Sarfaraz Khan has been making headlines for the previous few weeks for his exploits within the ongoing version of the Ranji Trophy 2022-23. Within the closing two seasons of the event, he has accrued greater than 900 runs every for Mumbai and endured the domination within the ongoing version as neatly.

Regardless of his top-notch performances, Sarfaraz didn’t get a possibility within the nationwide workforce and wasn’t thought to be by means of the choice committee for the approaching suits of the Border Gavaskar Trophy 2023, which commences subsequent month on 9 February. In the meantime, India’s T20I specialist Suryakumar Yadav and wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan were given their maiden call-ups for the Check aspect towards Australia.

Dissatisfied for now not making it to the Indian workforce, Sarfaraz replied with but any other century towards Delhi within the home circuit. The 25-year-old has scored 3 lots in six suits he performed up to now within the ongoing Ranji Trophy event.

Sarfaraz’s father, Naushad Khan, whilst speaking to the Indian Specific, lately shared a heartwarming adolescence incident concerning the former U-19 batter involving mythical Sachin Tendulkar‘s son Arjun Tendulkar.

Naushad recalled that after Sarfaraz performed junior video games with Arjun, the Mumbai batter approached his father and mentioned, “Dad, how lucky Arjun is, no? (Abbu, Arjun, kitna naseeb wala haina?) He’s Sachin sir’s son and has the entirety in existence, like automobiles, ipads and so on.”

The cricketer’s father at the moment felt helpless and didn’t know the way to reply, however quickly younger Sarfaraz got here again, hugged his father and added, “I’m extra lucky than him as a result of my dad will get to spend the entire day with me. Arjun’s father can’t spend sufficient time with him.”

Significantly, Naushad himself is a former cricketer and trainer of Sarfaraz and his brother Musheer Khan.

Speaking about Arjun, he’s additionally having a nice season within the ongoing Ranji Trophy. Whilst representing Goa, the 23-year-old smashed a century on his debut recreation towards Rajasthan. He has additionally scalped 12 wickets in six video games and is but to make his India debut.