See Rohit Sharma in ‘Pyaar Sa Aata Hai’: Indian star compares him to Aamir Khan

India broke several records in the recently concluded five-Test series against England at home. The Rohit Sharma-led side showed dominance and sealed the series with a score of 4-1. The win was made even more special as the home team was made up of many young players who put in exemplary performances and became household names. One of these players was batsman Sarfaraz Khan, who made his debut in the third Test and completed the series with a score of 200 runs. He also hit three half-centuries and played fearless cricket against England.

Recently, Sarfaraz opened up about playing under captain Rohit. The 26-year-old batsman jokingly compared Rohit’s captaincy style to a scene from the famous Bollywood film “Lagaan”.

“I love playing with Rohit bhai. I have been playing cricket for a long time, I have been playing IPL for 9-10 years. And I have also played domestically. I love playing with Rohit bhai. It is like this. It feels like Like… when I saw you I felt so much love, you are a good band. Doc and everyone works together. You must have seen that movie of yours when they say team mein kuch. What kind of team is Aamir? Khan make? (I enjoyed playing under the captaincy of Rohit Bhai. I have been playing for a long time. I played in IPL for 9-10 years and also played domestic cricket. So , it was a wonderful experience Sarfaraz told AajTak: “Playing under Rohit Bhai, every time I see him, I admire his greatness. They bring everyone together, Forming a team. Whenever he speaks in team meetings, it reminds me of Aamir Khan’s film Lagaan.”

“It’s not that much, just understand. Everyone speaks in a different way. I don’t think it’s painful because the language in Mumbai is a bit like this. What do you mean by what you say? It’s not that he scolds you.” This is what we Mumbaiites do. style. The way we speak. Doctors and teams work together. Contact is complete. Teaching is complete. The third year of junior high didn’t feel like my debut. Time pe. (He didn’t scold us a lot. He just made up the understanding, everyone has a different way of talking. I never felt he scolded us. It’s just the Mumbai way of talking. That’s how we talk. He has a great rapport with the players of the team Good. He never made us feel like he was higher than us.),” he added.

Former India captain Anil Kumble handed Sarfaraz his Test cap ahead of the third Test in Rajkot, where he scored two half-tons to emulate the legendary Sunil L. Gavaskar.

“Ever since I was a kid, I have always heard stories about the importance of Test match cricket. My father has always told me the importance of the longest format of the game. It’s not that there isn’t pressure when I play my maiden Test series. , I felt the pressure,” Sarfaraz said.

“After my Test debut, my Instagram followers have grown to 1.5 million. In the last four years, the number of followers on Instagram was 600-700,000. Suddenly, after playing for the Indian team, the number of followers increased to 1.5 million. That’s good,” he added.

(with PTI input)