Mumbai star batter Sarfaraz Khan is currently on a roll. The 24-year-old, who has scored 134 on Day Two of the Ranji Trophy final against Madhya Pradesh at the Chinnaswamy Stadium has been rewarded for his phenomenal Ranji season. Sarfaraz will be included in the Test squad against Bangladesh which will happen in November this year.
The right-handed batter has so far scored 937 runs in this season with four hundreds and two fifties. He is the leading run-scorer in the Ranji Trophy by being miles apart from his next counterpart. With the next-best batter, Chetan Bist, having scored 623 runs for Nagaland. Sarfaraz even improved his previous record of 928 runs which he hit in the 2019 season.
Only two batters have scored 900-plus runs twice in Ranji history. And Both were former Indian batters who were domestic run machines – Ajay Sharma and Wasim Jaffer.
“It’s impossible to overlook him now. His performances are speaking about his huge ability, and putting pressure on many in the Indian team. He will be a certainty when the selectors pick the Indian team for the Bangladesh Test series. He did well for India A last year in South Arica and he’s an excellent fielder,”
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“As far as Team India’s selection is concerned, I’m working hard.” says Sarfaraz Khan
Post the day’s play, national selector and former India left-arm spinner Sunil Joshi had a long chat with Sarfaraz, with another selector, ex-India pacer Harvinder Singh joining in.
“This is the first time I spoke to the selectors. I felt good after speaking to Joshi and Harvinder sir. They were saying that despite Chandu sir (MP coach Chandrakant Pandit) having blocked my sweep shot, I showed patience and didn’t play that shot, was taking singles, and didn’t come under pressure. They praised my knock,”
SARFARAZ SAID.
“As far as Team India’s selection is concerned, I’m working hard. My focus is to only score runs. Every person has dreams. It will happen if it is written in my destiny,”
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Sarfaraz Pays Tribute to Punjabi Singer Siddhu Moosewala
Soon after he reached his century, the Mumbaikar, slapped his thigh and pointed his index right finger to the sky – doing the ‘thappi,’ a signature step of recently slain Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala.
“This was for Moosewala. I love his songs and mostly me and Hardik Tamore (keeper) listen to his songs,”
SARFARAZ SAID LATER.
However, his extended celebration upon reaching yet another three-figure mark didn’t stop at that. He let out a teary-eyed roar towards his applauding teammates. The emotional surge was prompted by his joy at scoring a century in a Ranji Trophy final.
