Anand Mahindra, the proprietor of the Mahindra Group, lived as much as his promise and gifted a Thar to India batter Sarfaraz Khan‘s father, Naushad Khan. Mahindra had promised a Thar to Naushad after Sarfaraz made his Test debut. It was Naushad’s sacrifices that helped Sarfaraz understand his dream of representing India on the highest stage. As Sarfaraz made his debut, industrialist Anand Mahindra determined to present him a Mahindra Thar. Reacting to a video shared by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Mahindra promised to present Sarfaraz’s father a Thar, having been touched by his story.

In a viral video, Sarfaraz and his father Naushad had been seen unveiling their new Thar.

Anand Mahindra fulfilled his promise and gifted a Mahindra Thar to Sarfaraz Khan’s father, Naushad. Mahindra had promised to present the present following Sarfaraz’s Test debut. His father performed a key function in Sarfaraz’s success and coached him proper from childhood. pic.twitter.com/Ktf070Qf5U

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Sarfaraz made his debut for India a memorable one, turning into the batter to attain the quickest fifty on his maiden outing. He scored half-centuries in each the innings of his Test debut.

Sarfaraz, a home heavyweight for Mumbai, scored three half-centuries in three Tests towards England. After India gained the five-match collection 4-1, Sarfaraz was rewarded along with his first central contract by the BCCI.

Sarfaraz just lately revealed that his father Naushad urged him to play home matches as if he was taking part in for the nation even when his choice to the Indian workforce was getting delayed regardless of scoring tall runs within the nationwide circuit.

“I would ask my father when would I get a chance to play for India and if there were people supporting us. He would tell me just one thing, ‘think as if you’re playing for India in your next domestic match and score runs there as well’.

“So I solely had one job, that was to attain runs whereever I’m taking part in,” Sarfaraz said during the India Today conclave here.

Sarfaraz also revealed that he received a lot of support from fans on social media, saying that his Instagram account has also saw a huge growth in terms of followers.

“My Instagram followers have grown to 1.5 million after my Test debut. For the final 4 years, it was 600-700k followers on Instagram. Suddenly, after taking part in for India, it has turn out to be 1.5 million. It’s good,” Sarfaraz said.