Musheer Khan set to travel to Australia for Test series after Duleep Trophy 2024 performance

Young Mumbai batter Musheer Khan who is currently involved in Duleep Trophy 2024 is all set to travel to Australia for the India A shadow tour, which will have three 'four-day' Tests. Musheer scored 181 in his debut match of the Duleep Trophy 2024. He is featuring for India B-led by Abhimanyu Easwaran. 

As per PTI, The India A team for the Australia tour will be picked based on the Duleep Trophy performances and the Irani Cup match between the Rest of India and Ranji champions Mumbai, which will be held before the tour of Australia. While a couple of Test specialists and pacers might be sent early, two names that are almost certain to make it are Musheer and Rajasthan left-arm spinner Manav Suthar, who has eclipsed Saurabh Kumar as the next best left-arm spinner after Ravindra Jadeja and Axar.
 

Musheer has played seven domestic matches where he scored 710 runs with a highest score of 203 not out.  If Musheer remains fit till that time then he is certain for India A's tour of Australia.

Those in the know believe that his talent and penchant for big scores on big occasions (Ranji Trophy final) and against quality attacks (an opposition pace attack comprising Akash Deep, Khaleel Ahmed and Avesh Khan) will work to Musheer's advantage.

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Also, the temperament of playing 373 balls (62.1 overs out of 116 overs) has made him stand out along with how he forged a partnership with a tailender (Navdeep Saini). Musheer's India B won their first match of the Duleep Trophy by 76 runs at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. 

In the case of Suthar, Ajit Agarkar and his colleagues are looking at slowly making him Axar's understudy and putting him on regular A tours so that by the time Jadeja is done, he becomes the second left-arm orthodox bowler.
 

With PTI inputs

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