India, May 4 -- Former Indian cricketer Yusuf Pathan is contesting the Lok Sabha elections from the Baharampur Lok Sabha Constituency as a candidate of the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC), taking on senior Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury.

Yusuf Pathan was born on November 17, 1982, in Vadodara, Gujarat, and rose to prominence as a powerful all-rounder in Indian cricket. He was part of India's victorious squads in the 2007 ICC T20 World Cup and the 2011 ICC ODI World Cup. In domestic cricket, he represented Baroda, while in the Indian Premier League he played for franchises such as Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders, earning recognition for his aggressive batting and match-winning performances.

After retiring from pr...