Irfan Pathan
The outswingers to left-handers and fiery inswingers to right-handers! This is what clicks our mind when we talk about Irfan Pathan. Despite his consistent show in domestic circuit, the man from Baroda didn’t get enough chances last year, when he played for Rising Pune Supergiants. Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni included Pathan in mere four matches, in which he was unable to hit the ball at the right spots; thus going wicketless. Here are the bowling stats of Irfan Pathan in the 2016 IPL:
| Matches | Runs | Wickets | Average | Economy |
| 4 | 61 | 0 | 32.78 | 7.74 |
His flop show in last year’s IPL forced Rising Pune Supergiants to release him from their squad. Now, just before the auction, Irfan Pathan seems to be back on track with his consistent performance with West Zone. There is no doubt that he could be one of the reasons of bidding war at the auctions. If he is able to fire this season, he could be lucky enough to get an Indian ticket again.