DTVHINDI“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.
IND vs ENG: Ravi Ashwin gave a heart-touching speech on Devdutt Padikkal’s test debut, watch video
Padikkal was successful in making his debut in the 5th test match against England. Devdutt Padikkal (Image Credit- Twitter X) The 5th match of the ongoing Test series between India and England is being played today from March 7 at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) Stadium in Dharamshala. Let us tell you that this match has been very special for two players of the Indian team. First, for experienced Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and second for young left-handed batsman Devdutt Padikkal. This was Ashwin’s 100th international match, whereas Padikkal was successful in making his debut in this match. On the other hand, Ashwin has given a heart-touching statement on Padikkal’s debut, the video of which is going viral on social media very fast. Ashwin gave a big statement on Padikkal’s debut Let us tell you that regarding this statement of Ashwin, BCCI has also posted a video on its official Cricket X account. According to this video, Ashwin says- As a very small child, who has come on the field. Through T20 cricket, he has achieved what people dream of. He has emerged as one of the cricket stars of the state, but he has also gone through times that will always be difficult for the youth. Earlier, he could not make his debut due to physical problem, but when he came here, it was in limbo whether he would play or not. His life has been very kind, but he has struggled a lot for it. Maybe that’s the one thing that makes you tough as a person and a cricketer. India restricted England to 218 runs in the first innings. On the other hand, if we tell you the condition of this match, the first innings of England, which won the toss and batted first, was reduced to just 218 runs in 57.4 overs in front of the excellent bowling of India. For India, in the first innings, Kuldeep Yadav took maximum 5 wickets, while R Ashwin got 4 wickets. Apart from this, Ravindra Jadeja also took 1 wicket.
