Sarfaraz Khan was lastly rewarded for his sensible run of kind in home cricket as he was included in India’s squad for the second Test match in opposition to England beginning February 2. The choice was taken following the accidents suffered by Ravindra Jadeja and KL Rahul which dominated them out of the match. In the latest previous, Sarfaraz has been phenomenal for Mumbai within the home circuit and he has additionally excelled whereas representing India ‘A’. Sarfaraz’s father Naushad Khan took to social media to precise his emotions after the Test call-up and thanked the selectors and followers for displaying their assist.

“You all know that Sarfaraz got his maiden Test call-up today. I want to thank everyone, especially Mumbai Cricket Association where he grew up. Also, the National Cricket Academy (NCA) where he got experience, BCCI and the selectors for trusting in him, and all his fans who prayed for him and supported him,” he says within the video.

“We all hope that he plays well for the country and contributes to the team’s win,” he added.

Rohit Sharma‘s India misplaced the nail-biting first Test by 28 runs in Hyderabad on Sunday after being forward within the match for a lot of the opening three days.

India is because of play England within the second of the five-match collection in Visakhapatnam beginning Friday.

Sarfaraz Khan, Saurabh Kumar and Washington Sundar have been added to India’s squad, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) mentioned in an announcement.

“Jadeja sustained a hamstring injury during play on Day Four of the first Test in Hyderabad while Rahul complained of a right quadriceps pain,” the BCCI mentioned.

The BCCI mentioned its medics are “monitoring the progress of the duo”.

(With AFP inputs)