The former all-rounder of the Indian team, Irfan Pathan, was the most precious for the team. He played 29 Tests, 120 ODIs and 24 T20Is for his nation. However, Pathans best performance always came against Pakistan.
The milestone he achieved in 2006 in Karachi after taking his famous hat-trick, and he also got Man of the Match in the 2007 T20 World Cup final against Pakistan. However, his all-time biggest rival from the Pakistan team is Shahid Afridi. He dismissed Afridi 11 times.
Pathan narrated a incident of him with Afridi in a flight during the 2006 Tour. During the 2006 tour, we were flying from Karachi to Lahore. Both teams were travelling together. Afridi came and put his hand on my head and messed up my hair. He asked me, How are you kid? he said this on Lallantop.