Yusuf Pathan, the smashing and powerful batman of India was born on 17th November 1982. He is also the elder brother of another Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan. He has been part of Indian team as an all-rounder since his debut in international cricket and will also be featuring the cricket World Cup 2011.
Yusuf Pathan grew up in Vadodara a small town in Gujarat with his brother Irfan Pathan and his family. He was indulged in cricket right from the early age and used to play for passing time with his brother. No one would have thought that the kid playing cricket in the mosque will grow up to become one of the most lethal batsman and play for the Indian cricket team.
He made his first class Debut in 2001/02, his performance in the IPL then soon made a way for him in international cricket and was picked up for the T20 World Cup 2009. He had made his ODI debut in Dhaka against Pakistan on 10th June 2008.
Yusuf Pathan recently played an ODI against the mighty Proteas where he scored his third half century to help India to grab victory against them. Yusuf Pathan’s one and only century came against the New Zealand, which was also for a winning purpose when India was chasing a mammoth total of 316. He also said that century was a huge motivation for him and turned the course for him since then.
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