In a horrific mishap on Friday, Mumbai cricketer Musheer Khan met with an accident, ruling him out of motion for at the very least 16 weeks.
The 19-year-old was travelling in a automotive along with his father Naushad Khan and two different members from his Azamgarh house in the direction of Lucknow earlier than their automobile crashed right into a divider and overturned on the Purvanchal Expressway. Musheer was as a consequence of symbolize Mumbai within the Irani Cup recreation on the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow from October 1-5.
Musheer, who’s the youthful brother of India batter Sarfaraz Khan, has performed some noteworthy knocks already in his profession. He churned out 360 runs at a median of 60 within the U-19 World Cup held earlier this yr in South Africa the place India misplaced within the last. In March 2024, Musheer gained the Ranji Trophy with Mumbai. His ton within the last made him the youngest Mumbai batter (19 years 14 days) to attain a ton in a Ranji Trophy last, eclipsing the legendary Sachin Tendulkar.
In early September, Musheer confirmed his temperament throughout his Duleep Trophy debut in Bengaluru. On an overcast morning that additionally carried a inexperienced texture to the M.Chinnaswamy floor, Musheer’s India B facet was jolted by early wickets. {The teenager} then bailed his facet out of hassle along with his stable defence and crisp shot-making on Day 1 in opposition to a high quality India A assault. Musheer whipped up a century in his maiden Duleep Trophy innings earlier than falling 19 runs in need of a double hundred. Musheer’s dealing with of each spinners and seamers was indicative of his sound approach. Whereas he might solely add six extra runs in 4 subsequent innings within the event, the teen’s talent has been appreciated as an indication of issues to come back.
“My brother (Sarfaraz Khan) and I’ve the identical recreation. I attempt to observe no matter he does. Within the center, he solely requested me to observe my approach. Usne bola agar tere ko lagta aage unhealthy sakta hai, to aage unhealthy kar khel (In case you really feel like transferring ahead, go forward and do it),” Musheer as soon as stated previously.
“Musheer is an opener. He has bought a really calm head on his shoulders. He has bought the most effective of each video games. He can change gears as per state of affairs and situations,” stated Naushad as soon as talking to The Indian Categorical.
Musheer, who made his First-Class debut in 2022, has compiled over 700 runs in 9 FC matches, averaging over 50 whereas registering three lots of and a fifty.