Two Irfan Pathans?

I was just checking out CricInfo profiles, and to my amazement there are TWO Irfan Pathans.

They are both Left Arm Seam bowlers and both play for Baroda and are both born in October!

The Irfan Pathan NOT playing for India has a better FC record than the Irfan Pathan playing for India.

But the Irfan Pathan playing for India has done very, very well.

Irfan Khan Pathan (who plays for India): http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/PLAYERS/IND/P/PATHAN_IK_06011399

Irfan Safi Pathan (who doesnt play for India):
http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/PLAYERS/IND/P/PATHAN_IS_06009779

Shows what domestic records count for, aye?

So many first-class cricketers come from India, it's a wonder there aren't many more name-clashes.

Anyone fancy a bit more research?

Its more than just the names clashing.

They both bat and bowl left arm fast medium.
They both play for Baroda
They both are born in October.

Its unbelievable!

That's what I meant, I'm just very lazy.. honest

Just check Pakistan player profiles. You will be amazed at how many Saqlain Mushtaqs and Mushtaq Ahmeds, Kabir Khans are there. There have even been more than 2/3 per team!

there are six abdur raufs, 8 fayyaz ahmeds and around 50 mohammed hussains in the league

check this out.

http://uk.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/PLAYERS/PAK/M/

Irfan Khan Pathan and Irfan Safi Pathan are brothers, Sangrah.

Maybe Safi will play for India also.

Did anyone see the Bradford (?) League match a couple of years ago where all 11 players on a side were called Patel? Could even have been all 22 in the game..

jamesryfler said:

Irfan Khan Pathan and Irfan Safi Pathan are brothers, Sangrah.

Maybe Safi will play for India also.

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Does beg the question, why did the parents call both of them the same name? :saint:

Reminds me of the Lakemba cricket team (in South Western Sydney).

Coach: Mohammed, go to fine leg.

All players converge on fine leg.

Coach: Why are u all going to fine leg ?

Players: We're all Mohammeds.

Neil Pickup said:

Did anyone see the Bradford (?) League match a couple of years ago where all 11 players on a side were called Patel? Could even have been all 22 in the game..

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Yes I do and it was all 22 mate

Scorecard was quite funny - ?.Patel 32 b ?.Patel c ?.Patel etc

Neil Pickup said:

Does beg the question, why did the parents call both of them the same name? :saint:

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I guess the parents probably used the middle name Safi and Khan as the first name.

Rich2001 said:

Yes I do and it was all 22 mate

Scorecard was quite funny - ?.Patel 32 b ?.Patel c ?.Patel etc

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I am not sure of the exact stats but the last time I heard, 1 ou of 4 Indians abroad is a Patel. That may explain it to some extent coupled with lower levels of interest among the British in the game.

all the patels


Patel, AD
Patel, AJ
Patel, AM
Patel, Ahmed
Patel, Anand
Patel, Anil K
Patel, Arun
Patel, Arvind
Patel, Ashok K
Patel, Atul
Patel, B (Goa)
Patel, BC
Patel, BG
Patel, BH
Patel, BK
Patel, BM
Patel, BP
Patel, Babubhai R
Patel, Bhupendra R
Patel, C
Patel, CD (Baroda 1952-53)
Patel, CD (Baroda 1966-67)
Patel, CM (Gujarat)
Patel, CM (Parsees)
Patel, DG
Patel, DM
Patel, DT
Patel, DU
Patel, GD (Baroda)
Patel, GD (Haryana)
Patel, GK
Patel, GL
Patel, GS
Patel, HA
Patel, HD
Patel, HM
Patel, I
Patel, JA
Patel, JB (Gujarat)
Patel, JB (Parsees)
Patel, JB (Vazir Sultan Colts)
Patel, JC
Patel, JD
Patel, JJ
Patel, JN
Patel, Jamshed R
Patel, Jasubhai M
Patel, Jawalant
Patel, Jayaprakash R
Patel, Jaynti
Patel, Jitendra M
Patel, Jittu
Patel, K (Bihar)
Patel, K (Saurashtra)
Patel, KH
Patel, KJ
Patel, KK
Patel, KR
Patel, Kanak
Patel, Kanti
Patel, LA
Patel, LC
Patel, LK
Patel, M (Madhya Pradesh)
Patel, M (Rajputana)
Patel, MB
Patel, MK
Patel, MM
Patel, MP
Patel, MP
Patel, MT
Patel, Mahesh
Patel, Manoj
Patel, Mayur S
Patel, Minocher S
Patel, Mubarak
Patel, Mukesh
Patel, Mukesh R
Patel, Mukund R
Patel, N (Vazir Sultan Colts)
Patel, NA
Patel, NC
Patel, NK
Patel, Nilesh
Patel, PA
Patel, PH
Patel, PJ
Patel, PR
Patel, Paramanandbahi N
Patel, Parashar N
Patel, Piyush N
Patel, RD
Patel, RGM
Patel, RJ
Patel, RM
Patel, RR
Patel, Rakesh B
Patel, Ramesh
Patel, Ramnik
Patel, Rohit B
Patel, S (Bihar)
Patel, S (Gujarat 1952-53)
Patel, S (Gujarat 1965-66)
Patel, S (Jammu and Kashmir)
Patel, SB
Patel, SC
Patel, SG
Patel, SK (Saurashtra)
Patel, SK (Tamil Nadu)
Patel, SS
Patel, SU
Patel, Sanjay K
Patel, Saurabh M
Patel, Shahen K
Patel, Sharad
Patel, Sharavan
Patel, Sudhakar M
Patel, TD
Patel, TK
Patel, U
Patel, UB
Patel, UC
Patel, UG
Patel, VB
Patel, VC
Patel, VJ
Patel, Vaibhav
Patel, Vasudev S
Patel, Vezzu S
Patel, Vipul
Patel, Vipul S
Patel, YB

There is also an Imraan Khan who captained SA under 19's, and an Imran Khan who is a Guyanese journalist.

A commentator's nightmare.

It reminds me when I once read Sir Alec Bedser's autobiography that in a village match that he bowled three balls and then switched with his identical twin Eric (who bowled finger spin) who bowled three balls of off spin.

A opposition player then commentated on it how he was able to bowl pace and switch to spin mid over and do it well.



Imgine had Eric had bowled pace and them bowling at each end, it would confuse the batsman.

Neil Pickup said:

Shows what domestic records count for, aye?

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Then it can surely be coincidence that Pathan international's international record is crap?

masterblaster said:

Irfan Pathan playing for India has done very, very well.

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I remind you that statistics are not all..

Adamc said:

There is also an Imraan Khan who captained SA under 19's, and an Imran Khan who is a Guyanese journalist.

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Five Imran Khan's go to my school.

Imran Khan is a very popular name in Trinidad and Tobago.