Former Team India all-rounder Yusuf Pathan is a part of Dubai Capitals in the ongoing International League in the United Arab Emirates. Now, the Dubai Capitals team has appointed Yusuf Pathan as its captain. Previously, the Dubai Capitals captaincy was with West Indies’ Rovman Powell, but under this player’s captaincy, the team had to face continuous defeats. Actually, the former all-rounder of the Indian cricket team, Yusuf Pathan, is continuously playing in the league after saying goodbye to international cricket.
Dubai Capitals tweeted from its official Twitter account. It is written in this tweet that now Yusuf Pathan will be the new captain of Dubai Capitals. However, the franchise has not provided any clarification regarding the reason why Powell was removed from the captaincy. On the other hand, Yusuf Pathan is playing the role of Dubai Capitals write-in finalist and is continuously scoring runs for the team.
Yusuf Pathan’s statistics show that this player has performed brilliantly apart from the Indian team. He has played for Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL. In this league, Pathan has played a total of 174 matches, scoring 3204 runs, during which his strike rate was 143, while he had 13 wickets to his account with a century. The fifties are also included. This player has played 57 ODIs and 22 T20 matches for India. In ODI cricket, Pathan scored 810 runs at a strike rate of 113.6 with two fifty centuries.