Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar feels that Sarfaraz Khan has executed sufficient on this season’s home circuit to earn a spot within the nationwide staff. The batting legend even acknowledged that he can be stunned if Sarfaraz wouldn’t be named within the squad for the subsequent Check collection of India. Sarfaraz completed as the highest scorer within the just lately concluded Ranji Trophy season for Mumbai.
The Mumbai batter was arguably the perfect batter within the event, scoring a staggering 982 runs in 9 innings with 4 lots of and two fifties at a median of 122.75. He scored 324 runs greater than Rajat Patidar, who’s second on the checklist for many runs scored this season, and a minimum of 484 runs greater than anyone else in his staff.
“Sarfaraz Khan’s super run of lots of ought to carry him into competition for a spot within the nationwide staff the place with Rahane gone and Pujara getting one final probability to attain and maintain his place within the staff and go on to play a century of Check matches the door may open for Sarfaraz,” wrote Gavaskar in his column for Mid-Day.
Rajat Patidar has additionally been tremendously constant: Gavaskar
“He definitely has banged the choice committee’s door down and it will be an actual shock if his identify doesn’t determine within the squad for the subsequent Check collection,” added Gavaskar about Sarfaraz. Mumbai, led by Prithvi Shaw, misplaced within the ultimate to Madhya Pradesh regardless of Sarfaraz’s efforts. In the meantime, Gavaskar can also be impressed with Madhya Pradesh batter Rajat Patidar, who slammed a match-winning hundred within the ultimate.
“There are some others too like Rajat Patidar who has additionally been tremendously constant in what has been a breakthrough season for him,” talked about Gavaskar. “India are blessed to have such expertise which is retaining the seniors on their toes and guaranteeing there isn’t any room for complacency in any respect,” he added.
Patidar was additionally among the finest batters within the Ranji Trophy, scoring 658 runs with two lots of and 5 fifties at a median of 82.25. Like Sarfaraz, the Madhya Pradesh batter additionally scored 100 within the ultimate at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, the house stadium of his Indian Premier League (IPL) staff Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB).
