Can Irfan Pathan make a good comeback??

I sincerely hope so for his sake and also for India's prospects. Irfan Pathan at his best was remembered for his long run up, bowling at 140 kph and swinging the ball late into the right handers trapping them lbw ( The hatrick against Pakistan is ample proof ). The last time we saw him he was bowling more of the offspinerrs than seam up. If Irfan needs to make a mark he really need to get his swing back with a little bit more nip of the pictch and stop overdoing the slower deliveries as it makes him predictable. As for his batting he is quite handy and that never has been the issue and so I am sure he will still be ok with the bat. Another prob at least we Indians have is that we idolise and compare a player too quickly to legends. One good performance, one good series we start calling him the next big thing unnecesary heaping more pressur.Irfan however well he does can never become a Kapil Dev. But lets just hope that he comes back with the form that he showed as 19 year old boy that in Aus 2003. Fingers crossed :)

Performing at state level in Ranji trophy and performing at international level are two ball games. Although he performed creditably well in Ranji matches and I.P.L. matches, he has to prove himself at international levels in O.D.I.s and tests. He started with a bang in both tests and O.D.I.s due to his accurate bowling with lot of swing which deceived many a great batsmen in the world. He never had fiery pace for which batsmen would be afraid of him and claim the wickets through shear pace. When he lost his accuracy and swing he became ineffective to the extent that he went out of favor with the selectors. Now that he is back into reckoning let us see how well he performs. One good thing in credit of Irfan is that he has improved tremendously as a batsman ant that could help him get his place in Indian side on regular basis.

Yes, Pathan gets one more chance to prove his stuff. If he can prove it then he can get back into the Indian team. I would really look to him to take on the role of Zaheer once he retires. I think he definitely has the potential for that, only he needs to start doing it regularly at the international level. Cheers! Ram

i think you are right irfan make a good comeback in australian series yes his selection was due to his great form in ranji .yes in india he is very good fast bowler all rounder and i hope he play well and he has an great opportunity to get many runs and make a great comeback.

If he finds his swings, he used to deliver in his initial part of career than he is going to survive in Indian Cricket team, otherwise he will always be in and out of the team. But, yes it's good to see him back in the team.

irfan pathan is back. this is good for india team irfan is a good bowler and batsman.the last 2odi is palying.and i hope he is well playing so good luck irfan pathan.