Watch: Musheer Khan, brother of new India Test recruit Sarfaraz, played a cheeky uppercut en route to his second century of the 2024 Under-19 World Cup, underpinning India’s batting effort against New Zealand.
India went into the first match of the Super Six in a favorable position, having picked up the maximum four points from the first round after wins over USA, Ireland and Bangladesh. Musher was one of the stars of this phase, scoring a century against Ireland and scoring 73 points against America.
However, New Zealand is likely to always pose a bigger challenge, making Mushir’s victory all the more significant. Although opener Adarsh Singh was the second highest scorer with 52 runs, Mushir shone with 131 runs off 126 balls as India posted a record of 295-8.
The early highlight was opening bowler Mason Clarke’s uppercut that brought the first boundary. Masher, who had only completed one of his first seven balls, recognized the rebound as an opportunity and lofted the ball over the barrier for four.
It’s been a proud few weeks for the Khan family. Mushir and Sarfaraz practiced with the Indian national team on the same day, with Sarfaraz’s India A Hundred playing against the England Lions a few hours before Mushir’s Ireland played. Sarfaraz performed well in India A and was also successful in the pre-series warm-up matches against the Lions, was called up for the India Test in place of injured K.L. Rahul, and was included in the squad for the second Test against England. Joined the. .
Sarfaraz has long been a star among a certain segment of Indian fans, and his incredible first-class averages have boosted him. Sarfaraz has averaged 69.85 in 45 first-class matches (including 14 hundreds). At the 50 innings cut-off, only George Headley of the West Indies, Vijay Merchant of India and Don Bradman of Australia can average more innings.
Mushir is yet to achieve much in top-flight cricket, but his record with India’s Under-19s suggests he has the same prolific nature as his brother. Musheer averaged 74.14 in his U19 ODIs, making him the fourth-highest score in history with a cut-off of 500 runs.
Watch Musheer Khan’s uppercut below:
