Proud Brother Sarfaraz Khan Congratulates Musheer After Record Ranji Trophy Century

Musheer Khan etched his name in history as the Mumbai batter slammed a century in the Ranji Trophy final against Vidarbha.

The 19-year-old became the youngest Mumbai cricketer to score a hundred in a final of the Ranji Trophy.

The previous record was held by Sachin Tendulkar, who struck twin centuries in the 1994-95 Ranji Trophy final against Punjab at the age of 21.

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After Musheer achieved the monumental feat, his elder brother Sarfaraz Khan shared a series of Instagram stories, showering praise on the youngster.

Sarfaraz, who made his India debut in the recently concluded Test series against England, said Musheer has a long way to go as he wrote,

The proud brother also re-shared Suryakumar Yadav’s Sher Bhookha Hai story.

The Indian middle-order batter, via an Instagram post congratulated Musheer on breaking the long-standing Ranji Trophy record.

Sarfaraz also shared a photo featuring his father Naushad Khan, who is certainly on cloud nine, courtesy of the recent achievements of his sons.

Like his younger brother, Sarfaraz also slammed a century in the Ranji Trophy final in the 2021-22 season when Madhya Pradesh beat Mumbai to claim the prestigious title.

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Musheer produced a sublime knock of 136 off 326 deliveries in the second innings. His stupendous knock helped Mumbai set a mammoth 500-plus target.

His knock was laced with ten fours.

Musheer notched his maiden first-class century in the quarter-final against Baroda and converted it into a double-hundred. He scored 203 runs off 357 balls, with Mumbai winning the knock-out game by an innings and 70 runs.

In the following game against Tamil Nadu, Musheer once again demonstrated his talent by playing a crucial knock of 55. His contributions and a quickfire century by allrounder Shardul Thakur helped Mumbai secure a comfortable victory in the semi-final.

Musheer entered the Ranji Trophy on the back of a memorable U-19 World Cup campaign. In his seven appearances in the tournament, Musheer racked up 360 runs at an average of 60. He smashed two centuries and a fifty, ending the campaign as its second-highest run-scorer.