Welcome to CricketCountry's coverage of the Mumbai Cricket Association's (MCA) felicitation ceremony. Sachin Tendulkar, the legendary batsman would be felicitated by the MCA in this function. Tendulkar retired from cricket last month leaving a huge fan base disappointed. The other attractions at this function would be Prithvi Shaw, the young boy who recently made headlines by scoring 546 in a Harris Shield game. Then, we would also have Musheer Khan, the eight-year-old cricketer who dazzled during the Kanga League. So, we would be bringing to you all the updates.
Arjun Tendulkar and the eight-year-old cricketer, Musheer Khan faced off in a Kanga League 'G’Division match in Mumbai. Nishad Pai Vaidya describes the face-off between the two of the most followed junior cricketers in the Mumbai club circles.
Sarfaraz Khan, the precocious 15-year old batsman from Mumbai, made a name for himself by smashing 101 from only 66 deliveries for India Under-19s against South Africa in the ongoing quadrangular tournament at Visakhapatnam. Nishad Pai Vaidya and Sarang Bhalerao go behind the scenes and talk to the people responsible in the making of Sarfaraz.
In 2011, six-year-old Musheer Khan, left-arm spinner from Anjuman-I-Islam Allana English school became the youngest cricketer to play Giles Shield Under-14 tournament.
At a time when children of his age are busy playing video games or watching cartoons, eight-year-old Musheer Khan leads the life of a professional cricketer. Two weeks after he became the youngest cricketer to feature in the prestigious Kanga League tournament, Musheer added another feather to his cap by becoming the youngest to take a five-wicket haul in the tournament’s 65-year-old history.
Musheer Khan, aged eight, on Sunday became the youngest cricketer to play the Dr HD Kanga Cricket League.
Sachin Tendulkar’s son Arjun Tendulkar will be seen making his Kanga League debut this season. He will be playing for Young Parsee Cricket Club in 'G’ Division of Kanga League, which is now known as Summer Vacation Shield.
Musheer Khan, making his debut in the under-14 Giles shield tournament at the age of six years, bagged a six-wicket haul in his first match to help his side Anjuman-I-Islam Allana English medium school romp to an innings and 40-run win.
After elder brother Sarfaraz Khan hogged limelight about two years ago by surpassing Sachin Tendulkar's score of 326 not out in the Harris Shield tournament at the age of 12, it was the turn of his younger brother Musheer Khan to get his share of attention on Tuesday.