Yusuf pathan

Yusuf pathan
Yusuf pathan Pathan performs well under pressure and when there’s nothing to lose. You’d think pressure exists precisely because of the expectation of performance, leaving plenty to lose, especially loss of face (i.e., Pathan failed; what good is he?) Otherwise, Naik has a solid hypothesis: don’t send Pathan in as a pinch-hitter; treat him as a solid lower-order batsmen a la Michael Bevan or Ajay Jadeja. It’s a step up for Pathan, who was seen early in his career as parimarily an accelerent and little else. (I imagine this is why Dhoni sent him in at No. 4