‘My strength is that I am not satisfied easily’ – Sarfaraz Khan talks about his hunger for Cricket
Sarfaraz Khan excited to make his Test debut.
After Ravindra Jadeja and KL Rahul were ruled out of the second Test against England, which begins on January 2, at the ACA-VDCA Stadium, Sarfaraz Khan is one of the three new players in the Indian Test team. This is his long-awaited call-up to the national side. Along with Sarfaraz, Rajat Patidar and Saurabh Kumar are also added to the team.
Sarfaraz said, “My strength is that I am not satisfied easily. I play 500-600 balls every day. If I don’t play at least 200-300 balls in a match, I feel like I haven’t done much. It’s a habit now. Practice in the morning, afternoon, and evening. I am used to only one thing, batting and facing deliveries. If you want to play five-day cricket, you have to stay patient and practice every day. I play cricket all day and that’s why I can stay on the pitch for a long time.”
Sarfaraz, who has scored a lot of runs for Mumbai in the last three domestic cricket seasons, played a spectacular inning of 161 from 160 balls. In the second four-day encounter in Ahmedabad, India A defeated the England Lions by an innings and sixteen runs, and his average in first-class cricket was 69.85.
‘I like to watch Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Sir Vivian Richards’ – Sarfaraz Khan admits learning from stalwarts after watching them play
India’s new inclusion, Sarfaraz Khan is quite excited to make his Test debut for India against England in the 2nd match. While talking to JioCimena, he revealed his favourite cricketers and said he enjoyed watching them play. As per Sarfaraz, he watches the players and then tries to learn from them and implement it in his own game.
“I like to watch Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Sir Vivian Richards, and even Javed Miandad because my dad has told me that I play like him. I watch Joe Root’s batting also. Anyone who is succeeding, I am watching them to see how they are doing it so I can learn and apply it when I am in the middle. I want to continue doing this, whether it’s in the Ranji Trophy or playing for India in the future,” says Sarfaraz.
