Yusuf Pathan's green thumb
Sanjeev Samyal of the Hindustan Times discovers Yusuf Pathan's passion for plants and animals
ESPNcricinfo staff
22-Dec-2013
Sanjeev Samyal of the Hindustan Times meets Yusuf Pathan at his Baroda home and discovers a Gerald Durrell-like alter ego to the allrounder
For Yusuf, birds are not just things of beauty but their continuous activity raises the energy level all around. "You never feel lonely in their company. We have an African gray parrot which mimics everyone."
Once he almost bought a camel.
"I was coming from Ajwa when I encountered a tribe with camels and their young ones. I decided to buy one from there but the friend accompanying me, informed my mother who refused permission, saying it's a big animal and it would be difficult to take care of," he says.