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NDTV
a day ago
- Entertainment
- NDTV
Who Is Cody Yusuf? All You Need To Know About South Africa's Dale Steyn 2.0
South Africa's bowling attack got strengthened with the entry of pacer Codi Yusuf, who stole the show with his fiery spell on his Test debut. Playing against Zimbabwe, the 27-year-old pacer took three wickets and leaked only 42 runs in 14 runs. His dismissals included Takudzwanashe Kaitano, Nick Welch, and Wellington Masakadza as the Proteas bundled out Zimbabwer for 251, after declaring their first innings at 418. Yusuf's blockbuster debut left all the fans utterly impressed as he gave some glimpse of South Africa pace great Dale Steyn with his bowling. Who is Codi Yusuf? The 27-year-old pacer was born in the Knysna town of South Africa on April 10, 1998. Before joining the national team, Yusuf has played for Gauteng and Lions in domestic cricket. Yusuf made a big name for himself in first class cricket as he played 33 matches and scalped a whopping total of 103 wickets. This performance paved his way into the South African Test team. In first class cricket, Yusuf has claimed eight four-wicket hauls four five-wicket hauls. In 33 matches, his economy has been 3.38. Stint in SA20 Codi Yusuf also plays for Paarl Royals in South Africa's T20 league, SA20. He played only five matches for the Royals and took three at an economy of 10. Personal life Yusuf got married Ashlynn Yusuf in September 2023. "To the most beautiful woman in the world, thank you for making our day so very special, definitely the best day of my life, I love and appreciate you more than you will ever understand, here's to a lifetime of memories. My Beautiful Wife," wrote Yusuf on his Instagram. T20 debut However, the match Test against Zimbabwe is not actually Yusuf's first appearance in a match against a country. In 2018, the right-arm pacer started his T20 career while playing for the Mpumalanga team against Kenya but it was not registered as an international match.
TimesLIVE
3 days ago
- Sport
- TimesLIVE
Mulder praises the perseverance of Yusuf after Proteas debutant takes three wickets
It took one of his schoolmates to hit him out of the nets at training for Codi Yusuf to switch from bowling spin, to bowling fast. 'I went to fetch the ball, ran in and I hit the guy and told everyone I'm not going to bowl another spin ball from this day onwards,' Yusuf said before making his Proteas Test debut against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo. On Sunday, on a pitch offering some assistance to the seamers, but one when batters, once set, thrive, the 27 year old claimed 3/42, helping to bowl out Zimbabwe for 251, to give the Proteas a 167-run first innings lead. It wasn't just the wickets, however. Yusuf bowled with nagging accuracy, extracting bounce from one portion of the pitch that even had Sean Williams, who made 137, jumping around. 'I've played with Codi at the Lions, he's been an inspiration for us,' said Wiaan Mulder, who handed Yusuf his Test cap at a ceremony before the match. 'He bowls like that every single week. He's exceptional, he's got the biggest heart, he never gives up. What you saw today is just a glimpse of what we see at the Lions.' Yusuf is not the quickest bowler on the domestic circuit. But in the last three seasons he's made incremental improvements that has seen him become one of the most reliable bowlers in provincial cricket. He tends to skid the ball off the surface and his bouncer can be tricky to read, although he doesn't use it often. What he has done is simplify his game, targeting the stumps and if there is any assistance out of the surface — like with that patch on a back of a full length in Bulawayo — he is able to exploit it. 'I'm happy for him because he's one of those guys, the way he approaches the game is not through shouting or abusing people, or too much aggression and all that kind of fluff, he does it week in and week out, all heart and gives it everything he has,' said Mulder. Yusuf grew up west of Johannesburg, but had to wait his turn as the Lions sifted through a variety of quicks, before he got his chance. 'I play the game hard, with my heart and with the goal in mind of playing for the Proteas, my performances were never based on playing for the Proteas, but I felt that if I give my best things would happen naturally,' he said. Yusuf is the ultimate team player, whose versatility in the last couple of seasons has proven to be a weapon for the Lions. He's equally capable of bowling a seven over spell to 'dry up' en end as he is a short burst attacking the batter. For someone who doesn't engage in sledging it was strange when he did just that in an intriguing mini battle with Lhuan-dre Pretorius in last season's Four-Day final between the Lions and the Titans at the Wanderers. Pretorius ultimately emerged victorious making a hundred that secured a draw, but was respectful of a bowler, with whom he shared a dressing room during the SA20 for Paarl Royals. 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐫-𝐰𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐮𝐥 👏👏 Wiaan Mulder was a man on a mission on day two in Bulawayo 🇿🇦🔥 #ZIMvSA #SSCricket — SuperSport 🏆 (@SuperSportTV) June 30, 2025 Both are making their debuts in Bulawayo and have had an impact on a match that the Proteas were dominating at the end of day two. Pretorius's 153 in the first innings, changed the course of the opening day, while Yusuf's three wickets helped to strengthen their advantage on the second day. Perhaps Yusuf's recent stint at Durham, helped him to find his rhythm quicker than his fellow new ball bowler Kwena Maphaka. The 19 year old left-arm quick, struggled in the first innings, offering the Zimbabweans too many freebies, conceding 52 runs in 12 overs. But Maphaka's threat was illustrated by two nasty bouncers, which clattered into the heads of Brian Bennett — ending his participation in the match because of concussion — and Williams, who was clearly shaken up for a few moments. 'He's learning, quite quickly,' said Mulder. 'The challenge for Kwena, is how he takes the balls in between the good ones and to keep going with a couple of dots, or just concede a run. International cricket is difficult and if you're not able to land it in an area that hits the top of the stumps, especially when the ball is not moving, guys are going to keep scoring.' 'He's still wet behind the ears. When you face him in the nets, the balls are super fast, always moving, he hit two guys in the something special about him,' said Mulder.
Evening Standard
5 days ago
- Politics
- Evening Standard
Zia Yusuf accuses Robert Jenrick of ‘faking right-wing pivot' to damage Reform UK
Yusuf lashed out: 'Robert, everyone in Westminster hears what you have been saying to the wet Tory MPs, how you are only 'pivoting right to hurt Reform' and then will go back to the centre, where you came from.
Time of India
25-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Punnapuzha surge: Irked residents say ‘safe zone' areas no longer safe
Kozhikode: On Wednesday, a sudden surge in the Punnapuzha flowing through Chooralmala and Mundakkai in Wayanad, areas hit by 2024 landslides, forced nearby residents to protest. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now These residents had been excluded from the list of landslide victims eligible for rehabilitation and daily livelihood allowance. They questioned the logic behind the 'go' and 'no-go' zones defined by the John Mathai committee report. Residents of Padavettikunnu, Attamala, Rattakolly and nearby areas, previously marked as safe, gathered at the Bailey bridge connecting Chooralmala to Mundakkai. They blocked revenue officials — including the village officer, tahsildar and others — who arrived at the spot, accusing them of unscientific demarcation of safe zones after the 2024 landslide. "The areas marked as 'go' zone, located just 50m away from the river banks, are now in danger. Padavettikunnu has 27 houses, but the road to the area is now underwater because of the water surge," said Yusuf, a resident of Padavettikunnu. He added that the govt had initially said around 1,020 families would be rehabilitated at the upcoming township in Elstone Estate, but that number has dropped to around 400 now. This leaves many people with no choice but to live in unsafe conditions. "We should learn from today's incident, especially since it is only June and more rain is expected in the coming months," he said. District panchayat president Shamshad Marakkar, who visited the site, said that just three days of rain proved the areas marked safe for habitation by John Mathai are actually uninhabitable. "After the heavy rain, we now know for sure that living in places like Rattakolly and Padavettikunnu is difficult," he said. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Protesters accused the village officer of submitting misleading reports that excluded their families from the list eligible for the Rs 300 daily allowance. Tensions arose when special officer Ashwini Kumar and Vythiri tahsildar V Bindu arrived. The protestors insisted they would not let these officials leave without issuing an order to grant them the daily allowance. Protesters demanded immediate assurance that all affected residents would receive the allowance. The agitation ended only after additional district magistrate K Devaki arrived around 4.30pm and promised to consider their demand sympathetically within two days.
The Hindu
20-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Hindu
Yusuf Arakkal retrospective showcases the artist's journey over four decades
As one steps into the white-walled, high-ceilinged hall on the first floor of the Durbar Hall Art Centre, the Last Supper I at the far end screams 'look at me' and 'keep looking at me.' It is very hard to take one's eyes off the six-feet-by-eight-feet oil on canvas painting. Paintings from the late Yusuf Arakkal's Christ series are on display on all the walls. If The Pieta, Gethsemane Prayer, The Prayer, The Baptism induce a sense of peace, The Crucifixion, The Resurrection and Crucifixion and Resurrection are moving. While some of the works in the series mark a departure from the conventional imagery (Caucasian) with a Christ with marked Afro-Asian features, some of the works veer toward the conventional. Celebration of Solitude and Humanity, as a retrospective ought to, is a comprehensive look at not just Arakkal, the artist, but also his preoccupations as a human being — it is an intersectionality of aspects that shaped his sensibility. We get to travel with him, as he evolves in his practice and finds his individualistic, artistic idioms. Through 40 years of Yusuf's works The works span 40-odd years from the 1980s to his demise in 2016, marking his creative trajectory. By no means diminutive in size, imagination, creativity or execution, the show is, 'wow-inspiring'. An introductory note informs us of Arakkal's evolution as an artist. It tells us how despite an early bent towards abstraction, he went on to use figures as his primary mode of expression. Abstract as some of the works are, look carefully and one sees more. The retrospective was first mounted at Bengaluru in 2022, after what Sara Arakkal, Arakkal's wife, art curator and dealer says, 'This is a major show for me. A lot of preparation and studying on how to put together a retrospective. A year's worth of planning went into it. We were, after all, revisiting almost 50 years of Yusuf's works.' This was also a way of showing works that were 'stuck at home'. Like the current show, the Bengaluru showcase put on display his entire oeuvre (excluding those in private collections) be it paintings or sculptures wrought in a variety of media such as copper, steel, aluminium, and terracotta. An introduction and a revisit It is an entire textbook for practitioners of abstract works, a lesson in being intentional with their practice. The absence of conventional visual elements does not have to be chaotic, that the 'abstract art' can communicate. This 'homecoming' show may well be an introduction of the artist to a generation, and a revisiting for those who have known him and are familiar with his works. Although she would like a showcase at the Kochi Muziris Biennale (KMB), Sara says, 'The commercial aspect is secondary, my main aim is that I want people to see Yusuf's works.' The canvases are by no means easy, they seem to be the result of deep reflection and introspection. As one walks through the gallery one gets a sense of the artist — how the very personal is also political. The works on show are from the series Insolitude, The Street, Urban Uncertainties, Ganga, Linear Expressions, Wall, Inner Fire, Kite, The Child, Tribute to Masters, Basheer, besides some of his earlier works and later works. Social commentary While some of the paintings derive from the human condition or rather the isolation of being human, the others are social commentary like the triptych, serigraph War, Guernica reoccurs, a hat doff to Picasso's Guernica but placed within the Indian context of the Godhra, the starting point of the 2002 riots. Done in 2003, it communicates the discomfort the artist would have felt. The paintings of the Tribute to Masters series are testimony to his cosmopolitanism besides showing how aware he was of the art and artists of the world. Others from the series like (Francis) Bacon's Man, Boy and Priest, Francis Bacon's Study of Lucien Freud, Toulouse Lautrec, and Modgiliani for example show how he was an artist of the world. Then there are the Faces of Creativity, the pen and ink drawings of 135 contemporary Indian artists, which shows his engagement and interest in the works of peers. The sculptures, from the Wheel, Chair and Flight series, show an artist who is unafraid to explore various media and means of expression. That gives the viewer an insight into their breadth of vision and being able to articulate their creativity. For instance the Arto Mobile, a copper hued 1956 Fiat Millicento placed at the entrance of the gallery, the dull orange a contrast to the grey of the rainy day. The car with an armour plate-like metal covering of art, according to the accompanying note, brings together elements of the Harappan and Egyptian civilizations. The relief work has images of the wheel, hieroglyphics and the surface of the car reminiscent of the planned lines of the Harappan cities, for instance. The automobile thus becomes a vehicle connecting the two, in a manner of speaking. If you have not yet caught the show, this is your cue. It will be well worth your time. The show, part of the KLKA Retrospective of Eminent Artist Series - VIII, presented by the Kerala Lalithakala Akademi and Sara Arakkal Galerie concludes on June 24
