Mumbai batsman Musheer Khan has been reported injured in a car accident while traveling from Azamgarh to Lucknow, ruling him out of Mumbai's Irani Cup match against Rest of India.
However, the severity of the injury is not yet known. 19-year-old Mushir Khan, brother of Indian batsman Sarfaraz Khan, was scheduled to join his teammates in Lucknow for the Irani Cup tie to be played at the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow from October 1.
Meanwhile, the Mumbai Cricket Association is yet to announce any replacement for the batsman.
Musheer is also likely to miss the opening round of Mumbai's 2024-25 Ranji Trophy season, which begins on October 11. Musheer last played for India B in the Duleep Trophy, making his debut in the tournament against India A in Bengaluru earlier this month. He scored 181 runs in his first innings, but could not make any big scores in the remaining matches of the tournament.
Musheer, one of India's most successful players in the 2024 Under-19 World Cup, made a strong comeback in the Ranji Trophy in February. Almost two years later, in his debut match for Mumbai, he scored his maiden first-class double century and later scored a century in the second innings in the Ranji final against Vidarbha, helping Mumbai clinch a record 42nd Ranji title.
Musheer has scored 716 runs in nine first-class matches at an average of over 50, which includes three centuries and one half-century. Mumbai team: Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Prithvi Shaw, Ayush Mhatre, Shreyas Iyer, Siddhesh Lad, Suryansh Shedge, Hardik Tamore (wicketkeeper), Siddhant Adhatrao (wicketkeeper), Shams Mulani, Tanush Kotian, Himanshu Singh, Shardul Thakur, Mohit Awasthi. , Mohammad Junaid Khan, Royston Dias.
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