Cricket / Irfan Pathan and his wife Safa Baig blessed with a baby boy, share pic

Cricket Desk: Irfan Pathan was blessed with a baby boy on 28th December 2021. The former Indian cricketer confirmed the same on social media. Taking to Twitter, Pathan welcomed his baby boy, whose name is Suleiman Khan.

The 37-year-old cricketer added that both his baby as well as his wife are safe and healthy. Pathan also added a picture of him holding his baby in his hands.

“Safa and me welcome our baby boy SULEIMAN KHAN. Both baby and mother are fine and healthy,” tweeted Irfan Pathan. You can see the tweet from Irfan Pathan below.

Irfan Pathan was a part of the victorious Indian squad that won the 2007 T20 World Cup

Irfan Pathan played 29 Tests, 120 ODIs, and 24 T20Is for the Indian side. While the left-arm seamer scalped 100 wickets in the whites, Pathan prized out 173 wickets in the ODI format of the game. In T20I cricket, Pathan picked up 28 wickets.

Pathan also scored 1105 runs for the Indian side with the willow in Test match cricket and scored his runs at an average of 31.57. In ODI cricket, the left-hander amassed 1544 runs while in the T20I format of the game, Pathan plundered 172 runs. He was also a part of the Indian side that won the inaugural edition of the T20 World Cup in the year 2007. Pathan is also the only Indian cricketer to take a Test hat trick in the very first over of the match. He achieved this feat against the Pakistan side in the year 2006.

Irfan Pathan played his last international match for the Indian side in the year 2012. Since his retirement, Pathan has switched to the commentary box and offers his expert opinions on the happenings of the game.