Former Team India all-rounder Irfan Pathan gave a befitting reply to a fan who blamed former Indian captain MS Dhoni for Pathan’s exclusion from the Indian team during his playing days.
Currently Irfan Pathan is playing for Bhilwara Kings team in the second season of Legends League Cricket (LLC). He is the captain of the team and so far he has done very well not only with the ball but also with the bat. With this, a fan has expressed his disappointment on not seeing the all-rounder playing for India after the age of 29 on his Twitter account.
A fan tweeted, “Every time i see Irfan Pathan in these leagues, i curse MS & his management even more. I can’t believe, he played last white ball game at the age of just 29. Perfect no. 7, any team would die for. But India played Ravindra Jadeja, even Stuart Binny.”
In reply to which, Irfan Pathan wrote, “Don’t blame any one, Thank you for the love.”
Let us tell you, Irfan Pathan was counted among the best all-rounders of India. He made his international debut at the age of 19 against Australia in 2003 and Pathan played his last international match against Sri Lanka in T20 World Cup 2012.
Irfan Pathan has played 29 Tests, 24 T20Is and 120 ODIs for India. In the T20 World Cup 2007, Pathan contributed significantly to the victory of the Indian team. He has taken 301 wickets in all the three formats and has scored a total of 12 half-centuries (all formats combined) and 1 century in Test while batting.