Kolkata: After entering politics, former Indian cricketer Yusuf Pathan defeated senior Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, who had been winning from Baharampur seat since 1999 and won the Lok Sabha elections in a row.
After Yusuf Pathan’s victory, his younger brother Irfan Pathan also showed interest in the same path. The former Indian all-rounder was recently reprimanded in a news media interview about his political ambitions. With a smile, Irrfan countered with a question of his own: “Apako lata hai anna chahiye? Moments later, he said, “May jo vi karunga you zindegi mee… aga ja ke ya abhi hamesha pheda karne ke liye coronga aur. Agar na kar paya to nahi karunga.
That is, Irfan (Irfan Pathan) said:What do you think? Should I come into politics?Then he further clarified:Whatever I do in my life, whether in the present or in the future, I will do it to make a difference. If I can’t make a difference, I won’t.
In 2003, Irrfan’s remarkable journey in international cricket began as a teenager and was praised for India’s revenge for Wasim Akram. His ability to swing the new ball with venom, and an easy run in the lower-order, can be compared to Kapil Dev.
His hat-trick of cricket in the 2006 Karachi Test is engraved in the folklore, while his match-winning spell in the 2007 T20 World Cup final has confirmed his reputation as a player on this major occasion. In 29 Tests, 120 ODIs and 24 T20Is, Irfan took 301 wickets before saying goodbye to international cricket in 2020.