Who is Musheer Khan? All you need to know about India U19 star from 2024 batch

Musheer Khan has scored most runs in the ongoing ICC U19 World Cup 2024 so far.

Naushad Khan’s hard work is finally reaping rewards as two of his sons make him a proud father with their talent in cricket. Naushad Khan’s elder son Sarfaraz Khan recently earned his maiden test call-up for India. His younger son and India U19 middle order batter Musheer Khan recently scored three back-to-back fifty-plus scores including two centuries to power India towards consecutive wins in the ongoing ICC U19 World Cup 2024. Musheer has helped India dominate the junior World Cup with his impactful show with bat.

India U19 side so far have had a dominating run in the ICC U19 World Cup 2024. The junior Indian side had a terrific start to their Super Six campaign and defeated New Zealand by a massive margin of 214 runs. Musheer Khan scored 131 runs against New Zealand in 126 balls. He smashed 13 fours and 3 sixes in his innings. Musheer also smashed a ton against Ireland in Bloemfontein scoring 113 runs in just 106 balls. Musheer is currently the leading run-scorer of ICC U19 World Cup 2024.

Who is Musheer Khan?

The 18-year-old Mumbai batter is the younger brother of Sarfaraz Khan, who is in line to make his international debut for India in the coming weeks. Sarfaraz Khan has recently been included as KL Rahul’s replacement in the Indian test side for the second match of the ongoing five-match test series against England. Musheer Khan rose to the limelight when he began his career for Mumbai at an early age. Musheer represented Mumbai cricket in different age groups and then went on to make his First Class (FC) debut at the age of 16.

Right-hand batter Musheer played three FC games for Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy and scored 96 runs in 5 innings. Musheer also picked up two wickets in his short FC career. Musheer is now fully equipped to make a big name for himself in Indian cricket. Musheer Khan had a bit of a struggle at the beginning of his Under 16 cricketing days, but now he looks like a much improved version of himself in the ongoing ICC U19 World Cup 2024 in South Africa.

Musheer Khan has so far scored 325 runs in 4 innings. He became second Indian batter after Shikhar Dhawan to score multiple centuries in one edition of the ICC U19 World Cup. Musheer Khan also contributed with the ball and picked up 4 wickets in 4 games. India will play Nepal in their next Super Six encounter at Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein on 2nd February. A win against Nepal will secure India’s place in the U19 World Cup 2024 semi-final.

(All stats and numbers updated till 31st January, 2024)

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