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Irfan was dropped for reasons other than performance: Yusuf

via timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Irfan's recent performances from the article:

Last 5 Tests:
64 runs and 0/85 vs SA, Ahmedabad, April 3, 2008
9 runs and 3/112 vs Aus, Adelaide, Jan 24, 2008
74 runs and 5/117 vs Aus, Perth, Jan 16, 2008
123 runs and 1/110 vs Pak, Bangalore, Dec 8, 2007
19 runs and 2/93 vs WI, Gros Islet, June 10, 2006

Last 10 ODIs:
8 and 1/55 vs SL, Colombo, Feb 8, 2009
DNB and 3/58 vs SL, Colombo, Feb 5, 2009
DNB 0/57 vs Eng, Cuttack, Nov 26, 2008
7 and 2/52 vs SL, Colombo, Aug 29, 2008
5 and 1/21 vs SL, Dambulla, Aug 20, 2008
7 and 0/35 vs SL, Dambulla, Aug 18, 2008
2 and 2/67 vs SL, Karachi, July 6, 2008
DNB and 1/80 vs SL, Karachi, July 3, 2008
38* and 0/68 vs Pak, Karachi, July 2, 2008
28 and 2/59 vs Pak, Dhaka, June 14, 2008

Last 5 T20 Internationals:
2 runs and 1/9 vs WI, Lord's, June 12, 2009
DNB and 0/22 vs Ire, Nottingham, June 10, 2009
11* and 0/20 vs Bang, Nottingham, June 6, 2009
15* and 2/41 vs NZ, Wellington, Feb 27, 2009
12 and 0/38 vs NZ, Christchurch, Feb 25, 2009

The record is very mediocre and downright poor in some cases. This is not what we expect Irfan to do. We have players who can replace Irfan. He is no Tendulkar.
One of saddest sights for me while watching India play is Irfan's bowling. I became a big fan of him watching him run through the Pakistan U-19 side. Amazing swing and control for such a young player. All gone. Just a pale shadow of his former self. Yusuf is better off with no comments rather than going on angry tirades. Stand on your feet before you start running.

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