Sending Pathan back to India on account of poor form is the worst move and it will badly affect his morale.Not only Pathan is going through loss of form. Virender Shewag is also is not playing well.
Irfan Pathan is an upcoming allrounder. If not with the ball, he can very well contribute with the bat. Our batting is always suspect. Irfan Pathan made a century in the practice match before the First Test. He was instrumental in helping India put a decent score.That enabled India win the match. As a result Team India regained some confidence back and it paved the way for India to win the First Test.
In the current circumstances Pathan will be an asset as he can bat well and if he applies himself can come with good score. Rahul Dravid could have made use of this attibute of Irfan Pathan to the team's advantage by making him to score runs and this in turn would have had positive impact. Rahuld Dravid's leadership and guidance skills are very poor. This team mangement is good at inviting problems from remote source and complicating things for it. A bad precedent is being set.
