Irfan Pathan on Yusuf Pathan: India got some remarkable hard-hitting batsmen in the past, like Yusuf Pathan. Yusuf Pathan, the former all-rounder, was famous for his power-hitting abilities. Whereas it was an international match or a club cricket match, Indian cricket fans love to see Yusuf sending the ball to the roof of the stadium. His brother, Irfan Pathan, was recognized as one of the most complete all-rounders of that time. Both had retired long ago. But the respect and admiration remain the same as before for each other. In this video, you can see how Irfan is praising his brother’s cricketing abilities.
In this conversation, Irfan remembered a match between India and New Zealand. In this match, New Zealand batted first and scored 315 runs for 7 wickets. The match was held in Bengaluru on December 10, 2010. Back in 2010, putting up a total of over 300 runs was not so normal. But thanks to Yusuf Pathan, his explosive innings helped India to win the match with 7 balls to spare. In this match, Yusuf scripted his career’s first ODI ton. He scored an unbeaten 123 runs against only 96 balls. Yusuf decorated his innings with 7 boundaries and 7 over boundaries. Needless to say, he was the man of the match.
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Not only with the bat, Yusuf claimed 3 wickets with his spin bowling abilities.Team India has already landed in the semifinals of the Champions Trophy 2025. Before the semis, the Rohit Sharma-led men in blue brigade have to play a match against New Zealand, which is scheduled to be held on March 2, in the Dubai International Stadium. So far, India will enter the stadium as the clear favorite to win the game.