Player who won two World Cups enters politics
Lok Sabha Election 2024: For the Lok Sabha elections 2024, Trinamool Congress Party has released the list of candidates for all 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal. The name of a former player of Team India is also included in this list. This player has won two World Cups for India and is now ready to hit fours and sixes on the political pitch.
This former player’s entry into politics
Former Indian cricket team all-rounder Yusuf Pathan has entered politics. Yusuf Pathan has been given ticket by Trinamool Congress from Baharampur. Let us tell you that Yusuf Pathan may face competition from Congress Party leader Adhir Ranjan Chaudhary. He is currently the MP from this seat. Yusuf Pathan is a resident of Baroda, Gujarat. He played 57 ODI and 22 T20 matches for Team India.
Won two ICC World Cups for India
Yusuf Pathan has won two World Cups for India as a player. Yusuf has been a part of the Indian team that won the T20 World Cup in 2007 and the ODI World Cup in 2011. Apart from this, he has also won the IPL title twice. He was a part of the KKR team that won IPL titles in 2012 and 2014.
Yusuf Pathan’s international career
Yusuf Pathan made his international debut in 2007 in a T20 match against Pakistan. At the same time, he played his last international match in 2012 against South Africa. He has scored 810 runs in ODIs at an average of 27 and 236 runs in T20s. Apart from this, in bowling, he has taken 33 wickets in ODI at an economy rate of 5.5 and in T20, he has taken 13 wickets at an economy rate of 8.62.
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