The 5 best moments of Irfan Pathan's career

#4 12/126 against Zimbabwe at Harare (2005)

Irfan Pathan took 21 wickets in the two-match Test series against Zimbabwe

Irfan Pathan was in sublime form when India toured Zimbabwe in 2005. It was only his second tour outside the subcontinent and Pathan wreaked havoc in Zimbabwe.

Having already sounded a warning in the first Test, taking 5/58 and 4/53, he was all over the Zimbabwe batsmen once again, in the second Test. He was lethal, swinging the ball both ways and inducing mistakes from the batsmen. He took 7/59 in the first innings (which remains his best performance in an innings) to dismiss Zimbabwe for 161 and later returned in the second innings to take another fifer (5/67) as he finished with 12 wickets in the match and 21 wickets in the series.