Vadodara, Oct. 20 -- Former cricketer and Lok Sabha MP Yusuf Pathan can finally have a breather after the Gujarat government approved a long-disputed 978-square-metre plot in Vadodara under its policy for international sportspersons.

This comes months after Pathan jumped ship from the Trinamool Congress (TMC) to the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI), an ally of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

According to the Gujarat government, 500 square metres will be allotted for free, while the remaining will be given at 55 per cent of its assessed market value.

The plot has an estimated market value of around Rs 20.50 crore.

However, it is yet to be finalised. The proposal will be placed before the Vadodara Municipal Corporation's (VM...