Such is his confidence that Pathan even puts in a word for rookie pace partner Salim Veragi, who took three of the four wickets that fell today. "His support from the other end was crucial," he says.
But even when Veragi was taking wickets, Pathan at the other end was making the ball talk. There was one ball from the left-arm pacer early in the day that gave a glimpse of vintage Pathan. Bowling to Railways skipper Sanjay Bangar, he got one to dart back suddenly and hit the batsman's pads. Though the umpire didn't uphold the loud appeal, one thing was sure: Pathan is making the right kind of noises on the domestic circuit.
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