New Delhi, Former Indian cricket team cricketer Yusuf Pathan has now entered politics. For the Lok Sabha elections, Trinamool Congress Party released the list of candidates for all 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal. Yusuf Pathan has also been given ticket by the party. He will contest from Baharampur seat. Yusuf Pathan will face Congress party leader Adhir Ranjan Chaudhary. Adhir Ranjan Chaudhary is the current MP of Baharampur.
Yusuf Pathan getting the ticket is a bit surprising. Because before this no one had thought that apart from cricket, Pathan would also enter politics. His cricket career has been excellent. Now it remains to be seen whether he wins the Lok Sabha elections or not. Let us know how his cricketing career has been so far.
Yusuf Pathan made his debut in T20 match. His debut was fantastic. In fact, before the final of the 2007 T20 World Cup, former Indian batsman Virender Sehwag got injured. In his place, MS Dhoni gave a chance to Yusuf Pathan. Dhoni gave the opening to Yusuf Pathan. However, Yusuf could not do anything special in his debut, he could score only 15 runs in 8 balls. Yusuf Pathan was a part of the 2007 T20 World Cup and 2011 ODI World Cup winning team. He carried the great Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar on his shoulders after winning the 2011 World Cup.
Yusuf Pathan scored a total of 810 runs in 41 ODI innings in his ODI career. In these 41 innings, his name also includes 2 centuries and 3 half-centuries. Yusuf Pathan also scored a total of 236 runs in 18 T20 innings for India. During this period his strike rate was 146.58. While bowling, Yusuf also took 33 wickets in ODI matches and 13 wickets in T20 matches. Yusuf Pathan is considered one of the biggest hitters of Indian cricket. He has also played in IPL. In the very first season, he scored a century against Mumbai Indians in 37 balls.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: March 10, 2024, 15:43 IST