Sarfaraz Khan’s Inspirational Words to Brother Musheer Fuel Duleep Trophy Century Debut

Sarfaraz Khan’s attempt to follow KL’s lead While Rahul and Shreyas Iyer struggled to secure a middle-order berth in India’s XI for the two-match series against Bangladesh, Rahul’s crucial advice enabled brother Musheer Khan to win the Duleep Trophy on the first day. When Sarfaraz attempted to play across the line to a delivery that shaped in, he was dismissed LBW for 9 off Avesh Khan, representing India B. However, before leaving, he offered Musheer the much-needed assurance.

Day 1 at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru saw Musheer and quick bowler Navdeep Saini pull India B from a dangerous 94/7. Together, they stitched an unbroken 10-run stand for the eighth wicket against India A. At stumps on Thursday, Mausheer, making his Duleep Trophy debut, was still undefeated at 105.

The new Chinnaswamy pitch offered fast bowlers a lot, which the India A pacers, particularly Avesh Khan and Akash Deep, took full advantage of. However, Musheer, who batted third, ignored the pace and bounced off the pitch using his own approach.

In an attempt to frighten the right-arm seamers, he made several trips down the track to Avesh and Akash. Although it wasn’t particularly attractive, it worked incredibly well. Sarfaraz, according to Musheer, encouraged him to play his natural style, and if it meant walking to the fast bowlers, then so be it.

I play the same game as my brother. I make an effort to do like he does. He merely requested me to adhere to my strategy in the midst. After the play, Musheer said, “Usne bola agar tere ko lagta aage bad sakta hai, to aage bad kar khel (If you feel like moving forward, go ahead and do it).”

The 19-year-old was quieted when Musheer and Sarfaraz batted in the middle for ten overs together. When Musheer, who was accustomed to hitting the rough, scored his third first-class century in just seven appearances, Sarfaraz’s joy knew no boundaries.

“My goal was to play as many balls as I could without giving runs too much thought. I was taking it session by session, wanting to bat all day. When I batted, the ball was cutting and swinging. I therefore tried to play the ball as close to my body as I could in an effort to steer clear of those dangerous shots. “I knew that eventually runs would come,” he continued.

However, Navdeep Saini, a late-order batsman, joined Musheer in his rescue effort, helping him score 108 runs for the uninterrupted eighth wicket partnership.

When the opposition was losing wickets, I told myself to play sensibly and try to find a partnership. After that, Saini bhai gave me a lot of confidence by telling me to have faith in him that he will play whether there are two or six balls in an over.

He was also able to bat similarly to me, matching my strategy and way of thinking. However, in general, I was attempting to stop the first three or four balls before taking one,” he clarified.

Musheer, 19, is accustomed to taking hard hits. Before the Duleep triumph, he scored two century in the first class for Mumbai in nearly identical circumstances. Musheer was assigned to bat at No. 3 for Mumbai against Baroda in the Ranji Trophy quarterfinal, just his second first-class match.

At one point, the team with Indian players Prithvi Shaw and Ajinkya Rahane was 99/4, but Musheer displayed flawless maturity. In order to increase Mumbai’s total 384, he formed tiny teams with Suryansh Shdge (20), Hardik Tamore (57), and Shardul Thakur (17).

At 203, Musheer continued to be unbeaten after turning his first-class century into a double.