The Manipal Tigers and Bhilwara Kings team met in the League of Legends cricket match on Sunday. In this match, Manipal Tigers’ captain was former Indian player Harbhajan Singh, while Bhilwara Kings’ command was in the hands of former Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan. Talking about the match, Bhilwara Kings, captained by Irfan Pathan, won the match by defeating Manipal Tigers by 3 wickets. At the same time, after this match, Irfan, former Indian all-rounder and captain of Bhilwara Kings in Legends League cricket, had a special chat with ABP News.
Apart from the Indian team, you and Yusuf Pathan have played together in many different teams. At the same time, in IPL, both brothers play for different teams, but when is it fun when both brothers play together or against each other?
– It’s always better to play together… especially as a bowler, that’s what I would like. Actually both brothers played franchise cricket for so many years but the dream of playing together was not fulfilled but if both brothers are playing in the League of Legends it is so much fun.
Yusuf Pathan is a very aggressive player, so if you play with him, do you try to play like him or play your game?
When I play together, I try to play my game. Although people think that Yusuf Pathan can bat aggressively, he is a very intelligent cricketer. In addition to winning the T20 World Cup, he has won many national tournaments including the IPL 3 times. So they know when and how to play. For example, today he did not take much risk against Muralitharan and Harbhajan Singh, while he played great shots against the rest of the bowlers.
Constant questions are raised about the team that has been selected for the T20 World Cup, many former veteran players have questioned the selection of the team. Do you think this team is perfect and can win the World Cup?
– Look, there will always be one or the other. In such a situation, we pray that the players who have been selected perform better. We want this team to win the World Cup.
If you look at his fitness, there hasn’t been much change compared to Irfan Pathan in 2003-4. How do you keep fit after retiring from cricket?
As much as possible, I work on core stability in addition to going to the gym. Although I don’t run much, but when it comes time to play matches, I also run. Actually, for my best physical condition, apart from training, I pay attention to proper food and drink….
