The Surfer

A life less ordinary for Yusuf Pathan

Yusuf Pathan has always been in the shadow of his younger brother, Irfan

Yusuf Pathan has always been in the shadow of his younger brother, Irfan. But life has changed after he made his debut in India's triumph over Pakistan in the final of the World Twenty20. The Hindu’s KC Vijaya Kumar caught up with Yusuf in Baroda.

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“Before I was known only here,” Yusuf said and pointed out to the fans and officials assembled at the Reliance Cricket Stadium, his home ground, here on Friday. “And now everyone knows me, yes in that sense things have changed forever.”

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Ashok Ganguly is an editorial assistant at Cricinfo