Irfan's peculiar habit

The Indian bowler has developed a strange habit of striking early in an innings, writes Rajneesh Gupta.

Irfan Pathan seems to have developed a rather peculiar habit of striking early in an innings. The dismissal of Salman Butt off his second ball in the Rawalpindi match was the eighth such instance when the Indian claimed a wicket in his very first over in a one-day international.

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Of the eight instances, India have won five and lost three times. Two of the defeats came against Pakistan.

Following are the details of the eight games where Pathan went on to claim a wicket in his very first over:

At Perth, Pathan also dismissed Tatenda Taibu in the same over (off his sixth ball).