WATCH: Sarfaraz Khan’s father CRIES after son finally gets chance to make Test debut

As soon as Sarfaraz received the cap, he ran toward his father, gave him the Test cap and his father kissed the badge on it.

WATCH: Sarfaraz Khan’s father CRIES after son finally gets chance to make Test debut

Sarfaraz Khan, Naushad Khan (Images via X)

For the past few years, Sarfaraz Khan has given some impressive performances in domestic cricket. His Ranji Trophy stats speak for themselves because of his average in each season.

As per reports, his fitness and disciplinary issues were the reason why he wasn’t given the chance to make his Test debut. But injury and the absence of senior players created a void and Sarfaraz was called in to fill it.

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Sarfaraz finally received his maiden Test cap from India great Anil Kumble in Rajkot for the third Test against England at the Niranjan Shah Stadium. As the 25-year-old’s father, Naushad Khan, watched the cap ceremony, he couldn’t control his emotions.

Naushad had been working tirelessly for his son’s success and his hard work paid off. As soon as Sarfaraz received the cap, he ran toward his father, gave him the Test cap and his father kissed the badge on it. Sarfaraz wiped the tears off his father’s face and hugged him.

Watch the video here:

Netizens react to Sarfaraz Khan’s Test debut

Whenever the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the Test squad and ignored Sarfaraz Khan, netizens used to start criticizing the board. They would question why a player performing in T20Is, especially in the Indian Premier League (IPL), is the first choice over someone who did well in red-ball cricket.

Sarfaraz Khan
Dhruv Jurel, Sarfaraz Khan (Image via X)

So, after his Test debut, fans are overjoyed but also want the youngster to emulate his Ranji Trophy success in Test cricket as well.

Check how they reacted:

https://twitter.com/FaisalJahange15/status/1758011454135922958
https://twitter.com/_vishal_orada/status/1757973591197372635

Meanwhile, India won the toss and elected to bat first. Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, and Rajat Patidar departed for low scores. Captain Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja are at the crease at the time of writing this article.

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