One of the most promising batters in India’s domestic circuit, Sarfaraz Khan was finally rewarded for his years of hard work, getting his maiden India cap for the third Test against England in Rajkot. Sarfaraz made the most of the opportunity, scoring a quick-fire half-century, playing an important role in taking India’s first innings total to 445 runs. As India took a commanding lead of over 300 runs at the end of Day 3 in the Rajkot Test, Sarfaraz took to Instagram to share a beautiful story with skipper Rohit Sharma.
In the Instagram story, Sarfaraz could be seen hugging the India captain. The batter didn’t put any caption on the picture, but put a couple of hearts and the India flag before he shared it on his Instagram account.
Earlier, Sarfaraz had called the Hitman his favourite player.
“Rohit Sharma is my favourite player – he has got very good pull shots, even in my dressing room, everyone talks about the 3 double hundreds of Rohit,” Sarfaraz had said.
Sarfaraz got off to a brilliant start but a miscommunication with star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja in the middle cut short his brilliant debut.
Sarfaraz was asked about the incident during the press conference following the day’s play in Rajkot, and the batter appeared unconcerned.
“There was a little miscommunication. This is part of the game. Sometimes there is a run-out, sometimes there is a run, and sometimes there is not. So all this goes on. He (Jadeja) said that there was a little miscommunication. And I said that it is okay. It happens. There is nothing big in it,” Sarfaraz said during a post-day press conference.
The 26-year-old thanked the all-rounder for assisting him through his debut. Sarfaraz was apprehensive in the first few balls of his innings, even top-edging a slog sweep. Sarfaraz claimed that Jadeja calmed his anxiety and advised him to play a lengthy innings.
“When I was batting with Jadeja, I told him to play while communicating with me. I like to play that way. He helped me out a lot and supported me. He helped me control my nerves and told me to spend as much time as possible on the crease to understand everything. That is what I did and I scored runs,” he added.
With ANI inputs
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