Critics have often lashed out at his susceptibility against short balls but dashing Baroda all-rounder Yusuf Pathan is confident that he will be able to overcome the technical deficiencies that bothered him during the first phase of his ODI and T20 career.

"I have worked hard on my technique and ready to grab the opportunity that has come my way," Yusuf, who has made a comeback in the national team for the first two ODIs, told PTI over telephone from Vadodara.