Sarfaraz khan

Sarfaraz Khan, who has scored close to 2500 runs in the last three Ranji Trophy seasons combined, along with the world's No. 1 T20I batter Suryakumar Yadav, will be among the leading contenders who can replace out-of-form Cheteshwar Pujara in the Indian Test team as a No. 3 batter for the upcoming two-match Test series against the West Indies. The lack of runs from his bat has put Pujara’s place in the Indian Test team under scanner. He was dropped from the side last year but managed to make a comeback after scoring mountains of runs for Sussex in the county championship, but this time it will be difficult. The BCCI might look to bring in new guys and not give another opportunity to someone like Pujara, who is already 35. With the new World Test Championship cycle set to start with a two-match series against the West Indies in the Caribbean islands next month, there’s a high possibility that Pujara might get dropped and someone else who has performed well in domestic cricket might get rewarded with a place in the Indian team. Here’s a look at five players who can replace Pujara in the Indian Test team: Sarfaraz Khan: No player has managed to score more runs than Sarfaraz Khan in the Ranji Trophy in the last three seasons. The 25-year-old Mumbaikar deserves a chance to play Test cricket for India and is most likely to get his due opportunity in the West Indies next month. In 37 first-class matches, he has so far managed to score a total of 3505 runs, which came at an averag...

Former Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed reacts amid a Pakistan vs India match while Indian batter Rohit Sharma walks back to the crease. -- AFP/File HOUSTON: Former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed has shed light upon the bond between Pakistani and Indian cricketers amid the deadlock between the cricket boards of both sides over the Asia Cup venue. “The relationship between India and Pakistani players has always been good. We used to play each other often in the past which improved the relationship between the players,” Sarfaraz said while talking to media during a meet and greet event in Houston, Texas. India have not toured Pakistan since 2008 due to strained relations between the two countries and plans to do the same during the upcoming regional cricket event, Asia Cup 2023. The last bilateral series between the arch-rivals took place in 2012, when Pakistan toured India for limited-overs matches. Over the past few years, the two countries have only faced each other in ICC and ACC events. Sarfaraz was also hopeful that Pakistan will once again lift the trophy in a mega event ahead of the 2023 World Cup in India. “Winning the Champions Trophy in 2017 was a great moment for all the players. I’m hopeful that we will be able to win another mega event in the near future,” he said. The right-hander also lauder former Pakistan wicketkeeper Moin Khan and Indian great MS Dhoni. “Moin Khan was my role model when I started playing cricket,” he said. “These days MS Dhoni is an inspiration for...

Name Sarfaraz Khan Born October 22, 1997 Mumbai Age 25 years 236 days Teams India U19, Mumbai, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab Kings, Eagle Thane Strikers, India A, Delhi Capitals, West Zone, Rest of India Nickname Sarfaraz Khan Bat Style Right Handed Bat Bowl Style Right-arm legbreak Sarfaraz Khan, part of a long list of child-prodigies from Mumbai, burst on to the scene as a 17-year old. Sarfaraz's cricketing journey began early under the tutelage of his father Naushad Khan, a former Mumbai cricketer and a respected coach who's responsible for nurturing talents like Iqbal Abdullah and Kamran Khan. Known for his quirky and innovative batting, Sarfaraz made his first-class debut in 2014 and was a part of the Indian Under-19 teams that played in the 2014 and 2016 World Cups. Sarfaraz first made the world sit up and take notice when he scored a magnificent 439 in his maiden Harris Shield game in 2009. Aged just 12, he broke a Sachin Tendulkar record that had stood since 1988. It wasn't long before Sarfaraz was thrust into the Mumbai U19 side and his performances there led to him earning a place in India's U19 squad. Batting in the middle-order, Sarfaraz scored 566 runs at a staggering average of 70.75 across the two U19 World Cups he played. His tally is only bettered by Eoin Morgan (606 runs) and Babar Azam (585 runs). He holds the unique record of most fifties in U19 Cricket World Cups having struck 7 of them across two editions. His career, however, has...

Mumbai batsman Sarfaraz Khan on Tuesday made a big statement with yet another century in the Ranji Trophy game against Delhi. Sarfaraz has smashed a spectacular hundred just days after the BCCI snubbed him for the upcoming Border-Gavaskar (Test series) against Australia. Despite his brilliant show with the bat in India's first-class setup for the past two seasons, the Chetan Sharma-led Indian selection committee did not pick him for the four-match series against Australia.

The BCCI announced the India squad for the first two Test matches of the four-match series against Australia on Friday. Notably, the board cricket governing body also announced the squad for upcoming white-ball series against New Zealand that will kick off on January 18 before India host Australia in the longest format. Fans on social media fumed at the selection committee for leaving out In the 2021-22 Ranji Trophy, Sarfaraz scored 982 runs at an average of 122.75 with four centuries and two half-centuries. His highest score was 275. Meanwhile, the ongoing edition sees him amass 431 runs at an average of 107.75 and a strike-rate of 70.54 with two centuries, one half-century. However, the Indian cricket team selection committee decided to give Suryakumar Yadav a chance in India's Test squad, considering the player's sensational form in white-ball formats, especially T20I cricket. Listen to the It has not gone down well with the fans though. Here is how they reacted to the selection: Selecting Suryakumar Yadav ahead of Baffling selection by this committee, yet again.— Shivani Shukla (@iShivani_Shukla) Sarfaraz a victim of not having social media fan following like sanju. Poor guy has done more than enough to be in the squad. such a shame he is not included. Very hard on Sarfaraz Khan who has literally broken the door down in first class cricket. You can't do more than he has.— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) Sarfaraz Khan must be devasted! When will he get rewarded for his pe...

India crashed to a humiliating defeat against Australia in the WTC final, at The Oval in London. The match, which took place from June 7-11, ended in the first session of Day 5. Having secured a 209-run victory, Australia had plenty of positives to take from the match, having dominated in all departments against a side who reached their second successive WTC final. 'Jaiswal... Sarfaraz... Mukesh...': Karthik's solution to India for Test squad revamp after WTC final defeat India lost the inaugural WTC 2019-21 final to New Zealand, which took place at the Rose Bowl in Southampton. During that time, Kohli was India's skipper. India's senior players too failed to perform at The Oval. Captain Rohit was dismissed for only 15 off 26 balls in the first innings and fell for 43 runs off 60 deliveries in the second innings. Meanwhile, Kohli, who was in fine form in IPL 2023, was removed for 14 off 31 balls in the first innings and had to depart for 49 off 78 deliveries in the second innings. Pujara also repeated the same with scores of 14 and 27. At HT Sports Desk, passionate reporters work round the clock to provide detailed updates from the world of sports. Expect nuanced match reports, previews,reviews, technical analysis based on statistics, the latest social media trends, expert opinions on cricket, football, tennis, badminton, hockey,motorsports, wrestling, boxing, shooting, athletics and much more. • Home • HTLS 2022 • Astrology • India News • Lifestyle • Entertainment • Tre...

After the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the squads for the first two Tests of the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy, a lot of questions regarding the selection have been buzzing around the Indian cricket fraternity. Many modifications could be noticed in the 17-man unit. Among others, India’s rising star and limited-over expert Suryakumar Yadav earned his maiden call-up to don the whites for India. However, fans were left baffled regarding the exclusion of Sarfaraz Khan who has been enjoying excellent form in the domestic circuit. The board has been facing criticism for their decision to ignore Khan and give the opportunity to Yadav. Now, the 25-year-old batter has finally broken his silence and expressed his thoughts on the matter while speaking with sports journalist Vimal Kumar. As heard in the video, dropped by Kumar on his YouTube channel, Sarfaraz Khan rubbished all the comparisons between him and Suryakumar Yadav, who also plays for Mumbai in first-class cricket. Khan explained that they share a good bond and termed SKY’s selection “inspirational” as according to him, Yadav put in so much effort and had to wait for years for his India cap. Bangladesh vs Afghanistan: Visitors confident of their chances in one-off Test without Rashid Khan Alick Athanaze, somersaulting Kevin Sinclair help West Indies to 3-0 UAE sweep Talking about Yadav’s selection being inspirational, Khan said, “Obviously it is.” As a reason he mentioned, “He had to wait for a ...