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The Times of India
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Gaurav Gupta | TNN

Brothers and tons: Sarfaraz and Musheer score centuries for India 'A' and U-19 respectively

Proud dad Naushad juggles screens as Sarfaraz and Musheer score tons across continents

MUMBAI: Very few can understand the tonnes of joy and pride Naushad Khan must have experienced as a father, and as a coach too, on what turned out to be a 'Terrific Thursday' for him and his family. At Ahmedabad, his elder son Sarfaraz Khan, 26, ignored for the nth time when the national selectors chose Rajat Patidar over him for the first two Tests, kept knocking on the door, smashing a brilliant 161 off 160 balls, in a flawless knock that included 18 fours and five sixes against the England Lions in the second unofficial Test. Never mind that the opposition attack had two seamers Matthew Potts and Brydon Carse who have played for England.

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