ODIs for India from 2003-2012.<o:p></o:p>
Pathan picked 100 Test wickets, 173 ODI wickets, and 28 T20I wickets. He also scored 1105 runs in Tests with one century. He made 1544 runs in ODIs with the best score of 83, while in T20Is, Pathan made 172 runs. <o:p></o:p>
He was part of the Indian team that won the Test and ODI series in Pakistan in 2004, the T20 World Cup 2007 winning Indian side, and also featured in India’s only tri-series win in Australia in 2008. He had made an impressive debut against Australia in 2003 and his delivery to clean bowled Adam Gilchrist is still part of many highlight reels. <o:p></o:p>As he celebrates his 39th birthday, let's take a look at -<o:p></o:p>
<h3 class="MsoNormal">3 unique records Irfan Pathan holds in cricket:<o:p></o:p></h3>
<h3 class="MsoNormal">1. Irfan Pathan opened the batting and bowling for India in all three formats<o:p></o:p></h3>
<img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1698402037791_Irfan-Pathan.jpeg" alt="" width="640" loading="lazy">
<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/twitter-reactions-cricket/cricket-fraternity-wishes-irfan-pathan-on-his-39th-birthday" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Irfan Pathan</a> was once touted as the answer to India’s prayers for a proper pace bowling all-rounder after Kapil Dev and Pathan did well to live up to those expectations during his career. During the Greg Chappell era, Pathan got the most chances to showcase his skills with the bat and he took full advantage of the same.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
He is one of the few players for India who have opened both the batting and bowling in international cricket. And perhaps the only one to do so in all three formats of the game. He opened the innings for India in the 2005 Delhi Test against Sri Lanka. Then in the 2006 Mumbai Test, he opened that batting against England. But in the 2008 Adelaide Test, he opened with Virender Sehwag in both innings.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
In ODIs, Pathan opened just once, in 2005, when he walked out to bat with Sachin Tendulkar. But he got out for a duck and never got to bat at the top again. In T20Is, Pathan opened the innings in the T20 World Cup 2012 match against England.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
<h3 class="MsoNormal">2. Irfan Pathan has the best figures in a U19 ODI match<o:p></o:p></h3>
<img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1698401879017_Irfan-Pathan-U-19.jpeg" alt="" width="640" loading="lazy">
Irfan Pathan holds the record for best bowling figures in a U19 ODI match. He achieved that record in the Asia U19 tournament in Pakistan in 2003. This was a match between India U19 and Bangladesh U19 in Lahore.<o:p></o:p>
India was asked to bat first by Bangladesh captain Nafeez Iqbal. Thanks to Dinesh Karthik’s 77 and contributions from Suresh Raina (47), Irfan Pathan (34), and Shivakant Shukla (24), India U19 posted 223 runs. <o:p></o:p>
In response, Pathan blew away the Bangladeshi side with an exemplary display of swing and seam as he picked 9/16 in 7.5 overs with 3 maidens. None of the Bangladeshi batters reached double figures as they were bowled out for 34 runs in 14.5 overs. India won the match by 189 runs.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
<h3 class="MsoNormal">3. Irfan Pathan became the first Indian to take a Test hat-trick in the first over of the match&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></h3>
<img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1698401932659_Irfan-Pathan-in-Karachi-Test-2006.jpeg" alt="" width="640" loading="lazy">
Irfan Pathan became the second Indian bowler to take a Test hat-trick after Harbhajan Singh when he achieved the feat against Pakistan in Karachi in 2006. However, he became the first bowler to take a hat-trick in the first over of a Test match.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
Pakistan was put into bat by Rahul Dravid and Irfan Pathan had the new ball. The first three balls were left well by Salman Butt, who opened the innings for <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/why-are-hasan-ali-and-kagiso-rabada-not-playing-in-icc-world-cup-2023-match-26-between-pakistan-and-south-africa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pakistan.</a> On the third ball, he delivered an out-swinging ball and edged to Rahul Dravid in the first slip.<o:p></o:p>
The next ball saw Pakistan captain Younis Khan getting out plumb LBW. And Pathan achieved the record of a Test hat-trick when he clean bowled Mohammad Yousuf with an amazing in-swinger. The ball swung from off-stump in the air and moved into Yousuf, who failed to play the swing and lost his middle stump. <o:p></o:p>
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Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan is celebrating his 39th birthday on October 27, 2023. Pathan was one of the best all-rounders who played for India as he appeared in 29 Tests, 24 T20Is, and 120 O

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