Saurav Ganguly was not the only Indian cricketer who could notperform in the disastrous home series against Pakistan. There were severalothers, too. Irfan Khan Pathan, who had been basking in the glory of hisnewly-achieved success and the resultant stardom until recently, also failedmiserably to live up to his high standards, let alone fulfil theexpectations of fans. So poor was Pathan’s performance with the ball thatIndia did not play him in the full Test and one-day series. It was theyoungster's first experience with the stark realitiesof life at the top. The fast bowler spoke onvarious aspects of his career. Excerpts from the interview:
How do you assess your India career so far?