Musheer Khan, a Mumbai batsman who was recently a member of India’s ICC U19 World Cup team that finished second to Australia this year, has been lighting up the Ranji Trophy with his performances. Musheer has shown signs of potential as a future star in the ongoing final against Vidarbha. He scored 136 in 326 deliveries, including 10 boundaries, to help Mumbai take a massive 500-plus-run lead.
Fans on social media went crazy after the Mumbai batter scored another sensational hundred for his side, this time in the final against Vidharba.
Musheer Khan Current Sensation OF Indian Cricket. After having Excellent U19 World Cup this guy Showing his Class in Ranji Trophy against great attack with Challenging Conditions. BCCI Should get this Cricket Benefits Very Soon.
pic.twitter.com/zUQ67s8AGL— Ayush Ranjan (@AyushRaGenius) March 12, 2024
Even the great Sachin Tendulkar attended the Ranji final on Day 3, and he admired Musheer Khan’s partnership with Ajinkya Rahane at the start of the day, followed by Shreyas Iyer, to lead his team to a commanding total.
Musheer contributed significantly with the bat in the semifinal against Tamil Nadu, scoring 55 in 131 balls with six fours, before all-rounder Shardul Thakur hit a brilliant counter-attacking century to give Mumbai a 232-run lead. Mumbai won the match by an innings and seventy runs.
Musheer converted his maiden first-class century into a double ton against Baroda, smashing 203 in 357 balls, including 18 fours in the first innings.
He scored 33 runs in 25 balls, including five fours in the second innings. After the match ended in a draw, Mumbai won based on their first-innings lead.
Musheer has scored 433 runs at an average of 108.25 over three matches, including two centuries and a half-century. His highest score is 203*.
Musheer played seven matches in the U19 World Cup, scoring 360 runs at an average of 60 and a strike rate of more than 98 percent. He finished the tournament with two centuries and a fifty, making him the second-highest run scorer. His highest score was 131.
He has also played 14 Youth One-Day Internationals, scoring 554 runs at an average of 61.55, including two centuries and two fifties. With thirteen wickets, Musheer is also a useful spin-bowling all-rounder.
His elder brother, Sarfaraz Khan, recently made his highly anticipated international debut against India in the third Test against England in Rajkot. He scored two half-centuries in his debut match. He finished the series with 200 runs in five innings and an average of 50.00, including three half-centuries. Will Musheer and Sarfaraz become the next star sibling duo for Team India in the future? Only time will tell.