Irfan Pathan
Pathan was born 27 October 1984 in Baroda, Gujarat, India and is of Pashtun (Pathan) ancestry, belonging to the Pathan community in Gujarat. He grew up with his elder brother Yusuf in a mosque in Vadodara, in an impoverished family. His father served as the muezzin. Although their parents wished them to become Islamic scholars, Pathan and his brother took an interest in cricket. Their games on the grounds off and inside the mosque often necessitated apologies from their father to Muslim worshippers who visited it. In the beginning his deliveries did not reach the other end of the cricket pitch, but rigorous six-hour training sessions in blazing heat and his family's sense of discipline saw him progress steadily.
Imran Khan (cricketer, born 1988)
Another member of the Panthers tournament-winning team was Mohammad Imran Khan (born 1987), who is also commonly known as Imran Khan, and who later played Test cricket for the Pakistani national side. For this reason, Imran Khan (born 1987) is often recorded as "Mohammad Imran Khan" or "Imran Khan, Sr." on scorecards, while Imran Khan (born 1988), the subject of this article, is often recorded as "Imran Khan (Swat)" or "Imran Khan, Jr.".