Irfan Pathan, playing in a charity match, smashed his brother Yusuf Pathan for a six off the final delivery to power his team One World to a four wicket victory on Thursday. After hitting the winning runs, Irfan was seen hugging his brother. This warm gesture has gone viral on social media.
Pathan brothers were playing in a charity match between One World and One Family. One World needed three runs in two balls when Irfan struck a six on his brother’s delivery.
Many legendary cricketers, including Sachin Tendulkar, Harbhajan Singh, Yuvraj Singh and others were a part of the game that was played at the Sathya Sai Grama in Muddenahalli, Bengaluru.
Irfan scored an unbeaten knock of12 off 5 balls. Sachin Tendulkar, meanwhile, scored 27 off 16 balls in the T20 game. Alviro Petersen scored 74 off 50 – the most runs in the match by a batsman.