The first series was a six Test tour to Pakistan.
Pathan had another difficult start to the new year in 2006 on the Test tour to Pakistan.
In 1993-94, at the age of 29, he was called up for the Test tour of Australia.
French also saved two young girls from drowning while on a Test tour in Pakistan, when he came across them by chance.
The rest of the series was disappointing and he ended the Test tour with 251 runs at 31.37.
He had to decline a place on the Test tour to Australia because of army duties in 1897-98.
Immediately then they have broken away from the blueprint that preceded their last Test tour.
In 1953 he also made a three Test tour against New Zealand.
He was the top scorer for the whole subcontinental Test tour, with 594 runs in eight matches at 66.00.
There was a long build-up to what became the first Test tour.