Yusuf Pathan Biography:
Yusuf Pathan- A name, very well heard in Indian as well as International Cricket due to his power-hitting lower down the order and his unorthodox, but effective bowling abilities. He was one of the toughest players to bowl to, due to his unbelievable power and range of shots.
Yusuf Pathan Biography covers the entire journey of Yusuf Pathan.
Yusuf Pathan Family:
Yusuf Khan Pathan was born on 17 November 1982 in a small city of Gujarat named Vadodara. He belonged to a very poor family, where his father Mr. Mehmood Khan Pathan worked as the muezzin in a Mosque with a mediocre salary and the family did not have the money to buy their own house and used to live in the Mosque itself.
Yusuf Khan Pathan cricketer has a stepbrother Irfan Pathan. Yusuf married Afreen Pathan on 27th March 2013 and has two sons.
Later on, in 2011 Yusuf Patah was looking for a physiotherapist who can help him to get back his fitness, and then she meets the love of his life, Yusuf Pathan Wife named Afeen Khan, in the year 2013 Yusuf Pathan Marriage took place with Afeen Khan(Yusuf Pathan Wife) and they have been together since then and wife of Yusuf Pathan practices physiotherapy in Vadodara.
Afterward, in 2014, Yusuf Pathan and his wife were blessed with a baby boy named Ayaan Pathaan.
Yusuf Pathan Career:
Yusuf Pathan was been the part of the Indian team that won the inaugural T20 world cup in South Africa where in ht Final he replaced Sehwag against Pakistan, and also he was part of the formidable Indian team who claim the world cup in 2011 at Wankhede after 28 years.
Early Career:
Yusuf Pathan Cricketer played his first major match in 1999-2000 season of Vijay Merchant Trophy for the Baroda Under-16 team. Later, after his impressive performance in the Vijay Merchant Trophy, he made his Ranji Trophy debut, against Saurashtra, in 2001-02 season.
Yusuf Khan Pathan is a Right-handed Batsman and Right-arm off-break bowler and up until now, he has played 92 First-Class matches scoring 4572 runs at an average of 35.44 including 11 centuries with the highest score of 210* and taking 196 wickets in his first-class career.
Yusuf Pathan is a Right-handed Batsman and Right-arm off-break bowler and up until now, he has played 92 First-Class matches scoring 4572 runs at an average of 35.44 including 11 centuries with the highest score of 210* and taking 196 wickets in his first-class career.
He also has played 191 List-A career matches, having scored 4592 runs at an average of 34.01 including 9 centuries with the highest score of 148 and a total of 119 wickets in his career. The stats of his domestic career are impressive, for a lower-middle order all-rounder.
One-Day International Career:
Yusuf Pathan Indian Cricketer debuted against Pakistan in 2008. On his One-Day debut, he scored a mere 3 runs in 12 balls and got out against an in-form Shahid Afridi.
After that, in the same year, on his 26th Birthday, the Indian cricketer batsman smashed a blistering fifty against England in 29 balls and also got out Ravi Bopara and led India to a 54 run victory against the English.
His debut century came against New Zealand in the 2010-11 bilateral series, where he scored his highest score of 123 runs in 96 balls while chasing a huge 316 runs and led India to a 5-wicket victory in the 4th ODI of the series.
He usually, batted at No.6 or No.7, in the line-up and bowled Right-arm off-break, and played a total number of 57 One-Day International matches, scoring 810 runs at an average of 27.00 including 2 centuries and 3 half-centuries. He also took 33 wickets, in his short but eventful One-Day career.
He also played a vital role in the 2011 World Cup and is one of the very few luckiest players to have embraced the World Cup-winning team.
He usually, batted at No.6 or No.7, in the line-up and bowled Right-arm off-break and played a total number of 57 One-Day International matches, scoring 810 runs at an average of 27.00 including 2 centuries and 3 half-centuries. He also took 33 wickets, in his short but eventful One-Day career.
He also played a vital role in the 2011 World Cup and is one of the very few luckiest players to have embraced the World Cup-winning team. Yusuf played his last International One-Day game against Pakistan in 2012, where unluckily did not get to bat and gave away 30 runs in his 5 overs.
T20 International Career:
Yusuf Pathan, made his international T20 debut against Pakistan in the final of 2007 T20 WorldCup as a replacement for Virender Sehwag who got injured before the final, where he scored 15 runs in 8 balls before Mohammed Asif took him away from the pitch, and the 2007 T20 world cup trophy is the most prestigious trophy Yufus Pathan won with the Men In blues and it was an important period in Yusuf Pathan career.
Although he never scored a half-century in T20 International cricket, he was an integral part of the Indian T20 team in the 2009 and 2012 T20 World Cup, due to his all-around abilities in bowling and especially batting. He played a total of 22 matches and scored 236 runs, with the highest score of 37 runs and taking 13 wickets in his short career span.
He played his last T20 International match in 2012 against South Africa where he did not bat and gave 9 runs in his only over.
IPL Career:
Yusuf Pathan IPL journey started with Rajasthan Royals Player against Delhi Daredevils, wherein is the first season with them under the captaincy of Shane Warne Rajasthan Royals won the Inaugural IPL Champions, and Yusuf Pathan was one of the stands outperformers for his side in that season, in the third season Yusuf Pathan named the vice-captain of the team and he created history in that season by scoring a century in just 37 balls.
He continued to be Royal’s player until Kolkata Knight Riders bought him in 2011 for $2.1 million and with the Knights Yusuf Pathan won two IPL trophies in 2012 and in the 2014 season.
Then, after his six years stint in 2017, Yusuf Pathan KKR journey Comes to an end and Yusuf Pathan SRH quest begun, Yusuf Pathan in IPL 2019 played his last match for Sunrisers Hyderabad and before the IPL 2020 Auction, they released him due to his poor form.
In total, he has played a total of 174 matches, scoring 3204 runs, at an average of 29.13 including the only century he scored in his IPL career. He has also taken a total of 42 wickets, making him a perfect all-rounder of this beautiful game.
Yusuf Pathan fastest century in IPL he scored in 37 balls, which he scored against Mumbai Indians in 2010, in the Brabourne Stadium of Mumbai, and the record still remains untouched by any Indian Cricketer.
Nobody will ever forget Yusuf Pathan’s 72 runs in 22 balls against SRH in 2014 at Eden Gardens, to take Kolkata to second place in the league table, which gave them 2 chances to qualify for the finals.
Yusuf Pathan and Andre Russell formed a 96 run 7th wicket partnership, where Pathan played a brilliant knock of 60 runs in 29 balls against Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2016, to take the Knight Riders to a nearly impossible victory.
He is also one of the few players to have embraced the IPL Trophy 3 times {1-Rajasthan Royals (2008) and 2-Kolkata Knight Riders (2012&2014)}. He also is lucky to be a part of the World Cup-winning team of 2007 as well as that of 2011, which is one of his special records in International Cricket.
The destructive nature of Yusuf was seen in recent times when in the legends league he was seen smashing bowlers for centuries.
Yusuf Pathan Controversy:
Yusuf Pathan, who turned 37 in November 2019, is currently playing Ranji Cricket for Baroda. Pathan was recently in news because of an on-field spat with our test team vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane, in a match against Mumbai in December 2019.
Yusuf Pathan Records & Achievements:
Pathan, in 2012, has scored the joint-second fastest first-class half-century by an Indian, in just 18 balls, against Vidarbha, where his overall tally of runs was 78 in just 36 deliveries, with 6 fours and 5 sixes, which remains an unbroken record till date.
Yusuf Pathan scored the second-fastest century in First-Class cricket by an Indian off just 51 balls playing for West Zone in the 2008/09 season of Duleep Trophy against Central Zone and also stitched a match-winning partnership with Cheteshwar Pujara of 136 runs.
Record of joint fastest IPL half-century off just 15 balls in 2014 playing for Kolkata Knight Riders against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Eden Garden leading his team to a special victory against the Sunrisers.
Yusuf Pathan Record which is and will be untouched for a long time is the fastest century by an Indian in IPL against Mumbai Indians off just 37 balls while playing for Rajasthan Royals.
Another record which is listed against his name is that he has scored the fastest List-A ton by an Indian off just 40 balls, where he smacked the bowlers Maharashtra all-round the park in the West Zone Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2010.
Finally, he has the record of the second fastest List-A half-century off just 18 balls, when he was playing for West Zone against the Kohli led North Zone in 2010
So, overall, the career of Yusuf Pathan has been a tough path to follow, because even after so much domestic success, he really got very limited chance to prove himself on the International Spectrum. But, Yusuf Pathan, is a player who will never be forgotten by Indian Cricket and its fans.
Yusuf Pathan Net Worth:
The Net Worth of the aggressive Yusuf Pathan in the year 2020 is around $26.5 million, He also owns a lavish house worth 2.5 crores in Vadodara, Gujarat, and most of his earnings came from the game cricket, and in his playing days, he has also endorsed brands like Pepsico and Tata Indicom.
Cricket Academy of Pathans:
The Cricket Academy of Pathans was jointly launched by Yusuf and Irfan Pathan. The academy has tied up with former India coach Greg Chappell and Cameron Tradell as chief mentors. They also appointed Huzaifa Pathan as a coach for the academy. Chappell coached the coaches of the academy.
Yusuf Pathan Social Media Handels:
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Yusuf Pathan Facebok:https://www.facebook.com/OfficialYusufPathan/
Yusuf Pathan Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/yusuf_pathan/
