Sarfaraz Khan's Brother Musheer, Who Scored 181 vs Shubman Gill And Co, Involved In Road Accident: Report

28.09.2024 - 05:43 sports.ndtv.com

Musheer Khan, brother of Indian cricket team star Sarfaraz Khan, got injured in a road accident in Uttar Pradesh, according to a report in Times of India.

The report further said that the Mumbai player suffered a fracture in the road accident while he was travelling with his father-cum-coach Naushad Khan from Kanpur to Lucknow for the Irani Cup tie.

Musheer is a talented youngster and recently scored 181 in the Duleep Trophy for India C against India A which had players like Shubman Gill, Mayank Agarwal, Avesh Khan, Kuldeep Yadav, Akash Deep, Khaleel Ahmed.

Musher has so far played nine first-class matches. Musheer's accident means that the the 19-year-old will now miss Mumbai's Irani Cup tie against Rest of India at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow from October 1-5, as well as the initial rounds of the Ranji Trophy, which begin from October 11.

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