‘Let him fail first’ Sourav Ganguly on inclusion of young Sarfaraz in the Indian team during BGT
BGT series starting from 22nd November Sourav Ganguly and Sarfaraz Khan (Image Credit- Twitter Former Indian cricket team captain Sourav Ganguly has recently said that passing judgment on the batting ability of young Sarfaraz Khan without giving him a chance abroad is no less than an injustice against the young player. Ganguly also said that critics should make some assumptions after his performance in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test series. It is noteworthy that the 27-year-old player, after a record breaking performance in domestic cricket, made a brilliant debut against England at the beginning of the year. Recently, in the Bengaluru Test match against New Zealand, Sarfaraz scored a debut century, but in the two matches that followed, he could not show anything special. Sourav Ganguly gave a big statement On the other hand, now before the start of BGT, the former captain while talking to RevSportz about Sarfaraz Khan said – You have to give a chance to know him, how can you say anything without giving him a chance? First let him fail, he has scored a lot of runs in domestic cricket and has made his place in the team, no one has given him a chance. Ganguly further said- So, do not dismiss him without giving him a chance, once you do, you will be in a position to assess him. I am very clear, you should give him a chance to know how good or bad he is, without doing so, do not make any judgment about him. On the other hand, if we tell you about the BGT series, Team India is the defending champion of the trophy. The series will start with the first Test match to be held in Perth on 22 November. However, due to personal reasons, Rohit will not be able to play in the first Test match. It will be worth seeing that in the middle order, whom among Sarfaraz Khan and Dhruv Jurel does the management give a chance in the playing eleven?
Bad news for India before BGT starts! Sarfaraz Khan left net practice after elbow injury
BGT series starting from 22nd November Sarfaraz Khan (Image Credit- Twitter X) Cricket fans are eagerly waiting for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) test series between India and Australia (IND vs SA). It is noteworthy that this time the BGT series is going to start with the first match to be held in Perth on 22nd November. On the other hand, before the start of this series, a big news is coming out from the Team India camp. Let us tell you that before this match, India is doing net practice at WACA ground today, Thursday, 14th November. But today in practice, Indian batsman Sarfaraz Khan got injured in his right elbow. A video regarding this is also going viral on social media very fast. After this injury, Sarfaraz was seen walking out of the nets holding his elbow. If some media reports regarding injury are to be believed then this step was merely a precautionary measure. Later, Sarfaraz was seen spending time with other members of the team. He also had a long conversation with Shubman Gill. Watch this viral video on the internet #BorderGavaskarTrophy practice #ViratKohli ‘s intense practice session in Perth.#sarfarazkhan has got hit on the arm…& left the nets. ***Indian fans climb the tree to watch training of superstars.@imVkohli #INDvAUSpic.twitter.com/W8MESx3ong — alekhaNikun (@nikun28) November 14, 2024 Also, let us tell you that captain Rohit Sharma will not be able to play in the first two matches of this series. Rohit is currently in Mumbai due to personal reasons. In such a situation, Abhimanyu Easwaran can be included in the playing eleven in the first test match. Indian team for BGT 2024-25 Rohit Sharma (captain), Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj. , Akashdeep, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar. Full schedule of Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) 1st Test 22–26 November: Perth Stadium, Perth Second Test 6–10 December: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Third Test 14-18 December: The Gabba, Brisbane Fourth Test 26-30 December: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Fifth Test 3-7 January: Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
IND vs NZ: Who should be given a chance in the second test between KL Rahul and Sarfaraz Khan, Aakash Chopra gave a big statement
The second Test between Team India and New Zealand is starting from October 24 at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. Sarfaraz Khan and KL Rahul (Pic Source-X) Former player Aakash Chopra believes that it is going to be a big question for Team India as to whom they will choose between Sarfaraz Khan and KL Rahul in the second Test against New Zealand. According to Aakash Chopra, KL Rahul’s performance has not been so good in Tests and Sarfaraz Khan has batted brilliantly in this format so far. Let us tell you that the second test between Team India and New Zealand is starting from October 24 at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. Brilliant batsman Shubman Gill can return to the playing XI of Team India in the second test. After the return of Shubman Gill, either KL Rahul or Sarfaraz Khan can be dropped from the team. Aakash Chopra has shared a video on his official YouTube channel in which he said, ‘It has always been seen in Team India that if the player who is their first choice is completely fit and available, then his Will definitely be back in the team. Secondly, after the end of the first test, the question was raised as to who would bat at number three, although the captain and coach had said that KL Rahul would be seen batting at number 6 only and there would be no replacement in his order. There will be no change either. Rahul’s stats are not that good in Tests: Aakash Chopra The former player further said, ‘Now that Sarfaraz has scored a century and Rahul has not made a big score in both the innings, then it is a big question as to who will be removed from the team. I have seen KL Rahul’s stats and it is not that good. The average of 33 in 53 matches is very poor. In the last 10 matches, KL Rahul has scored 434 runs in 17 innings. There is a century which he probably scored against South Africa in Centurion and an average of just 27. After seeing all this, questions will definitely be raised against him. It was easy to drop Karun Nair because there was a gap in the middle of the series. Not only this, Dhruv and Sarfaraz were also made to sit outside for a long time. At this time the question being raised is that if a player is performing tremendously then how can you drop him from the team? Rahul has scored runs at an average of only 27 in the last 10 matches. It would not be right to remove Sarfaraz. List of teams that have won the most matches away from home in WTC- Players who have won “Player of the Tournament” in every edition of the Women’s T20 World Cup- List of batsmen who have hit most sixes in Test cricket- Players who have been out for a duck most times in international cricket (active) Take a look at India’s lowest…
IND vs NZ: Rahul or Sarfaraz or Gill? Who will get a chance in the Pune test match? Know here
IND vs NZ (Photo Source: Getty Images) India vs New Zealand 2nd Test Probable Playing XI: The second match of the ongoing series between India and New Zealand will be played in Pune from October 24. For this, both the teams are preparing vigorously. After losing the first match of the series, now Team India can enter this match with a new strategy. In such a situation, it is quite possible that there may be some changes in the playing XI of Team India in the next match. However, looking at the way things are unfolding, it is difficult to guess how many changes Team India will make for this match. Let us tell you that after Team India’s defeat in the first Test in Bengaluru, the selection committee of BCCI suddenly included Washington Sundar in the squad of the Indian team. IND vs NZ: Washington Sundar may get a chance in the third test match Although the team had already been announced for three matches, many people did not understand why this change was made. It is believed that New Zealand has many left-handed batsmen, so Sundar can prove to be very effective against them. Along with bowling, he also bats well. In such a situation, it would not be a big deal if Sundar gets a chance in the playing eleven in place of Kuldeep Yadav. Talking about the second change, Shubman Gill could not play the first match of the series. He was injured at that time. Now it is being told that he is completely fit. If he comes in the playing XI then whose place will he come in? Sarfaraz Khan had played a brilliant inning of 150 runs, but still he may have to sit out again. In such a situation, KL Rahul can be seen playing the next match. Captain Rohit Sharma has already said that he wants to give some more time to Rahul. Although Sarfaraz Khan had batted brilliantly in the last match, so in such a situation KL Rahul may also have to sit out. Now it will be interesting to see what changes they bring to their team for the other test matches.
‘Back your shots and play freely’ Sarfaraz Khan on batting with Virat in Bengaluru Test match
India had to face defeat by 8 wickets in the Bengaluru test match. Sarfaraz Khan and Virat Kohli (Image Credit- Twitter The first match of the ongoing Test series between India and New Zealand (IND vs NZ) was played at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Let us tell you that in this match, batsman Sarfaraz Khan batted brilliantly and scored the first century of his career. On the fourth day of play in the match, Sarfaraz batted brilliantly and played a brilliant inning of 150 runs in 195 balls. This was Sarfaraz’s first century in Test cricket. So after this century, Sarfaraz shared his feeling with the fans and gave a big statement about batting in the match with former captain Virat Kohli. Sarfaraz Khan gave a big statement Let us tell you that after the fourth day’s play, through a video uploaded by BCCI, Sarfaraz said – This century felt very good, when I was celebrating my century, it felt as if the grass was not green but blue. It felt like I was in the sky, I was so happy. My dream was to score a century for India and it came true. Rishabh and I play aggressive cricket. We both play aggressive cricket and we were talking in the middle that we will help each other. Sarfaraz further said about Kohli – I have seen Virat Kohli since childhood and I always wanted to play with him. That dream came true at RCB, but playing with him in the Indian team was special. He kept saying to support your shots and play freely. He gave me a lot of confidence. When someone like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma pat you on the back and say you have done well, it is obviously a proud moment. On the other hand, if we tell you the condition of this match, the host team had to face defeat by 8 wickets. So the second match of this series will be played in Pune from 24th October. It will be worth watching that after trailing 1-0 in the series, how does India perform in this match?
IND vs NZ, 1st Test: Day 4 Highlights: Sarfaraz Khan’s maiden century, Pant out on 99, New Zealand got the target of 107 runs
Team India was all out for 462 runs in the second innings. IND vs NZ, Rishabh Pant & Sarfaraz Khan (Photo Source: Getty Images) IND vs NZ, 1st Test: Day 4 Highlights: The first match of the three-match Test series between India and New Zealand is being played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. By the end of the third day of the game, Team India had scored 231 runs at the loss of 3 wickets in the second innings. Today, on the fourth day of the game, the host team was all out for 462 runs in the second innings and New Zealand has got a target of 107 runs to win. Tom Latham and Devon Conway came out to open. Jasprit Bumrah could bowl only 4 balls in the first over, after which it started raining heavily and stumps were announced. IND vs NZ: Sarfaraz Khan did a strange thing to save Rishabh Pant from run-out On the fourth day, Rishabh Pant narrowly escaped being run-out in the 56th over of the innings. Sarfaraz played Matt Henry’s ball towards backward point, he ran the first run quickly, but then seeing the ball in the fielder’s hand, did not go for the second run. However, Pant started running for the second run. Then to stop Rishabh, Sarfaraz started jumping on the pitch shouting loudly. Pant saw him and returned back to his crease. Rishabh Pant was on 6 runs at that time. The Sarfaraz way of denying a double. pic.twitter.com/GiK7nbTxF0 — Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) October 19, 2024 Sarfaraz Khan scored the first century of his international career Sarfaraz Khan scored his first international century in 110 balls by hitting a four against Tim Southee during the 57th over. This century of Sarfaraz has a lot of significance because it came in a very stressful situation. He took off his helmet, and ran on the field with full enthusiasm. Everyone in the dressing room also praised him a lot. A moment Sarfaraz Khan will remember forever! He is jubilant, Rishabh Pant applauds & the dressing room on its feet! Live ▶️ https://t.co/8qhNBrrtDF#TeamIndia , #INDvNZ , @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/pwt12jHfND — BCCI (@BCCI) October 19, 2024 Pant completed half-century in 55 balls Rishabh Pant completed his half-century in 55 balls by hitting a four against Glenn Phillips during the 71st over. Rishabh has become the third player to score most half-centuries as a wicketkeeper in Test cricket. So far he has scored 18 half-centuries in 62 innings. IND vs NZ: Sarfaraz Khan out against Tim Southee Sarfaraz Khan played the ball bowled by Tim Southee straight towards Ajaz Patel posted at cover, where he made no mistake and took an amazing catch. Sarfaraz Khan played an inning of 150 runs in 195 balls with the help of 18 fours and 3 sixes. And on the score of 408, India got its fourth blow. There was a partnership of 177 runs for the fourth wicket between Sarfaraz and Rishabh Pant. SARFARAZ KHAN SHOW IN BENGALURU. – 150 (195) with 18 fours and 3 sixes,…
IND vs NZ: ‘Worked very hard’: David Warner praised Sarfaraz Khan’s strong innings
Sarfaraz Khan batted brilliantly in the first Test match being played against New Zealand and played a brilliant inning of 150 runs with the help of 18 fours and 3 sixes. Sarfaraz Khan (Pic Source-X) Indian team’s young player Sarfaraz Khan batted brilliantly in the first test match being played against New Zealand and played a brilliant inning of 150 runs with the help of 18 fours and 3 sixes. During this innings, Sarfaraz Khan did not spare any New Zealand bowler and played excellent shots continuously against everyone. Let us tell you that at one time Team India was in a very bad situation in this match. The hosts were all out for 46 runs in their first innings, in response to which New Zealand scored 402 runs losing all the wickets in their first innings. However, after this, in the second innings, Sarfaraz Khan batted brilliantly for Team India and played valuable innings for his team. Former Australian team opener David Warner has praised the young Indian player through his official social media account. David Warner shared a story on his official Instagram account which has pictures of Sarfaraz Khan and he wrote, ‘Well done Sarfaraz Khan. You have worked hard and it feels really great to see this. Here is David Warner’s Instagram story: David Warner Insta Story Apart from Sarfaraz Khan, Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant also batted brilliantly and scored 99 runs. Rishabh Pant missed his century by one run in this match. Apart from Rishabh Pant, captain Rohit Sharma scored 52 runs while Virat Kohli was out on the score of 70 runs. Team India has scored 462 runs after losing all the wickets in its second innings. New Zealand needs 107 runs to win the first test. It will not be so difficult for the team to score this score because all their players are in great form. However, on the fourth day of the game, it was also seen that the fast bowlers are getting a lot of help and the hosts have deadly bowlers like Jasprit Bumrah and Siraj who are capable of destroying the batting lineup of the New Zealand team. List of batsmen who have hit most sixes in Test cricket- Players who have been out for a duck most times in international cricket (active) Take a look at India’s lowest total in Test cricket- Players who have won Player of the Match the most number of times in Tests- Which Indian batsman has the highest average in Tests against New Zealand? Fastest bowler to take 50 T20I wickets for India Take a look at the performance of Team India in every edition of Women’s T20 World Cup- IPL: You will be shocked to know the net worth of these 5 star players of Mumbai Indians. Batsman who scored the fastest century in T20I for India List of youngest players to win POTM for India in T20I-
“What an opportunity it was to score my first Test century” – Sachin Tendulkar shared a heart-touching post for Rachin and Sarfaraz.
Sarfaraz Khan scored a brilliant century in the Bengaluru Test against New Zealand. Rachin Ravindra & Sarfaraz Khan (Photo Source: The first match of the three-match Test series between India and New Zealand is being played at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. In this test match, Team India’s middle order batsman Sarfaraz Khan scored a brilliant century. With this century, Sarfaraz has now become the new troubleshooter of Team India. Sarfaraz Khan scored his first Test century against New Zealand at a time when the team needed it most. Sachin Tendulkar, who is called ‘God of Cricket’ also praised his century innings. Sarfaraz, who was out for 0 in the first innings of the Test match against New Zealand in Bangalore, has put India in a strong position by scoring a century in the second innings. On the basis of his innings, Team India is close to gaining the lead over New Zealand. Sachin Tendulkar shared this special post for Rachin Ravindra and Sarfaraz Khan Sachin Tendulkar posted on X on Sarfaraz Khan’s century and wrote, “Sarfaraz Khan, what an opportunity this was for you to score your first Test century when India needed it most!” Apart from Sarfaraz Khan, Sachin also praised New Zealand’s centurion Rachin Ravindra. Sachin Tendulkar wrote for Rachin Ravindra, “Cricket connects us to our roots. Rachin Ravindra has a special connection with Bangalore, where his family hails from! Another century to his name.” The Master Blaster concluded, “There are exciting times ahead for these two talented youngsters.” Cricket has a way of connecting us to our roots. Rachin Ravindra seems to have a special connection with Bengaluru, where his family hails from! Another century to his name. And Sarfaraz Khan, what an occasion to score your first Test century, when India needed it most!… pic.twitter.com/ER8IN5xFA5 — Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) October 19, 2024 Talking about the match, before the fourth day’s play was stopped due to rain, the brilliant batting of Sarfaraz Khan and Rishabh Pant brought India back into the match. Sarfaraz Khan scored the first century of his Test career, while Rishabh Pant is at the crease scoring his 12th Test half-century. There was also a century partnership between the two for the fourth wicket. Sarfaraz is present at the crease after scoring 125 runs and Pant has scored 53 runs. India is now 12 runs behind New Zealand and has 7 wickets in hand. It will be interesting to see how Team India, which was once looking far behind in this Test match, will make a comeback from here.
VIDEO: Sarfaraz Khan did a strange thing to save Rishabh Pant from run out, video went viral
At present Rishabh Pant and Sarfaraz Khan are batting brilliantly. Rishabh Pant Sarfaraz Khan Run Out Video Sarfaraz Khan scored a brilliant century on the fourth day of the first Test being played against New Zealand. However, even before completing his century, he did something whose video is going viral on social media. Rishabh Pant came to the field to bat along with Sarfaraz on the fourth day. Pant narrowly escaped being run out in the seventh over of the day. During this, Sarfaraz did something, the video of which is now going viral. Sarfaraz played Matt Henry’s ball towards backward point, he ran the first run quickly, but then seeing the ball in the fielder’s hand, did not go for the second run. However, Pant did not look at him and started running for the second run. Pant had crossed more than half the pitch and on the other hand, Sarfaraz was trying his best to stop him. When Rishabh Pant narrowly escaped being run out To stop Rishabh, Sarfaraz shouted loudly and started jumping on the pitch. He was also shaking both his hands so that somehow Pant could see that he was not going to run. Eventually Pant saw him and returned back to his crease. During this, Devon Conway also made a bad throw and wicketkeeper Tom Blundell, who caught it, also made a big mistake. First Blundell moved away from the wicket to catch the throw and then he could not understand what to do. Instead of hitting the ball at the striker’s end, he attempted a throw at the other end but the ball remained in his hands. Because of this Pant narrowly escaped being run out. Talking about the match, before the fourth day’s play was stopped due to rain, the brilliant batting of Sarfaraz Khan and Rishabh Pant brought India back into the match. Sarfaraz Khan scored the first century of his Test career, while Rishabh Pant is at the crease scoring his 12th Test half-century. There was also a century partnership between the two for the fourth wicket. Sarfaraz is present at the crease after scoring 125 runs and Pant has scored 53 runs. India is now 12 runs behind New Zealand and has 7 wickets in hand. Rishabh Pant Sarfaraz Khan Run Out Video Rishabh bhai, Run out is the last thing we need brother. Sarfaraz jumping helped distract the wicket keeper.#INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/J2BaKWyVwr — Ankit (@2dPointtt) October 19, 2024
Irani Cup 2024: This double century is for Musheer Khan: Sarfaraz Khan dedicated his record-breaking innings to his brother.
In this match, Mumbai’s best batsman Sarfaraz Khan batted brilliantly and played a match-winning inning of 222* runs with the help of 25 fours and 4 sixes in 286 balls in the first innings. Sarfaraz Khan (Image Credit- Twitter X) The crucial match played at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow ended in a draw between Mumbai and Rest of India. In this match, Mumbai’s best batsman Sarfaraz Khan batted brilliantly and played a match-winning inning of 222* runs with the help of 25 fours and 4 sixes in 286 balls in the first innings. Sarfaraz Khan did not spare any bowler of Rest of India during his innings and hit hard against all of them. However, after the match was over, Sarfaraz Khan dedicated his double century to his younger brother Musheer Khan who could not participate in the important match of Irani Cup 2024 due to a car accident. Musheer Khan has suffered a serious neck injury and has been asked to stay away from cricket for 3 months. After the match was over, Sarfaraz Khan said, ‘This trophy belongs to the team but I had promised at home that I will score a century for Musheer. This is for them. Let us tell you that on September 28, Musheer Khan and his father were coming to Lucknow in their car. Their car collided with a divider on the way, after which both of them suffered serious injuries. Mumbai wins Irani Cup 2024 Talking about the match, Mumbai scored 537 runs in its first innings thanks to Sarfaraz Khan’s unbeaten double century. Apart from Sarfaraz Khan, Shreyas Iyer played an inning of 57 runs while captain Ajinkya Rahane scored 97 runs. Tanush Kotian contributed 64 runs. Rest of India scored 416 runs losing all the wickets in their first innings. After this, Mumbai declared its second innings at 329 runs for 8 wickets. Tanush Kotian scored 114* runs on behalf of the team. Apart from him, Prithvi Shaw contributed 76 runs while Mohit Awasthi scored 51* runs. Indian batsman who hit most sixes in T20 against Bangladesh- IPL 2025: Rajasthan Royals can retain these 6 players IPL 2025: Sunrisers Hyderabad can retain these 6 players Rishabh Pant turns 27, take a look at his special records in cricket- The bowler who took the most wickets for India in the Women’s T20 World Cup- The batsman who scored the most runs for India in the Women’s T20 World Cup- IPL 2025: Gujarat Titans can retain these 6 players IPL 2025: Kolkata Knight Riders can retain these 6 players Bowler who took fastest 300 test wickets for India- IPL 2025: Mumbai Indians can retain these 6 players