Munaf Patel Biography of Indian Cricketer

This blog is about Munaf Patel
Biography

Full name     Muna Musa Patel

Born     12 July 1983 (age 28)

Ikhar, Gujarat, India

Nickname     Muke, Munna

Height     6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)

Batting style     Right-handed

Bowling style     Right arm medium-fast

Role     Bowler

International information

National side     India

Test debut (cap 255)     9 March 2006 v England

Last Test     3 April 2009 v New Zealand

ODI debut (cap 163)     3 April 2006 v England

Last ODI     2 April 2011 v Sri Lanka

Domestic team information

Years     Team

2003/04–2004/05     Mumbai

2005/06–2008/09     Maharashtra

2008/09–present     Baroda

2008–2010     Rajasthan Royals

2011-present     Mumbai Indians

Munaf Musa Patel About this sound pronunciation (help·info)(born 12 July 1983, Ikhar, Gujarat, India) is an Indian cricketer who has also played for the West Zone in the Duleep Trophy and Gujarat, Mumbai cricket team and Maharashtra cricket team.

Born to a Muslim family, Patel first gained prominence in 2003 at the age of 20 before he had even played first class cricket for Gujarat, when he was invited to the MRF Pace Foundation in Chennai by the Indian chairman of selectors Kiran More. There he attracted the attention of visiting Australian captain Steve Waugh, and the director Dennis Lillee, a former Australian fast bowler, with his raw pace. With the backing of Sachin Tendulkar, he was signed by Mumbai in a transfer deal, in late 2003, without ever representing his native Gujarat.

In 2004, he struggled with injuries, and was criticized by India A coach Sandeep Patil, who believed that he had a mental problem dealing with his injuries. He was also sent to Australian Institute of Sport for bio-mechanical analysis on his bowling action, to improve its efficiency. In August 2005, he transferred to Maharashtra, and after taking 10 wickets against England in a tour match for the Board President's XI, he was rewarded with his selection in the Indian Test Squad for the 2nd Test against England in Mohali, when he made his Test debut. Patel recorded the figures of 7/97 on debut, including 4/25 in the second innings and demonstrated an ability to swing the ball in both directions.

In the 2005–2006 Test Series against West Indies, Munaf proved he was arguably the fastest bowler in India, bowling regularly at speeds of over 85 miles per hour (137 km/h) and has produced balls at a pace over the 90 miles per hour (140 km/h) mark.[citation needed] However, more impressive than his ability to bowl at a very quick pace has been his control, a skill lacking in recent Indian fast bowlers. In the West Indies, however, Munaf suffered the ignominy of being hit for 6 fours in an over by Ramnaresh Sarwan. Patel fell short of the record of conceding the most runs off an over by 4 runs.

Patel bowling in the nets.

In the second match of the DLF Cup in Malaysia, Munaf came up with figures of 3/54 against Australia, picking up the wickets of Phil Jacques, Michael Clarke and Stuart Clark. In the final game of the same tournament, he dismissed Australian captain Ricky Ponting for just 4, on the way to 1/32 off 9 overs.

In the first match of the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy against England, Munaf Patel again produced figures of 3/18 – winning the match for India and gaining the man of the match award.

Patel at fielding practice.

He was part of the Indian 2007 World Cup squad which failed to progress from the group stage and played during India's One-day International series against Bangladesh shortly after the tournament before playing two games in England in August 2007. He took four wickets before being ruled out of the remainder of the series through injury. He was subsequently left out of the squad to play Pakistan in November although was recalled to the Test squad following injuries to R. P. Singh and S. Sreesanth.

He was selected for the 2009 tour to Sri Lanka and played in the opening match. He bowled five wicketless overs for 32 runs. He then picked up a groin injury before the second match and was replaced in the squad by Lakshmipathy Balaji.

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Abhimanyu Mithun Biography of Indian Cricketer

This Blog is about Abhimanyu Mithun
Biography

Full name     Abhimanyu Mithun

Born     25 October 1989 (age 21)

Bangalore, India

Height     6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)

Batting style     Right-handed

Bowling style     Right-arm medium-fast

Role     Bowler

International information

National side     India

Test debut     18 July 2010 v Sri Lanka

Only ODI (cap 180)     27 February 2010 v South Africa

Domestic team information

Years     Team

2008–     Karnataka

2009     Royal Challengers Bangalore

Career statistics

Competition     ODI     FC     LA     T20

Matches     1     10     10     3

Runs scored     24     95     38     0

Batting average     24.00     13.57     7.60     0.00

100s/50s     0/0     0/0     0/0     0/0

Top score     24     39*     24     0

Balls bowled     48     2017     474     42

Wickets     0     52     8     0

Bowling average     –     23.26     51.12     –

5 wickets in innings     0     3     0     0

10 wickets in match     n/a     1     n/a     n/a

Best bowling     0/63     6/71     2/29     0/5

Catches/stumpings     0/–     1/–     0/–     0/–

Abhimanyu Mithun (born 25 Oct 1989) is an Indian international cricketer. In first class cricket, he plays for Karnataka. A right-arm medium-fast bowler, Mithun was called up to the India squad for the first Test against South Africa in 2009–10, only ten weeks after making his first-class debut. He has also played in the IPL for Royal Challengers Bangalore. He made his debut in One Day Internationals in the third and final one day match against South Africa in the 2010 season. His Test debut was against Sri Lanka on 18 July 2010, at Galle, in which he claimed four wickets. He batted at No. 11 in the first innings, but after looking more solid than his fellow bowlers, he was promoted to No. 9 in the second innings and scored 25.

Career

As a teenager, Mithun was a discus thrower, competing at state-level. Despite training at his father's gym throughout his teens, he failed to progress with his discus throwing, and a friend suggested that he join a cricket camp. Until the age of 17, he hadn't bowled with a leather ball.Royal Challengers Bangalore's head coach Ray Jennings eulogised about him, describing him as an "express bowler", but he had a quiet IPL.His first-class debut reinvigorated the potential; he claimed six wickets in the first innings, followed by five wickets in the second, including a hat-trick. During the ensuing season, he displayed his credentials, claiming another five-wicket haul, and taking 47 wickets to finish as the highest wicket-taker in the 2009–10 Ranji Trophy.His call-up to the India national team to replace the injured Sreesanth came little more than ten weeks after his first-class debut, but his Karnataka coach Sanath Kumar was not surprised; "From day one we knew he had the potential, he has the pace, bowling around 140kmh, and he has performed in every game, whether it is junior cricket or first-class cricket.

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Ashish Nehra Biography and Photos of Indian Cricketer

This Blog is about Ashish Nehra
Biography

Full name     Ashish Nehra

Born     29 April 1979 (age 32)

Delhi, India

Batting style     Right-handed

Bowling style     Left-arm fast-medium

International information

National side     India

Test debut (cap 17)     24 February 1999 v Sri Lanka

Last Test     13 April 2004 v Pakistan

ODI debut (cap 117)     21 June 2001 v Zimbabwe

Last ODI     30 March 2011 v Pakistan

ODI shirt no.     64

Domestic team information

Years     Team

1997–present     Delhi

2008     Mumbai Indians

2009–2010     Delhi Daredevils

2011-present     Sahara Pune Warriors

Career statistics

Competition     Tests     ODIs     FC     LA

Matches     17     117     78     174

Runs scored     77     140     515     341

Batting average     5.50     6.08     8.30     8.31

100s/50s     0/0     0/0     0/0     0/0

Top score     19     24     43     24

Balls bowled     3447     5609     14829     8406

Wickets     44     154     257     217

Bowling average     42.40     31.56     29.87     32.13

5 wickets in innings     0     2     12     2

10 wickets in match     0     n/a     4     n/a

Best bowling     4/72     6/23     7/14     6/23

Catches/stumpings     5/–     17/–     24/–     25/–

Ashish Nehra About this sound pronunciation (help·info) born April 29, 1979 in Delhi) is an Indian cricketer (left-arm fast bowler) who has represented India at the international level since 1999.

Nehra started playing first-class cricket for his hometown, Delhi, in the 1997/1998 season and made his Test debut against Sri Lanka at Colombo in 1999 and his ODI debut against Zimbabwe at Harare in 2001. On his Test debut, Nehra started out well, dismissing Marvan Atapattu early but then failed to pick up any more wickets. Similarly, he dismissed Alistair Campbell with only his 2nd ball in ODIs. He was also part of the Indian team's run at the 2003 World Cup in South Africa. It was there against England, that he got his career-best ODI figures of six for 23. His performance in the other matches in the World Cup were also noteworthy.

However inconsistency and successive back and ankle injuries have prevented him from cementing his place in the Indian team. His career statistics are better in ODI cricket than in Test cricket, but with 144 ODI wickets at an average of 30.54 his average is higher(lesser the best) than all three of his main competitors for fast bowling places in the Indian team - Irfan Pathan, Zaheer Khan and Ajit Agarkar, who all have bowling averages below 30. The new crop of fast bowlers like Munaf Patel, RP Singh and Ishant Sharma also add to the competition. Nevertheless, Nehra completed recovery from a bowel injury in March 2006 and is trying to make a comeback into the Indian team.

He hit the headlines with creditable showings in the second season of the IPL, and was recalled to the ODI squad for the tour of West Indies in June 2009 after 4 years due to an injury to Zaheer Khan.

In 2011 Cricket World Cup, Nehra played his first game vs South Africa. He was expensive giving away 65 runs during 8.4 wicketless overs. He gave away 16 runs in 4 balls when he had to defend 13 runs in the last over. After this, many thought Nehra's world cup was over. he however was a surprise inclusion against Pakistan in the semi-final ahead of Ravichandran Ashwin. Nehra redeemed himself by being the most economical bowler for his side taking 2 wickets in 10 overs for a mere 33 runs as India beat Pakistan by 29 runs. He however could not play the final due to a fractured finger on his right hand.

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Vinay Kumar Biography and Photos of Indian Cricketer

This blog is about Vinay Kumar
Biography

Full name     Ranganath Vinay Kumar

Born     12 February 1984 (age 27)

Davanagere, Karnataka, India

Batting style     Right-handed

Bowling style     Right-arm medium

International information

National side     India

ODI debut (cap 183)     28 May 2010 v Zimbabwe

Last ODI     20 October 2010 v Australia

T20I debut (cap 29)     11 May 2010 v Sri Lanka

Last T20I     13 June 2010 v Zimbabwe

Domestic team information

Years     Team

2007/08–2010/11     Royal Challengers Bangalore

2011–     Kochi Tuskers Kerala

Career statistics

Competition     ODI     T20I     FC     LA

Matches     2     3     60     46

Runs scored     –     –     1,004     468

Batting average     –     –     15.68     23.40

100s/50s     –/–     –/–     –/4     –/2

Top score     –     –     51*     82

Balls bowled     102     66     11,120     2,350

Wickets     2     5     221     75

Bowling average     61.00     16.40     24.00     25.18

5 wickets in innings     –     –     11     –

10 wickets in match     –     –     2     –

Best bowling     2/51     3/24     8/32     4/24

Catches/stumpings     1/–     –/–     20/–     13/–

Ranganath Vinay Kumar (born February 12, 1984) is an Indian cricket player who represents the state of Karnataka. He was signed to play for the Bangalore Royal Challengers team in the Indian Premier League for the first three seasons. In the fourth season he was contracted by Kochi Tuskers Kerala for US$475,000. He is a Right-arm medium fast bowler and a hard hitter.On 26 March 2010, he was included in the 15 member squad of the Indian cricket team for the 2010 T20 World Championship which was held in West Indies.He is also member of the Belgavi Panthers, one of the teams of the Karnataka Premier League. He is popularly called as Davangere Express.

Personal life

He did his schooling at Mothi Veerappa Government School, Davanagere, Karnataka. He completed his B.Com from ARG College of Arts and Commerce, Davanagere, Karnataka. He was trained by prakash Pawar - a famous cricket coach in Davanagere.

Achievements

He was the second-highest wicket taker (with 40) in the 2007-08 Ranji Trophy. He was also named as the "Domestic Bowler of the Year"

He was the highest wicket taker in the 2009-2010 Domestic Season (Ranji and Duleep Trophy) as well as awarded a berth in the Indian Team for the T20 World Cup after some stellar performances in the IPL. He made his ODI debut in the tri-series in Zimbabwe.

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Zaheer Khan Biography of Indian Cricketer

This blog is about Zaheer Khan
Biography

Born     7 October 1978 (age 32)

Shrirampur, Maharashtra, India

Height     1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)

Batting style     Right-handed

Bowling style     Left arm fast-medium

Role     Bowler

International information

National side     India

Test debut (cap 231)     10 November 2000 v Bangladesh

Last Test     25 July 2011 v England

ODI debut (cap 133)     3 October 2000 v Kenya

Last ODI     2 April 2011 v Sri Lanka

ODI shirt no.     34

Domestic team information

Years     Team

1999/00–2005/06     Baroda

2004     Surrey

2006     Worcestershire

2006/07     Mumbai

2007/8–2011     Bangalore Royal Challengers

2009–2010     Mumbai Indians

Career statistics

Competition     Test     ODI     FC     LA

Matches     79     191     144     244

Runs scored     1,045     781     2,094     1036

Batting average     12.74     12.20     13.96     12.33

100s/50s     0/3     0/0     0/4     0/0

Top score     75     34*     75     42

Balls bowled     15,837     9617     29,439     12,265

Wickets     273     273     592     348

Bowling average     31.78     28.84     27.48     28.66

5 wickets in innings     10     1     32     1

10 wickets in match     1     0     8     0

Best bowling     7/87     5/42     9/138     5/42

Catches/stumpings     18/–     42/–     42/–     56/–

Zaheer Khan born 7 October 1978, Shrirampur town in Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra), is an Indian cricketer who has been a member of the Indian cricket team since 2000. A left arm fast bowler considered as the best of the Indian fast bowling attack, Zaheer is known for his ability to swing the ball both ways, and as a batsman also holds the record for the highest Test score by a No. 11. After leading the Indian pace attack for much of the early 2000s, recurring hamstring injuries in 2003 and 2004 forced him out of the team, and after returning for a year, he was dropped again in late 2005. Strong performances on the domestic circuit have seen him recalled to the team as its leading pace bowler. Zaheer can also use reverse swing.

Career

Zaheer was selected in 2000 for the first intake of the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore.He made his Test debut against Bangladesh and ODI debut against Kenya during the ICC KnockOut Trophy in the same year.

In late 2005 pacemen Shanthakumaran Sreesanth and R. P. Singh made their international debuts and became regular members of the Indian team making it difficult for Zaheer to retain his position in the playing eleven. The Board of Control for Cricket in India demoted Zaheer from a B-grade to a C-grade contract at the end of the year. He returned for the 2006 tour of Pakistan, where India fielded three left arm pacemen and had difficulty dismissing Pakistan with a lack of variety in the bowling attack. Zaheer, with inferior results to those of Irfan Pathan and Singh, was dropped.

In Indian domestic cricket, Zaheer made his name playing for Baroda. In the 2000/01 Ranji Trophy final against Railways, Zaheer was Man of the Match with eight wickets, including a second innings haul of 5/43, in Baroda's narrow 21-run victory.He transferred to Mumbai at the start of the 2006-07 Indian cricket season his debut for Mumbai until the final of the Ranji Trophy in which he took 9 wickets as Mumbai defeated Bengal.

In 2006 Zaheer signed for Worcestershire County Cricket Club in England as one of their two overseas players, replacing Shoaib Akhtar.Although Worcestershire went on to lose the match, Zaheer took ten wickets against Somerset on debut,in doing so he became the first Worcestershire player to take 10 wickets on debut for over 100 years.[citation needed] In June he took the first nine wickets to fall in the first innings against Essex, ending with 9-138; had wicket-keeper Steven Davies not dropped a catch offered by last man Darren Gough he would have become the first bowler ever to take all ten for the county.

Late in 2006, Zaheer was recalled to the Test and ODI team for the tour of South Africa, following Irfan Pathan's slump in form and an injury to Munaf Patel. After consistent performances on tour, his performance in early 2007 in home ODIs against the West Indies and Sri Lanka, including a career best 5/42, saw him named in the squad for the 2007 World Cup.

He won the Man of the Match award in the first Test between India and Australia in the 2008-2009 series in India for his all round performance with the bat and the ball. He became the third Indian, after Rusi Surti and Kapil Dev, to score a half century and take five wickets in an innings in the same match against Australia. He has since become the strike-bowler and a permanent fixture in the Indian team. Zaheer also won the Man of the Match award in the 2009 T20 World Cup match against Ireland for taking 4/19

ODI career

He has taken 271 ODI wickets at an average of 28.83 runs per wicket taking 4 wickets in a match 6 times (4 times against Zimbabwe) including 32 wickets against Zimbabwe at an average of 17.46 runs per dismissal. He, along with other seamers like Javagal Srinath and Ashish Nehra helped India to make it to the finals of the 2003 World Cup. Zaheer finished the tournament as fourth highest wicket-taker ‐ 18 wickets from 11 matches at an average of 20 runs per wicket.

Zaheer was the mainstay of Indian bowling attack during the side's victorious 2011 World Cup campaign. He was the leading wicket-taker in the tournament, joint with Pakistan's Shahid Afridi on 21 Test career

Zaheer has taken over 250 Test wickets at an average of just over 33 runs per wicket. In 16 matches from the beginning of the tour of West Indies in April 2002 to the end of the 1st match against Australia in December 2003, Brisbane, Zaheer took 54 wickets from 16 matches at an average of 30 runs. It all turned downhill after the first Test against Australia in Brisbane in December 2003. Having taken 5 of the top 7 Australian batsmen in the first innings (5 for 95), he injured himself in the second during the opening spell. After missing the second Test he returned for the third, but was injured midway through the match and was forced to return home. The injury kept him from the early 2004 tour of Pakistan, India's first Test series victory in the country.

Zaheer holds the world record for the highest Test score by a number 11 when he scored 75 against Bangladesh in 2004.At the time he was batting with Sachin Tendulkar; the pair amassed 133 runs, a new record for India's tenth-wicket.

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Praveen Kumar Biography of Indian Cricketer

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Biography

Full name     Praveen Kumar

Born     2 October 1986 (age 24)

Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India

Height     5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)

Batting style     Right-hand batsman

Bowling style     Right-arm medium

Role     Bowler

International information

National side     India

Test debut (cap 268)     20 June 2011 v West Indies

Last Test     21 July 2011 v England

ODI debut (cap 170)     18 November 2007 v pakistan

Last ODI     13 June 2011 v West Indies

Domestic team information

Years     Team

2004/05–present     Uttar Pradesh

2008–2010     Royal Challengers Bangalore

2011–present     Kings XI Punjab

Career statistics

Competition     Test     ODI     FC     List A

Matches     4     52     42     103

Runs scored     58     256     1,488     1,256

Batting average     9.66     14.22     24.00     21.28

100s/50s     0/0     0/1     0/8     0/5

Top score     23     54*     98     64

Balls bowled     1023     2,504     9,541     5,084

Wickets     18     62     190     148

Bowling average     23.88     33.67     23.14     26.61

5 wickets in innings     1     0     14     2

10 wickets in match     0     n/a     1     n/a

Best bowling     5/106     4/31     8/68     5/32

Catches/stumpings     2     11/–     8/–     19/–

Praveen Kumar, born 2 October 1986 in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India) is an Indian swing bowler who bowls medium pace. In first class cricket, he plays for Uttar Pradesh. He relies on his ability to swing the ball both ways along with line and length. He is most effective when given the new ball. Kumar is also considered as a pinch hitter with the bat. In domestic cricket, he has also opened the batting for his side.

Early domestic career

Praveen Kumar plays his domestic cricket for Uttar Pradesh. He made his first-class debut in 2007 and enjoyed success at this level by taking 26 wickets in 8 matches at an average of just 21.50. He has also excelled at the shorter version of the game at the list A level, taking 55 wickets in 35 matches.

Although he was not part of the player auction, Praveen played for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League in the inaugural twenty20 cricket tournament. His services were bought for 300,000 USD. Kumar was counted towards Bangalore's U-23 quota. He bowled well even though the team did not reach the semi finals. He became the first medium pacer to claim a hat-trick in the third season of the IPL. He took the wickets of Damien Martyn, Narwal and Dogra to reach his hat-trick.He has tried as an opener once in his career however he failed to score runs. His best friend is Hitesh Mulchandani, who actually considers Swapnil Lalwani as his best friend. Besides bowling, he also likes reviewing accumulator-decumulator trades.

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Yusuf Pathan Biography of Indian Cricketer

This blog is about Yusuf Pathan
Biography

Full name     Yusuf Khan Pathan

Born     17 November 1982 (age 28)

Baroda (now Vadodara), Gujarat, India

Nickname     Lethal Weapon, Steeler, Run Machine, The Beast,

Height     1.855 m (6 ft 1.0 in)

Batting style     Right-handed

Bowling style     Right arm off break

Role     All-rounder

Relations     Irfan Pathan (brother)

International information

National side     India

ODI debut (cap 172)     10 June 2008 v Pakistan

Last ODI     10 March 2011 v Netherlands

ODI shirt no.     28

Only T20I (cap 18)     24 September 2007 v Pakistan

T20I shirt no.     28

Domestic team information

Years     Team

2001/02–present     Baroda

2008 – 2010     Rajasthan Royals

2011 - present     Kolkata Knight Riders

Career statistics

Competition     ODIs     FC     List A     T20I

Matches     54     40     89     9

Runs scored     808     1,997     1,792     122

Batting average     24.48     35.03     30.37     24.40

100s/50s     2/3     4/10     3/9     0/0

Top score     123*     183     148     33*

Balls bowled     768     7,161     3,055     89

Wickets     20     96     64     4

Bowling average     37.64     33.98     40.26     29.50

5 wickets in innings     0     7     2     0

10 wickets in match     n/a     1     n/a     n/a

Best bowling     3/49     6/47     5/52     2/23

Catches/stumpings     7/–     43/–     36/–     5/–

Source: CricketArchive, 17 October 2009

Yusuf Khan Pathan born 17 November 1982 in Baroda, Gujarat, India) is an Indian cricketer. Pathan made his debut in first-class cricket in 2001/02. He is a powerful and aggressive right-handed batsman and a right-arm offbreak bowler. His brother Irfan Pathan is also an Indian cricketer. Though younger than Yusuf, it was Irfan who entered the Indian team first.

Following his impressive performances in the 2007 Deodhar Trophy and the Inter-state domestic Twenty20 competition held in April 2007, Pathan was made a part of the Indian squad for the inaugural Twenty20 World Championship, held in South Africa in September 2007. He made his Twenty20 international debut in the final against Pakistan. He opened the batting for India in the match, and scored 15 runs in the process.

After a good domestic season in 2007/08, he was signed by the Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League for USD 475,000 (INR 1.9 crore). In the 2008 IPL season, he scored 435 runs and took 8 wickets. He recorded the season's fastest half century (from 21 balls) against the Deccan Chargers, and was also the Man of the Match in the final against the Chennai Super Kings. pathan consider as one of the finest hitter on the cricket ball

Following his good showing in the IPL, he was selected for the Indian one-day team. After the IPL though he played all the games in the Kitply Cup and Asia Cup he got to bat only four times. He could not perform very well with the bat and the ball in the Asia Cup and in the Kitply Cup and so he wasn't selected for the Series.against Sri Lanka. He performed well in domestic circuit and impressed the selectors and was selected for the England ODI series in November. He scored a fifty off just 29 balls in the second ODI against England in Indore, on his 26th birthday.

Yusuf had made his One-Day International debut for India against Pakistan at Dhaka on 10 June 2008. He became a regular feature of the national One-Day International team, but has yet to make his test debut.

Even though Pathan could not repeat his first IPL performance in the second season, he was selected in the Indian team to play the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 championships in England. In the second of the Super 8 matches of India, he made an unbeaten 33 from 17 balls against England, despite his team losing the game and crashing out of the tournament before the semi-finals.

In late-2009, Pathan was dropped from the limited overs team after a series of unproductive performances and the allrounder's position was taken over by Ravindra Jadeja.

In the final of the 2010 Duleep Trophy cricket tournament, Pathan scored a hundred in the first innings and a double hundred in the second and led his team West Zone to a three wicket win over South Zone. Pathan made 108 in the first innings and an unbeaten 210 from 190 balls in the second innings. This became a world record in cricket for the highest successful run chase in first class cricket history.

On 13 March 2010, Pathan scored a century off 37 balls, in an Indian Premier League match against Mumbai Indians. The innings also included record 11 consecutive hits to the boundary (6, 6, 6, 6, 4, 4, 6, 4, 4, 4, 4).

After that knock where he scored the fastest IPL century his Rajasthan Royals skipper Shane Warne described his innings as the one of the best innings he has even seen in his career and also compared Yusuf Pathan with his country-mate Andrew Symonds as these two are the clear hitters of the ball.

Also Yusuf Pathan was named as the Vice Captain for Rajasthan Royals during IPL 3.

On 7 December 2010 Pathan magic seals win for India. Pathan clobbered the New Zealand attack with his aggressive innings, Yusuf Pathan smashed an unbeaten 123 from 96 balls and shared an unbroken 133-run partnership with Saurabh Tiwary to guide India to a huge target of 316 with seven balls to spare and give the hosts a 4-0 lead in the series. He was named man of the match. The all-rounder clubbed seven fours and seven sixes on the way to his maiden one-day century to help the hosts overhaul New Zealand's challenging 315-7 with seven balls to spare at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore.

At the awards distribution ceremony he stated that "this knock will boost my career".[citation needed] Indian captain Gautam Gambhir said "I have always said Pathan can finish games on his own, and that's what he did today, I had never seen something like this before. But I knew till the time Pathan was there, we would win the game."

New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori said "It was a great game of cricket, we were in the game, but Pathan was pretty amazing and took the game away from us."

In the 2011 IPL auction, he was bought for whopping $2.1 million by Kolkata Knight Riders.

In the MTN ODI series against South Africa before the 2011 World Cup, he gave a stand out performance in a match against South Africa in Pretoria where he scored a brilliant 105 in 70 deliveries (comprising 8 fours and 8 sixes), even though India lost the match, his performance was complimented heavily.During this knock, he reached his century off 68 balls which is the sixth fastest by an Indian and the second fastest by an Indian outside the subcontinent. Thanks to his stream of good performances, he made it to the Indian team for 2011 World Cup.and also scored 100 for just 37 balls vs Mumbai Indians in IPL 2010 Though Yusuf did not have a great world cup, he ended up having the winner's medal and the honor of holding the world cup aloft.

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