India's 2007 World T20 Winning Team: Where are they now? 

#9 Yusuf Pathan

Yusuf Pathan, who made his international debut in the final of the World T20, had virtually no role in India's victory; however, for the next five years, despite being dropped once in 2009, he featured fairly regularly in the Indian limited overs team and produced some outstanding performances, such as his 123* against New Zealand to lead India to victory when they were down and out and his 105 against South Africa in which he was the lone warrior fighting in vain. Further, he was a member of the Indian side which won the 2011 ICC World Cup. However, less than a year after the World Cup, he was dropped from the limited overs sides, due to inconsistency with the bat and the inability to contribute with a second skill either with the ball or in the field. Since then, Pathan has not returned to the international side and it is all but certain that he has played his last match at the highest level.

Much like his younger brother Irfan - in fact, even more so - Yusuf has remained an extremely valuable player in the IPL over the years. He initially made his name with the Rajasthan Royals in the first three seasons, contributing massively to their victory in the inaugural season of the tournament and playing a host of other match-winning innings. After not being retained by the Royals prior to the 2011 edition, he was sold to the Kolkata Knight Riders at the auction for 2.1 million USD, emerging as the second-highest bid of the auction. He would go on to spend seven years with the franchise, playing a big part in their two title victories and winning a few games on his own each season. Ahead of the 2018 edition of the tournament, due to inconsistency in the previous few seasons, Pathan was released by the KKR and sold to the Sunrisers Hyderabad. Now, with his international career virtually over and his IPL stock having rapidly declined, Pathan's career seems to be a story of unfulfilled potential, much like his brother's.