“My brother Sarfaraz Khan and I had only one dream – to play for India and make my father happy”: Musheer

Brothers Sarfaraz Khan and Musheer Khan will likely be representing the Mumbai Ranji Trophy group within the knockouts after the selectors picked the 18-year-old Musheer within the group led by Prithvi Shaw. Sachin Tendulkar’s son Arjun wasn’t chosen for the sport towards Uttarakhand in Bangalore whereas Ajinkya Rahane is but to recuperate from his hamstring damage.

The rookie Musheer, an opener and left-arm spinner, had tallied 670 runs in 9 video games with a mean of 67 within the under-19 Cooch Behar Trophy, with two a whole lot and 5 fifties. Last yr, he was the person of the match within the A division Police Shield and the Madhav Mantri one-day match.

It’s as a lot the story of father and coach Naushad because it’s concerning the sons. The seed for making his youngsters skilled cricketers was planted within the father’s thoughts when he fell out with a cricketer he had coached. Naushad had as soon as shared that set off second with this newspaper. “The player spoke those unforgettable words, Mere mein kabiliyat thi, main khela. Tumhaare mein talent hai toh apne bachchon ko khilaake dikhao na. (I had the ability, so I played. If you have the talent, then make your sons play and show the world),” Naushad had stated. Now, each his sons are on their approach.

Musheer’s elder brother Sarfaraz recalled how he had requested the group supervisor for an additional Panama hat for his brother over the last leg of the Ranji match.

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“I had requested the manager for one extra Mumbai cap for my brother Musheer whenever he plays for Mumbai in future. God has been kind. It’s his (Musheer) and my father’s hard work. Lot of sacrifices have gone into making us cricketers,” Sarfaraz instructed The Indian Express.

Musheer is presently coaching in Surat after being chosen for the National Cricket Academy zonal camp.

Big aspirations

Musheer says he simply did what his father stated. “My brother Sarfaraz Khan and I had only one dream – to play for India and make my father happy. This news has certainly made me happy and I am thankful to selectors and MCA. I still have a long way to go and there is still plenty to do,” the teenager stated.

Sarfaraz is a part of the Delhi Capitals group within the Indian Premier League and has turn into Mumbai’s mainstay within the longer type of the sport with the pink ball.

Naushad recalled Musheer’s cricketing journey. “It all began when his club Payyade SC decided to make him an opener at the age of 15 against senior players. His confidence grew from there. I tried not to commit the same mistakes that I did with Sarfaraz. Like, the timing of the practice sessions. With Sarfraz, we used to train in the evening at the nets and found that he struggled a bit with the red ball in the morning conditions when he turned out for Mumbai. I realised the error. So now we practise in the mornings when there is dew on the pitch. That is why Musheer plays fast bowlers with ease,” Khan defined.

The father has been the central determine within the rise of his two sons as cricketers, doing odd jobs to assist their ardour for the sport. The father had as soon as instructed this newspaper how the household has stored their sanity in making an attempt instances.

“We came from the slums, used to stand in queues for the toilet where my sons would be slapped and overtaken. We came from nothing and will go back to nothing. Sarfaraz told me once, ‘Abbu, so what if this doesn’t happen. We can always go back to selling track-pants. ”