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My second innings is god's gift: Irfan

Updated on: 04 April,2012 03:03 PM IST  | 
IANS |

Back into top flight cricket after being sidelined for two years with a back injury, Indian pacer Irfan Pathan considers his second innings as God's gift and says he is "really happy" with his performance.

My second innings is god's gift: Irfan

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Back into top flight cricket after being sidelined for two years with a back injury, Indian pacer Irfan Pathan considers his second innings as God's gift and says he is "really happy" with his performance.

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Irfan Pathan
Irfan Pathan. Photo: AFP

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"I consider this as a second innings, a gift of God. Not many people come back after injury. I've been able to come back. God has given me a second chance to fulfill my dream," Pathan told media persons here on the sidelines of IPL side Delhi Daredevil's practice session at the Eden Gardens.
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Cured of the injury, Pathan returned to the Indian team against the West Indies late last year, and was a part of the team that toured Australia. Recently he also played the Asia Cup in Bangladesh and the one-off Twenty20 in South Africa.
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Pathan said more than taking wickets, he was enjoying "every small, small moment after waking up".
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"Be it going with team in the bus, practising... I'm counting my blessings," he said.
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"I'm really happy with my performance. The number of wickets I took in Australia... Yes Bangladesh was not good for me. But so far I'm happy."
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Pathan said he was getting the movement, and though he conceded runs in the death overs, he was getting the wickets.
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"I might be going for runs a few times. But in death overs, or at the powerplays, you are bound to go for runs, but it's important to keep taking wickets."
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The left-arm seamer was eagerly waiting for the fifth edition of the IPL to start, as he felt it will help his improvement curve.
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On the change in his bowling style, Pathan said that was prompted by the back injury.

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