NEW DELHI: Sarfaraz Khan‘s attacking 150 in the newest first Take a look at match in opposition to New Zealand was praised by legendary Indian batsman Sunil Gavaskar, who additionally mentioned that his batting performances had been much more spectacular than his waistline.
Following his duck within the first innings, which noticed India bowled out for 46, Sarfaraz led India to 462 within the second innings with an explosive 150, his first Take a look at century, that included 18 fours and three sixes.
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His daring and unconventional smashes, notably by way of the sq. space on the off-side, delighted cricket followers at M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
“Sarfaraz Khan has been denied a spot within the Indian group for some years now, regardless of scoring runs by the lots of in home cricket. This was largely as a result of these able to make selections believed he did not have the slim waist they deemed obligatory for worldwide cricket. Sarfaraz’s returns on the sphere with the bat had been much more prodigious than his waistline. Sadly, Indian cricket has had too many decision-makers with concepts which can be onerous to fathom,” wrote Gavaskar in his column for Sportstar on Monday.
Gavaskar additionally gave the instance of wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant, who, regardless of not having a very trim waist, excelled in Take a look at cricket, making a superb 99 in Bengaluru and sharing a significant 177-run partnership with Sarfaraz within the second innings.
“Rishabh Pant is one other participant who would not possess the slim waist that these health purists appear to need, however what an influence participant he’s. Let’s not overlook that he additionally retains wickets all day, which not solely requires getting up and down for round six hours of play but additionally operating to the stumps to assemble the throws.”
“So, please discard these yoyo-yoyo assessments and as a substitute assess how sturdy a participant is mentally. That will probably be a real indicator of a participant’s health. If a participant can bat the entire day or bowl 20 overs in a day, he’s match-fit, no matter how slim or not his waist is.”
Gavaskar questioned whether or not India’s eight-wicket loss in Bengaluru might trigger them to fret forward of a vital journey to Australia later this 12 months given Rohit Sharma‘s group’s incapability to deal with bounce.
“That their heroics went in useless, because the batters who adopted them merely did not have the method or temperament to take care of a pitch that was totally different from the low-bounce ones the place they dominate, solely added to the frustration.
“If something, the way in which the Indian batting has struggled in Chennai – the place once more there was some bounce – and now in Bengaluru, does make one anxious about what lies in retailer in Australia.
“Even the flattest of pitches there have extra bounce than the standard Indian surfaces. That mentioned, the Kookaburra ball must be an ally of the batters, as as soon as a dozen overs or so have handed, the seam motion is nearly negligible and batting turns into loads simpler,” he concluded.
