Sports Desk. You must have often heard people saying that the fruits of patience are always sweet. Something similar happened with young Mumbai batsman Sarfaraz Khan. Sarfaraz, who has been scoring runs in domestic cricket for years, is now waiting to play for Team India at the international level. BCCI has invited him for the second match of the five-Test series against England. After the news of Sarfaraz’s debut, people on X expressed happiness and congratulated the player.
Let us tell you that India has suffered a double setback in the five-match series against England. Wicket-keeper batsman KL Rahul and experienced all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja are out of the team. As his replacement, Sarfaraz Khan has got a chance to debut in Team India. Apart from this, Saurabh Kumar and Washington Sundar have been included in the team.
Sarfaraz has a strong record
Just after the team was announced for the first two Test matches against England, Sarfaraz Khan, playing for India-A, scored a strong century against England Lions. Sarfaraz’s record in domestic cricket has been excellent. He is among those select batsmen of India who had scored more than 900 runs in two consecutive seasons of domestic cricket. In the 45 first class matches played so far, Sarfaraz has scored a total of 3912 runs including 14 centuries and 11 half-centuries. Sarfaraz also has a triple century in his name in domestic cricket.
Not only this, among any batsman in the world who has scored 2000 or more first class runs since the year 2020, Sarfaraz (82.46) has the highest average. Despite this, he could not debut for Team India. Why was he repeatedly ignored for Team India? Sometimes his weight, sometimes his fitness and sometimes his actions off the field were cited for not being selected in Team India. But, now he finally got his chance.
Father’s reaction on Sarfaraz’s selection
After Sarfaraz Khan’s selection in Team India, his father Naushad Khan is happy. Expressing happiness over Sarfaraz’s selection, he said, “You all know that Sarfaraz has been selected in the Test team today. I want to thank everyone. Especially the Mumbai Cricket Association, where my son grew up.”
Sarfaraz’s father further said, “I would also like to thank the National Cricket Academy, from where Sarfaraz got experience. I am also thankful to BCCI and selectors, who showed confidence in my son. Finally I want to thank all the fans who prayed for Sarfaraz. I hope that Sarfaraz will play well for the country and contribute significantly to every victory of the team.”
There was a flood of congratulations for Sarfaraz
Meanwhile, cricket fans have expressed happiness over Sarfaraz’s debut and congratulated the player. Some fans have written that hard work always pays off. We are very pleased to see Sarfaraz in the team, who has been working hard continuously. One user has written that our prayers were accepted. Our posts finally reached BCCI.
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