“Don Bradman of India”- Twitter reacts as Sarfaraz Khan slams century in Ranji Trophy after Australia Test snub
His most astounding record is his average of 80.47 from 36 innings in first-class cricket, which is the second highest, and only the legendary Sir Don Bradman is ahead of him with a 95.14 average in 234 matches.
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Sarfaraz Khan has been phenomenal in Ranji Trophy. His scores in the last few innings will prove the same. He once again smashed a century for Mumbai against Delhi in Group B match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Tuesday (January 17).
Sarfaraz smashed 16 boundaries and four maximums to reach 125 from 155 balls, driving his team to 293. Recently, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) named the 17-member squad for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which is scheduled to start on February 9. Sarfaraz, despite constantly scoring big runs in first-class cricket, couldn’t make it to the Indian Test side. The management cannot accommodate him in the squad.
Sarfaraz Khan’s century set Twitter ablaze as fans started slamming the BCCI for its ignorance of someone who has been in terrific form in red-ball cricket. Check their reactions below:
Sarfaraz Khan boasts of second highest average in first-class cricket
In the ongoing season, the Maharashtra-born cricketer has so far scored 432 runs at an average of 107.75. In his debut Ranji Trophy season in 2019-20, Sarfaraz amassed 928 runs at an average of 154.66, becoming the tournament’s fifth-highest run-scorer.
While in the 2021-22 Ranji Trophy season, the 25-year-old impressed everyone when he managed to score 982, including four hundred and two half-centuries, at an average of 122.75. He was the leading run-scorer which also helped his team reach the final.
His most astounding record is his average of 80.47 from 36 innings in first-class cricket, which is the second highest, and only the legendary Sir Don Bradman is ahead of him with a 95.14 average in 234 matches.
After the BCCI announced the squad for two Tests against Australia, Sarfaraz Khan told the TOI that he met the chairman of selectors Chetan Sharma who assured him that he’ll get a chance in the upcoming Test matches. He also revealed how he was hoping to get selected but was sad the whole day when his name didn’t appear on the squad list.
“I’m bound to fail in the odd match or two. It’s cricket, it happens. I’m not God. I can’t score in every match. And I’m very fit. I played in every match till the last. I run fast. Everyone has a different body structure, you can’t change it. I’ve cleared all the yo-yo tests in the past. Unless you clear the yo-yo test, you can’t play in the IPL,” Sarfaraz told TOI.
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