8 famous brother duos who represented their nation in T20I cricket

#7 Irfan Pathan and Yusuf Pathan (India)

The Pathan brothers were the first to represent India together in the shortest format of the game. Both the brothers were a part of India's victorious World T20 triumph in South Africa in 2007. Irfan was instrumental in India's successful campaign as he was the pace-bowling all-rounder, batting at 7.

Irfan came up with useful performances with both bat and ball, but saved his best for the final against arch-rivals Pakistan. Uncapped elder brother Yusuf received his maiden cap in the final due to Sehwag's absence.

Yusuf scored a brisk 15 at the top of the order and chipped in with a quiet over in the middle overs. Irfan, the man of the final was the game changer though as he bowled a fine spell of 3-16 in a tense situation. Injuries and poor form has meant that the Pathan brothers didn't get too many chances to play together in each other's company, but their finest hour came in a T20I fixture against Sri Lanka in 2009.

In a one-off T20I, India were down in the dumps needing 57 off just 29 balls with only 3 wickets left. The game seemed to be sliding away but that's when both brothers put their hands up in stunning fashion. Yusuf scored a blistering 33* off just 16 balls and Irfan was not too far behind with 22* off 10. The blitz from the Pathan brothers saw India romp home with four balls to spare, something that seemed out of question a few overs back.