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Sarfaraz Khan dons India training kit, celebrates comeback with father

Sarfaraz Khan dons India training kit, celebrates comeback with father
Sarfaraz Khan dons India’s training kit, celebrates comeback with his father · indianexpress.com

Sarfaraz Khan is a cricketer who plays for India.

For more than a year, he was not chosen for the Indian team.

Now he has been picked again for a series of two big matches against Sri Lanka.

He got the spot because another player, Sai Sudharsan, got hurt and could not play.

Sarfaraz was so happy that he took a photo wearing India's special training clothes.

In the photo he is standing with his father, Naushad Khan, who used to play club cricket and helps coach him.

His father has helped him learn the game, so the picture was extra special.

Sarfaraz scores a lot of runs in domestic cricket, but he has only played six international Tests so far.

It is not sure yet if he will actually play in the matches, because Devdutt Padikkal also batted very well in a practice game.

Key facts

Player
Sarfaraz Khan
Age
28
Recall reason
Replacement for injured Sai Sudharsan
Series
Two-Test series against Sri Lanka
First-class average
64.73 in 62 matches
Tests played
6 (last in November 2024)
Previous squad
2024/25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia (India lost 4-1)
Selection status
Playing XI place unconfirmed; Devdutt Padikkal impressed in warm-up match

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