In current historical past, not often has any participant’s worldwide debut made a lot noise as Sarfaraz Khan‘s. And there was each cause for it to occur. Sarfaraz Khan has been one of the crucial constant performers in Indian home cricket over the previous few years. However, the BCCI selectors took their time to rope him in  the Indian cricket workforce. When it occurred in Rajkot within the third India vs England Test, there have been emotional scenes as his father and spouse couldn’t cease their tears. Sarfaraz Khan repaid their religion with a assured innings. 

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Sarfaraz Khan scored a 48-ball half-century – the quickest by an Indian within the post-independence period – earlier than departing at 62 after a horrible run out combine up with Ravindra Jadeja. Indian cricket workforce captain Rohit Sharma was annoyed after the dismissal. 

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Sarfaraz Khan opened up on his dismissal on the finish of day’s play. 

“At times there is miscommunication, and it is a part of the game. Sometimes you get run out. Such kind of things happen,” Sarfaraz Khan  mentioned within the post-match convention.

Sarfaraz Khan added that Ravindra Jadeja helped him all through his innings. “I talked to him at lunch time. I am that type of batter who like to talk while batting about what is going on. So, I told Jadeja to keep talking to me while I bat. He supported me a lot today and spoke to me at lunchtime,” Sarfaraz Khan mentioned.

“He told me how the debutants feel and how he felt as a debutant. I was a bit nervous, especially when I played my first sweep and missed it. But he told me to take some time and it would be easy. I listened to him and tried implementing it.”.

On what Jadeja mentioned on the run out, Sarfaraz mentioned: “He said there was a bit of miscommunication, but I said it’s okay.”

Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja made classical Test match lots of whereas debutant Sarfaraz Khan introduced his arrival on the massive stage with a fluent half-century as India reached 326 for 5 at stumps on day one of many third Test towards England in Rajkot on Thursday.

With India lowered to 33 for 3 inside the primary hour of play, Rohit (131 off 196) and Jadeja (110 batting off 212) steered the ship by way of uneven waters with a 204-run partnership.

After the pair was separated, Sarfaraz (62 off 66) scored the joint quickest fifty by an Indian on debut to push India previous the 300-run mark earlier than he was tragically run out following a mix-up with Jadeja.

Standing within the dressing room, skipper Rohit was furious on the method of Sarfaraz’s dismissal and threw his cap in frustration. Jadeja was batting with nightwatchman Kuldeep Yadav (1 batting) at shut of play.

With PTI inputs