Musheer Khan – The Hindu

The quote, “Every moment of your life is a second chance,” attributed to acclaimed Australian singer and songwriter Rick Price, succinctly refers to the transience of time and life.

For the 20-year-old Musheer Khan, the car accident he suffered last September, has put that into perspective. He sustained a fracture in the neck region and missed out on a lot of cricket for Mumbai. Consequently, he’s not in the Duleep Trophy West Zone squad this time, having played the tournament last year. But he’s got no regrets. “I’m thankful to God that he has kept me alive. This is my new life. I’m trying to live it. I’m enjoying my life. I want to enjoy cricket,” he said after practice at the A.M. Jain College here on Sunday.

Mumbai began its campaign in the All India Buchi Babu invitational cricket tournament against TNCA XI at the Gojan-B ground here on Monday.

Talking about the importance of the tournament in his comeback from injury, he said: “I know that I’m working twice as hard as I used to before the injury. I’ve kept the comeback in the back of my mind, but I’m not thinking about it as much.”

On his major takeaway from his stint with the Punjab Kings (PBKS) last IPL season, he said: “Power hitting is very important. It’s not that I couldn’t hit, but I can work on it. I’m trying to work on it as much as I can before going to the IPL next year.”

Asked about his exploits with the ball in the latest season of the Kanga league in Mumbai, where he even had a seven-wicket haul (seven for four) with his left-arm spin, he said: “People know me as a batter. But I’m primarily a bowler. I started my career with bowling. My batting has improved a lot. I try to compete with both. I focus on bowling as much as I focus on batting. I want to become such a player that I become indispensable for my team.”