Irfan Pathan's redemption song
Irfan Pathan talks to Kadambari Murali, of the Hindustan Times , about his comeback and about winning the ICC World Twenty20.
Sriram Veera
25-Feb-2013
Irfan Pathan talks to Kadambari Murali, of the Hindustan Times, about his comeback and about winning the ICC World Twenty20.
It was an amazingly happy experience. He is energetic, positive, always there for you. We relaxed under him, with him, told ourselves that finally, this was just a game. We continually promised ourselves that we would give 100 per cent every time, there was no substitute for that, yet, we refused to let the pressure of situation get to us. We enjoyed ourselves, each other and at the end of the day, that showed.
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Sriram Veera is a former staff writer at ESPNcricinfo