The curious case of Yusuf Pathan !

You would feel like the sky is falling upon you. Hope that the earth opens up and swallows you deep inside. You can’t help but stare in awe when the best balls in your armour go for maximum. You can’t help being a bowler in harsh reality of T20 cricket. All this is caused by some devastating batsman ship of the likes of Adam Gilchrist, Virender Sehwag, Mathew Hayden and the curious case of Yusuf Pathan. Hardly, three years into the international arena, the Spartan like warrior is a devastating influence on the bowlers. He is no mirage; the double century in the fourth innings against the South Zone in the Duleep Trophy Final was probably the greatest display of this man’s character. He won the match single handedly for the West Zone.
IPL is tailor made tournament for a power hitter like him. Mumbai Indians, the leading team till now in IPL-3, witnessed a scarce of lifetime. A score of 212 in 20 overs was looking insufficient. A pathan special 100 of mere 37 balls left the MI fielders pondering in the sky. It required an unorthodox run out from Mumbai to survive the battle. But not all teams are as lucky. Deccan Chargers realised this yesterday. A flash flooded 73 left Andrew Symonds wondering about the curious case of Yusuf Pathan. Symonds hand and mouth notwithstanding the assault, Rajasthan inflicted one of the humiliating defeats for DC.

Hope many more innings of sheer delight are in offing from this warrior, both in IPL and T20 World Cup.