Sarfaraz Khan’s debut in the India vs England Test series was one of the five-match success stories. Sarfaraz Khan’s long wait for his international debut made the moment even more special. Sarfaraz Khan has been one of the most consistent performers in the domestic circuit and has proven his suitability for the big time with impressive performances against the likes of Ben Stokes. stage. He scored three half-centuries in five innings.
He could have converted those into triple digits, but he got sacked in critical moments. Sarfaraz Khan fell for 56 off 60 balls on the second day of the fifth Test in Dharamshala. His interesting knocks included eight fours and a six.
However, just when Sarfaraz looked set to score a big score, he fell in the hands of Shoaib Bashir on the first ball of the third over. Sarfaraz was caught by Joe Root due to a post-editing error. Before this, Sarfaraz Khan and Devdutt Padikkal had scored above 95 points. India lost wickets in quick succession after Sarfaraz was dismissed.
Former Indian cricket team captain Sunil Gavaskar is not happy with Sarfaraz Khan’s try.
“The ball is sloping up; it’s not short enough to hit. Go and try and pay the price. I mean, you’re hitting the first ball after tea. Give yourself a little vision. Don Bradman said to me ‘The problem I face every ball is that even though my score is 200, I think my score is 0.’ This is [Sarfaraz] Was…the first ball of the tournament,” Gavaskar said in a commentary on JioCinema.
There might be a reason why Sunil Gavaskar was so involved in the dismissal. The two had a lengthy chat on the first night of the Test, with Gavaskar providing some valuable insights to Sarfaraz.Dubai-based businessman Shyam Bhatia, who arranged the meeting, told us National News Network Sarfaraz Khan is depressed after being sacked.
“Sunil told him that the most important thing was the choice of lens,” says Shyam Bhatia.
“It was very important. He talked to him for about 45 minutes. Then during the game, right after tea he took a very stupid shot.
“Sunil got very angry and asked in the comments what he was doing. The next day, Sarfaraz was with me again and he said, ‘Sir, please apologize to Mr Gavaskar – I made a mistake !I won’t make the same mistake again. .’”
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