The Pathan household at Baroda no longer lives in the gloom surrounding Irfan's ouster from Team India as the elder son Yusuf has taken charge and is ready to slog it out for India in the World Cup.
The new year has brought only good news for them. While the family got richer by around Rs. 18 crore by way of the brothers' IPL signings, Yusuf got the nod in India's 15-man World Cup squad.
Now that he is in the team, the 'Baroda marauder' has taken on the mantle at that crucial No. 7 spot that has for long been the Achilles' heel for Team India.
While No. 7 is many different things to many different people - seven Wonders, seven Seas, seven continents, seven swaras in Indian music - it remains a pivotal batting position in the game of cricket.
The player who comes in at this number can be seen as a real game changer. He is the one who makes a difference of that crucial 20-30 runs in the slog overs and if wickets fall early, he has to carry the team to bat out the complete quota of 50 overs.
Less than a fortnight is left to the start of the most-awaited ICC event - the World Cup - that No. 7 can be crucial for all the teams. So let's take a look at a few classy players who bat at this position and how they can turn a match on its head.
The new year has brought only good news for them. While the family got richer by around Rs. 18 crore by way of the brothers' IPL signings, Yusuf got the nod in India's 15-man World Cup squad.
Now that he is in the team, the 'Baroda marauder' has taken on the mantle at that crucial No. 7 spot that has for long been the Achilles' heel for Team India.
While No. 7 is many different things to many different people - seven Wonders, seven Seas, seven continents, seven swaras in Indian music - it remains a pivotal batting position in the game of cricket.
The player who comes in at this number can be seen as a real game changer. He is the one who makes a difference of that crucial 20-30 runs in the slog overs and if wickets fall early, he has to carry the team to bat out the complete quota of 50 overs.
Less than a fortnight is left to the start of the most-awaited ICC event - the World Cup - that No. 7 can be crucial for all the teams. So let's take a look at a few classy players who bat at this position and how they can turn a match on its head.
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