Duncan Fletcher hopes Irfan Pathan would carry on his good form - Cricket News Update
Indian left-armer, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Duncan-Andrew-Gwynne-Fletcher-c54742 is pleased that the all-rounder has peaked just at the right time, considering the tough home season ahead, which starts against the touring New
Zealanders.
Pathan, who gave below-par performances during the CB series in Australia and later in the Asia Cup, was not the first choice bowler for the One Day International (ODI) series in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Vinay-Kumar-c2237, prompted the
selectors to give Pathan another chance to revive his career.
"I think he is a very useful cricketer. He puts in an all-round contribution," Fletcher said of him. "He is very professional on and off the field. He works hard at his game and he has got the results that he deserves.”
Pathan made his debut for India in 2003 as a delightful swing bowler, and later improvised his game to become an occasional pinch-hitter, while raising hopes that he might be India’s long-awaited all-rounder since http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kapil-Dev-c70234.
However, half way through his career, his bowling deserted him and he was subsequently dropped from the side. The Baroda-born player hasn’t played a Test match for his country in four years and had been struggling to fight his way back into the ODI squad.
However, Pathan looked his old-selves against Sri Lanka, taking 8 wickets at 26.37, and further playing crucial knocks with the bat to help his side complete a 4-1 series victory.
“I think he has got the potential. We just have got to see him progress from here and see how he bowls in India and bats in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750. He has done a good job for us at the moment," Fletcher further added.
A fit and in-form Pathan is ensured to be the key member in a long season ahead, where the team will be hosting http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World T20 Championship, staged
on Lankan soil.
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