Updated On: 24 June, 2024 05:58 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Fayaz Ansari, who hailed from Nagina in Bijnor started his salon in Mumbai which was frequented by Irfan Pathan, who then hired him on a personal payroll.

Faiyaz Ansari with Irfan Pathan
Former cricketer turned commentator Irfan Pathan, who is currently a part of the ongoing T20 World Cup is dealing with the tragic demise of his makeup artist who died by drowning in a swimming pool in the West Indies. Faiyaz Ansari, who hailed from Nagina in Bijnor started his salon in Mumbai which was frequented by Pathan, who then hired him on a personal payroll. Ansari accompanied Pathan on international trips too.
According to reports, Ansari’s cousin Mohammad Ahmed explained that he was in the West Indies where the Super 8 matches are held and Pathan was a commentator. Ansari drowned on Friday evening at a hotel swimming pool while bathing. The news has left his family devastated while Pathan has been completing all the formalities to get his mortal remains back to India. The family will receive the body in Delhi after about three to four days. Sadly Ansari had tied the knot just two months ago.