Musheer Khan Matches Rohit Sharma, David Warner In Marathon Duleep Trophy Knock

08.09.2024 - 02:35 sports.ndtv.com

Undoubtedly the highlight of the first round of Duleep Trophy 2024 games has been the incredible 181 scored by Sarfaraz Khan's brother Musheer Khan for India B.

With his side at 94/7, 19-year-old Musheer put up an incredible 205 run partnership with tailender Navdeep Saini, ultimately guiding India B to a healthy total of 321.

Musheer dominated bowlers who have India experience, as the likes of Khaleel Ahmed, Akash Deep, Avesh Khan and Kuldeep Yadav were toyed around with.

Kuldeep, in particular, bore the brunt of Musheer's might, who hit him for a six that hit the roof. Having completed his 150 and looking to accelerate, Musheer Khan decided that chinaman Kuldeep Yadav would be the target.

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