8. IRFAN PATHAN
Baroda’s handsome looking seamer Pathan created waves with his swing bowling when he came onto the international scene. The left-arm seamer was lethal with the late swing he got with his deliveries. Pathan created havoc for the best batting line-ups on seaming wicket by getting the ball to shape away viciously. His finest display of bowling was against arch rivals Pakistan when he claimed a hayrick.
Pathan was handy a lower batsman who chipped in with valuable runs. Perhaps an over-ambitious drive by the team management of turning him into an all-rounder doomed the career of one of the finest swing bowlers to play for India.
Test Record: Oct 2000-2005
Matches – 15 Wickets – 66 Bowling Avg. – 26.15 Eco – 3.18 Strike Rate – 49.2