Irfan Pathan wants to find a permanent place in Team http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 - Cricket News Update
Indian all-rounder, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Irfan-Pathan-c1601 is aiming to become a regular feature for the Indian National team and set his sights on performing well on the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka after replacing the injured Vinay Kumar.
Pathan was dropped from the side after mediocre performances during the CB triangular series in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 and later in the Asia cup 2012. This resulted in him being omitted from the initial list of the 15-man squad before getting a late-recall up after fellow
pace man http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Vinay-Kumar-c2237 fell down to a hamstring injury.
"I look at my career as someone who should be able to make a mark while representing the country rather than being a cricketer who just comes, plays and goes back home,” Pathan said after his name was announced as a replacement for Kumar.
“I want to use each and every opportunity that I get to win matches rather than just be another cricketer."
Once dubbed as the future of Indian bowling after taking a superb hat-trick early in his career, the 27-year-old’s fell out of favour after losing his lethal sting as a bowler. He was dropped after a poor Sri Lanka series in February 2009 and suffered a
three year career-drought which saw him play a lone ODI against the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 in December 2011.
The Indian medium-pacer took 6 wickets at an average of 30.16 in the CB series, while in the Asia Cup 2012; he bagged 5 scalps at 32.40. Despite such unimposing figures in the current year, the bowler is focused to give his best this time around.
"I played 8 ODIs after my comeback and have got 13 wickets. The more I play international matches, the better I will get," the pace man said. "I am pretty satisfied with the hours that I have put in at the nets and in the indoor sessions there. After this
call-up, the focus will shift to the Lankan series.”
Pathan is also hopeful that the series in Sri Lanka would help the Indian team to better prepare for the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758.
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