New Delhi [India], Jan 5 (ANI): After announcing retirement from all forms of cricket, all-rounder Irfan Pathan on Sunday thanked his brother Yusuf for always being there for him and for teaching him how to be strong without saying a single word."My brother and my friend without you nothing is possible. Not only cricket. You taught me how to be strong without saying a word. You were always there for me and always be. Lots of love my brother," Irfan tweeted.Thirty-five-year-old Irfan replied to a post by Yusuf, in which he had congratulated the left-arm pacer on a wonderful career."Many many congratulations to Irfan for his successful and illustrious career. I know your fans love you a lot and I hope you continue to rule their hearts. The memorable moment playing with Irfan was to win the T20 World Cup in South Africa," Yusuf had tweeted on Saturday.Irfan had played a clinical role in the final of the inaugural edition of the T20 World Cup against Pakistan in 2007.He picked up three wickets and returned with the figures of 3-16 in his four overs and was named as the Player of the Match.Pathan is one of the three bowlers to have claimed a Test hat-trick for India and the first in the world to claim it in the first over of the match.The swanky left-arm pacer featured in 29 Tests, 120 ODIs, and 24 T20Is for India, bagging 301 wickets across all formats. He also managed to score 2,821 runs studded with a single hundred and 11 half-centuries.He last played a match for India in 2012 against Sri Lanka. Pathan is currently performing the role of mentor-cum-coach for the Jammu and Kashmir cricket team. (ANI)

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