With India B tottering at 94/7, Musheer played a knock that he will cherish for the rest of his life, one that saw him score a century on debut and take the team total to a formidable 321. Musheer built on his century overnight and added a frustratingly long 205-run partnership with Navdeep Saini for the eight wicket.
His innings came to an end but not before Musheer had done something spectacular - surpass Sachin Tendulkar by registering the third-highest score by a batter on Duleep Trophy debut. Musheer's 181 is now above Tendulkar, but below Baba Aparajith's 212 for South Zone against West Zone in 2013 and Yash Dull's 193 for North Zone against East Zone in 2022
Musheer's innings - which ended 19 short of a double hundred - left a few cricketing personalities in awe of his effort. Suryakumar Yadav took to X and expressed joy at the youngster's outstanding knock.
The Indian T20I captain, who was expected to represent India C, missed the first round due to an injury. However, despite the setback, SKY sounded genuinely happy for Musheer.
"What a knock, Musheer Khan. Supported really well by Navdeep Saini. Duty ke baad roz practice, jitna duty utna practice. (Practice every day after duty (batting). The more you bat, the more you practice," SKY posted.