Sarfaraz Khan, Brother Musheer Khan Make Family Proud With Centuries For India On Same Day

sarfaraz khan, brother musheer khan make family proud with centuries for india on same day

Sarfaraz Khan scored a magnificent 89-ball century in the second unofficial Test vs England Lions in Ahmedabad. Sarfaraz scored 161 in 160 balls to help India A post a mammoth 489 in response to the Lions’ 152. Sarfaraz came to bat after Abhimanyu Easwaran and Devdutt Padikkal laid a strong platform with a 162-run partnership for the opening wicket. However, England bounced back in style to leave India reeling at 184-4. Sarfaraz then took charge of the Indian innings and added 169 runs for the fifth wicket along with Washington Sundar, who made 57.

It was a double moment to celebrate for Sarfaraz and his family as his younger brother, Musheer Khan also whacked a hundred for India.

While playing for India U-19 vs Ireland in the U-19 World Cup, Musheer blasted a magnificent 118 in just 106 balls to put India in complete command of the game. Batting at No.3, Musheer reached his half-century off 66 balls, however, he stepped on the gas to score a century in 100 balls. He was also involved in a partnership of 156 runs with skipper Uday Saharan, who made 75 runs off 84 balls. Musheer was run out in the 48th over while trying to convert a single into a double.

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Sarfaraz has been knocking on the doors of India selection for quite some time. He has been remarkably consistent in domestic cricket but the India call-up has eluded him. In 44 first-class matches, Sarfaraz has scored 3751 runs at an average of 68.20 and strike rate of 69.59. Sarfaraz also has 13 hundreds and 11 fifties to his name. Expectations were high when India left Ishan Kishan from the squad for the home Test series vs England but the selectors instead opted to go for Dhruv Jurel, leaving experts in shock.