Sarfaraz Khan left a strong impression in Rajkot after being handed the Test cap by former India captain Anil Kumble. Yashasvi Jaiswal played a brilliant knock in Rajkot with Sarfaraz, a senior in Mumbai but a junior in India, and then went on to play in exhibitions and power-hitting competitions.
Sarfaraz Khan's game is suitable for Test cricket: Sourav Ganguly
Main highlights
- Sourav Ganguly said Sarfaraz's game is suitable for Tests.
- Sarfaraz scored 50 for the twins on his Test debut.
- He is ready to play in the fifth Test against England.
Former Indian cricketer Sourav Ganguly said that Sarfaraz Khan's game is suitable for Test cricket after his performance in England's Test series. India will face England in the fifth and final Test of the series starting March 7 in Dharamsala. Sarfaraz made a strong impression in Rajkot after being handed the Test cap by former India captain Anil Kumble.
Sarfaraz defeated twin fifties in his debut match, emulating the likes of former Indian cricketers Sunil Gavaskar, Dilawar Hussain and Shreyas Iyer to achieve the feat. Ganguly said his game is better for testing than his T20Is.
Sarfaraz had a brilliant career in first-class cricket, scoring 4056 runs in 47 matches at an astonishing average of 68.74.
“I think he is more of a five-day player. His game is suited to that. T20 is a different format. And the number of runs he has scored in domestic cricket, Ranji Trophy and first-class cricket. It was phenomenal. As the saying goes, if you score, you don't waste anything,” Ganguly said. Rev Sports.
Sarfaraz scored 62 runs in the first innings of the Rajkot Test, but conceded in a scuffle with centurion Ravindra Jadeja, before scoring an unbeaten 68 in the second innings. He scored India's second fastest Test fifty.
In the second innings, Sarfaraz hit an unbeaten 172 with Yashasvi Jaiswal to take India to a lead of 430/4, with captain Rohit Sharma declaring, England set a mammoth target of 557 to chase in Rajkot. Set.
In response, England conceded just 122 runs before being bundled out by the Indians on the fourth day, losing the match by a huge margin of 434 runs. Sarfaraz failed to make the same impact against Ranchi, conceding just 14 runs in the two innings.
