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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Mumbai, Jan 4:&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;Veteran India bowling all-rounder Irfan Pathan on Saturday decided to hang up his boots and officially announced his decision to retire from all forms of cricket. The left-arm pacer played 29 Tests, 120 ODIs and 24 T20Is for India, scalping a total of 301 international wickets.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;I want to thank all my teammates. I never thought I would come from Baroda and play with heavyweights like Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag...I want to thank my family, coaches, teammates but most of all I want to thank my fans,&quot; he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Irfan had hogged the limelight following an impressive show on the tour of Pakistan in 2004 and played a significant role in some of India&#39;s historic wins in the mid-2000s.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Irfan&#39;s hat-trick in the first over of the Karachi Test in 2006 marked him as one of the leading swing bowlers of his time. The left-hander was also a part of the Indian team that won the inaugural Twenty20 World Cup in 2007 under the captaincy of M.S. Dhoni.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The left-hander was also one of the finest all-rounders of his time. In 29 Tests, he averaged 31.57 with the bat, including a century and six fifties in 40 innings. In ODIs and T20Is, Irfan averaged 23.39 and 24.57 respectively.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Irfan played his last Test against South Africa in 2008 while he last featured for the national side in ODI as well as T20I in 2012.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>In the Indian Premier League (IPL), Pathan had represented Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Capitals (erstwhile Daredevils), Kings XI Punjab, Rising Pune Supergiants and Sunrisers Hyderabad.<\/p>\r\n",
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