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.
Maharashtra's Vijay Zol has been named captain of the Indian junior team that will compete in a tri-series to be played in Australia in June-July.
LIC President's XI on Monday beat ONGC West Zone by 49 runs to clinch the LIC Trophy cricket tournament for the physically challenged.
The second season of Coca Cola Cricket Cup for under-16 players would feature 780 schools across 10 states, an increase of 80 schools from the previous season, it was announced at the launch of the event on Friday.
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.
The 26th Sportstar Trophy under-19 cricket tournament, which serves as Mumbai Cricket Association's selection trials for the relevant age level tournaments run by the Cricket Board, would be held here from Wednesday, with four teams participating in it.