Yusuf Khan Pathan (pronounced [pəʈʰaːn] born 17 November 1982) is an Indian former cricketer and politician of the Trinamool Congress.

As of June 2024, Pathan is a Member of Parliament from the Baharampur Lok Sabha constituency of West Bengal.

He performed well in domestic circuit and impressed the selectors and was selected for the England ODI series in November.

[10] Even though Pathan could not repeat his first IPL performance in the second season, he was selected in the Indian team to play the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 championships in England.

The all-rounder clubbed seven fours and seven sixes on the way to his maiden one-day century to help the hosts overhaul New Zealand's challenging 315–7 with seven balls to spare at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore.

In the MTN ODI series against South Africa, before the 2011 World Cup, he gave a stand-out performance in a match in Pretoria where he scored a brilliant 105 in 70 deliveries (comprising 8 fours and 8 sixes).

[15] He featured in the triangular series in Nairobi-Kenya and played for Baroda's team against Gujarat and Kenya international.

On 27 October 2017, Pathan was charged with an anti-doping violation, having had Terbutaline detected in his urine sample following a domestic T20 match earlier in the year.

[16] After a good domestic season in 2007/08, he was signed by the Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League for US$265,000 (INR 1.9 crore).

He recorded the season's fastest half-century (from 21 balls) against the Deccan Chargers, and was also the Man of the Match in the final against the Chennai Super Kings.

[18] On 15 May 2013, Yusuf Pathan became the first batsman to be given out for obstructing the field in Twenty20 cricket while playing for the Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL 2013 against Pune Warriors India.

As a result, Kolkata Knight Riders ended up 2nd in the league table and won the title for the season.

He played multiple good knocks that season including a vital 45 vs Chennai Super Kings in the final, though it was in a losing cause.

The academy has tied up with former India coach Greg Chappell and Cameron Tradell as chief mentors.