IND vs AUS TEST Series: Sarfaraz Khan is going through a purple patch in terms of scoring runs on the domestic circuit. However, the youngster was left out of the all-important Mumbai vs Maharashtra Ranji clash. As per the reports Sarfaraz Khan is down with ‘FEVER’ which has put doubts over his selection in India Squad for the Australia series. Notably, with Shreyas Iyer out due to injury, a spot in the middle order is up for grabs for INDS vs AUS test series. Follow IND vs AUS Test Series LIVE updates with InsideSport.IN
Sarfaraz Khan misses Mumbai vs Maharashtra Ranji match
Mumbai is gunning for an outright win against archrivals Maharashtra in round seven at the Brabourne Stadium. However the team suffered a huge setback with Sarfaraz Khan ruled out due to fever.
The 25-year-old has already accumulated 556 runs in the ongoing Ranji season. If Mumbai advances to the knockout stage then he will have the opportunity to add more runs to his kitty and stake a claim for Team India selection.
Following Sarfaraz’s fantastic performance in the past few Ranji seasons there have been calls for his inclusion in Team India’s Test setup. After being ignored for the first two tests of the India vs Australia series, Sarfaraz in an interview with Times of India had spoken about their disappointment over missing out on selection.
He said, “When the team was announced and my name wasn’t there, I was very sad. Anyone in my place in this world would’ve been sad, because I had expected to be picked, but wasn’t (chosen). Yesterday, I was sad the whole day, when we travelled from Guwahati to Delhi. I was thinking about what and why it happened. I was feeling very lonely. I cried too.”
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Sarfaraz Khan’s recent score
Khan recently smashed his third century of the Ranji season against Delhi. He had scored 125 off 155 deliveries in the first innings before being dismissed for a duck in the second innings. Going by the overall Ranji records for the last three seasons, Sarfaraz Khan had smashed 928 runs at 154.66 in 2019/20 season, 982 runs at 122.75 in 2021/22 season and over 556 runs in the ongoing season at an average of about 92.
IND vs AUS TEST Series: Sarfaraz Khan down with ‘FEVER’, raises Doubts over selection in India Squad for Australia series in place of injured Shreyas Iyer, Follow India vs Australia LIVE
AUS vs IND Test series
- 1st Test, IND vs AUS: February 9-13 in Nagpur
- 2ndTest, IND vs AUS: February 17-21 in Delhi
- 3rd Test, IND vs AUS: March 1-5 in Dharamshala
- 4th Test, IND vs AUS: March 9-13 in Ahmedabad
IND vs AUS TEST Series: Sarfaraz Khan down with ‘FEVER’, raises Doubts over selection in India Squad for Australia series in place of injured Shreyas Iyer, Follow India vs Australia LIVE
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