http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Irfan-Pathan-c1601 credits his recent good form to Ranji stint – Cricket News Update
Admitting that it has never been easy to make a comeback into the national side, the Indian all-rounder, Irfan Pathan, on Thursday credited his recent good form to his Ranji stint with a domestic side, Baroda.
"Certainly, it's not easy [to earn a recall]. You need to work harder at practice. You need to concentrate on both batting and bowling," said the 27-year-old Gujarat-born all-rounder, who impressed the selectors with some match-winning all-round performances
in the recently concluded limited-overs tour of Sri Lanka.
The Baroda all-rounder, who remained away from international cricket for almost two years before making a comeback to the national side in December last year, said that he used first-class cricket top rectify his mistakes, and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kumar-Shri-Ranjitsinhji-c71870 Trophy helped him a lot
in this regard.
"The longer format allowed me to rectify the mistakes I was making. It was important for me to get my basics right and bowl longer spells in Ranji Trophy," said http://www.senore.com/Cricket/YK-Pathan-c2815.
About India’s successful tour of Sri Lanka, Pathan said that it was a fitting start to the new season.
“...it was a good start to the season. This victory will give us the confidence for the long season ahead," Pathan told Times of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750.
Going into the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 series after a long break, India defeated the Islanders 4-1 in the five-match One Day International series, before winning the only T20 International of the itinerary by 39 runs.
Irfan Pathan finished the ODI series as the leading wicket-taker with eight scalps from five matches, at an average of 26.37. He also shared some match-winning partnerships, scoring 76 runs in four games, returning not out at three occasions.
"By God's grace, it was a good series for me. The conditions were good for swing bowling. I am happy to have delivered," said the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Baroda-c769 all-rounder
The men in blue will next host http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hyderabad-c792 from August 23, before heading back to Sri Lanka to participate in the World T20 Championship, next month.
The T20 World Cup will be followed by home series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746, late this year and early next year.
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