Sarfaraz Khan Broke Sachin Tendulkar Record In 2009: Sarfaraz Khan has finally been made a part of the Indian Test team. Sarfaraz had been knocking on the doors of Team India for the last three years by performing brilliantly in the Ranji Trophy, but he was not able to get a place. Now Sarfaraz was included in the Indian team as a replacement for the second match of the ongoing five-match Test series against England. Now he is very close to his international debut.
Sarfaraz Khan has been a famous name in cricket not for the last two or three years but for about 15 years. In 2009, people started giving Sarfaraz Khan nicknames like 'the next Tendulkar'. Actually, in 2009, Sarfaraz Khan broke a very special record of Sachin Tendulkar. He broke Sachin Tendulkar's record by scoring 439 runs in the famous school level 'Harris Shield' tournament. Sachin had scored 346 runs.
Sarfaraz came into the limelight only after breaking Tendulkar's record in the 'Harris Shield' trophy. He grabbed the rest of the discussion by performing brilliantly in the Ranji Trophy. Sarfaraz Khan, who played first class cricket for Mumbai, was seen performing consistently, after which the doors of Team India opened for him.
Amazing figures in first class cricket
Sarfaraz Khan, who made his first class debut in December 2014, has played 45 first class matches so far. Batting in 66 innings of these matches, he has scored 3912 runs at an excellent average of 69.85. During this period, he has scored 14 centuries and 11 half-centuries, in which his high score was 301* runs.
Apart from this, Sarfaraz Khan has played 37 List-A and 96 T20 matches. In 27 innings of List-A, he has scored 629 runs at an average of 34.94 and in 74 innings of T20, he has scored 1188 runs at an average of 22.41 and strike rate of 128.29. He has scored 2 centuries in List-A. At the same time, he has scored 3 half-centuries with his bat in T20.
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