India's World T20 hero and cricket star Irfan Pathan retires

Looking back: India's Irfan Pathan holding the Man-of-Match trophy after his team defeated Pakistan in the ICC World Twenty20 cricket final match in Johannesburg on Sept 24, 2007. - Reuters

NEW DELHI: India all-rounder Irfan Pathan on Saturday (jan 4) retired from international cricket more than seven years after playing his last match for the national cricket team.

The 35-year-old Pathan, who played a key role in India's inaugural Twenty20 World Cup triumph in 2007, played 29 Tests, 120 ODIs and 24 T20 matches.