Ranji final Sarfraz Khan dedicates his century to late singer Sidhu Moosewala

Sarfaraz Khan, overcome with emotion after his hundred, yelled, slapped his thigh, and lifted his index finger to the heavens. The thigh-pump was in memory of the late Punjabi musician Sidhu Moosewala, who was Sidhu’s father and the GodFather in his life.

It sounds like Sarfraz was quoting the lyrics of the well-known Moosewala song 295, which go as follows: “Bhavein Aukhi Hoyi Ae Crowd Tere Te/ Bolde Ne Aivein Saale Loud Tere Te/ Par Ik Gall Rakhi Yaad Puttra/ Aaha Bapu Tera Bada Aa Proud Tere Te.”

Sarfraz’s life was perfectly captured by the meaning. Even though the audience is shouting abuse at you loudly, keep in mind, son, that your father is very proud of you. Soon after those remarks in the song’s video, Moosewala points his index finger upward. Thug Life is written on the tractor behind him, where he leaps out. After he was shot and killed, his father would perform the thigh-pump dance at his funeral. Days later, Times Square in New York saw videos of him celebrating on the billboards, and his followers gathered in front to watch.

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Sarfaraz would pay tribute to the artist from afar in Bengaluru’s Chinnaswamy stadium after hitting a spectacular century against Madhya Pradesh in the Ranji final. He afterwards planned to give Sidhu Moosewala the hundred. Moosewala’s most recent song, according to Khan, was what drew him closer to the singer despite the fact that he had been listening to him for the previous four years.

Khan’s father Naushad always envisioned his son becoming well-known in the future. In order for Sarfaraz and his younger brother Musheer to one day represent their country, their father had ensured that they toiled away in the Mumbai maidaans.

Khan claimed to have celebrated that particular day earlier as well. “I did the same celebration when I hit 153 in a Ranji Trophy game, but the broadcasters didn’t show it. People started to relate to it because everyone was seeing it at the moment. Regular listeners of the Moosewala song include his friend and teammate Hardik Tamore.

Khan also expressed his feelings after learning of the singer’s shooting death. “I was totally surprised. Because he was an unintentional part of our lives, I felt an emptiness inside. I used to play his song in the changing room a lot with Hardik Tamore, and I still do. But since his death, the connection has advanced significantly.