Sarfaraz Khan’s father Naushad Khan With Sarfaraz Khan’s debut, his father’s years of penance for his son was also completed. Sarfaraz’s father Naushad Khan got emotional on his son’s debut and made a special appeal along with Indian captain Rohit Sharma.
Sarfaraz Khan’s wait for an international debut is finally over. Sarfaraz Khan was handed his debut cap by former India captain Anil Kumble during the third Test against England in Rajkot. Sarfaraz Khan continued his fine form in domestic cricket here as he scored a half-century in just 48 balls on the first day of the third Test. However, Sarfaraz Khan missed out on a big knock as he was unfortunately run out at the score of 62. Sarfaraz Khan scored 62 runs off 66 balls with nine fours and a six. Sarfaraz Khan’s debut was a memorable and emotional moment for him and the batsman’s family. When Sarfaraz Khan went to his father with the cap he got from Anil Kumble, he hugged his son and also kissed his son’s cap.
With Sarfaraz Khan’s debut, his father’s years of penance for his son was also completed. Sarfaraz’s father Naushad Khan got emotional on his son’s debut and made a special appeal along with Indian captain Rohit Sharma. The BCCI shared a video of Sarfaraz’s debut on social media, in which his father Rohit Sharma was seen making a special request to the Indian captain for his son. In a video shared by the BCCI, Rohit Sharma was seen congratulating Sarfaraz Khan’s father and Sarfaraz Khan’s wife on the batsman’s debut. Sarfaraz Khan’s father told Rohit Sharma, “Sir, take care of him.”Yes, absolutely,” the Indian captain said.”
Sarfaraz Khan’s father meets Rohit Sharma, says’ Sir will take care’
Sarfaraz Khan’s wait for an international debut is finally over. Sarfaraz Khan was handed his debut cap by former India captain Anil Kumble during the third Test against England in Rajkot. Sarfaraz Khan continued his fine form in domestic cricket here as he scored a half-century in just 48 balls on the first day of the third Test.
However, Sarfaraz Khan missed out on a big knock as he was unfortunately run out at the score of 62. Sarfaraz Khan scored 62 runs off 66 balls with nine fours and a six. Sarfaraz Khan’s debut was a memorable and emotional moment for him and the batsman’s family. When Sarfaraz Khan went to his father with the cap he got from Anil Kumble, he hugged his son and also kissed his son’s cap.
With Sarfaraz Khan’s debut, his father’s years of penance for his son was also completed. Sarfaraz’s father Naushad Khan got emotional on his son’s debut and made a special appeal along with Indian captain Rohit Sharma. The BCCI shared a video of Sarfaraz’s debut on social media, in which his father Rohit Sharma was seen making a special request to the Indian captain for his son. In a video shared by the BCCI, Rohit Sharma was seen congratulating Sarfaraz Khan’s father and Sarfaraz Khan’s wife on the batsman’s debut. Sarfaraz Khan’s father told Rohit Sharma, “Sir, take care of him.”Yes, absolutely,” the Indian captain said.”
Elaborating on his debut Test experience, Sarfaraz said after the end of the day’s play, “After going in, I was nervous on the first few balls but I practiced and worked so hard that everything fell into place.Sarfaraz said runs and performances don’t matter to him as much as playing for India to watch him with his father. “It was my father’s dream to play for India but unfortunately for some reason it didn’t happen, then there was not much support from home. He worked very hard on me and is now doing the same with my brother. It was the proudest moment of my life.”
Vande Mataram 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/vMsbq8BgjO
— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) June 16, 2019
Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to bat first. Earlier, India got off to a poor start as opener Yashasvi Jaiswal was dismissed for just 10 runs. Shubman Gill could not even open his account in this match and returned to the pavilion at the score of zero. After Gill, Rajat Patidar was dismissed for five runs. India lost the match by 33 runs.
But then Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja put on a 204-run partnership for the fourth wicket to pull the team out of a difficult situation and put them in the driving seat. Rohit Sharma departs for 131. Sarfaraz Khan was the highest scorer with 62 runs. Ravindra Jadeja remained unbeaten on 110. Kuldeep Yadav departs after scoring one run.
