India and KKR all-rounder, Yusuf Pathan has been blessed with his second child in the early hours of Thursday morning. There has been no official media announcement though Pathan himself and his brother Irfan have tweeted about it on their official twitter handles.
Yusuf might now opt out of the coming KKR fixture to spend some time with his family. Yusuf had been blessed with his first child also in the middle of an IPL season, when his wife gave birth to their son on 17th April 2014.
Yusuf had made his debut against Pakistan in the T20 World Cup final in 2007. India under the leadership of Dhoni had gone to win that edition of the World Cup after defeating Pakistan in a memorable encounter.
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Despite first bursting on to the scene as a useful bowler and an aggressive batsman, Yusuf fell out of favour due to a lack of consistency with the bat. He has however remained a key player for the KKR in the IPL.
He had been one of the key contributors for the Rajasthan Royals when they went on to lift the maiden IPL trophy. Back in 2010, Yusuf Pathan's 37-ball century against the Mumbai Indians is well remembered by any cricket lover.
Yusuf remained in the national scheme of things even in the 2011 World Cup where he was used sporadically as a reliable finisher. But the emergence of Ravindra Jadeja ultimately made it very difficult for him to break back into the Indian team.
He has made some valuable contributions for the KKR over the last few seasons but the fans have not seen the destructive Yusuf of old for quite some time. The world will expect that the birth of his second child brings about a fresh gamut of fortune for the aggressive 33-year-old all-rounder.
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