Sarfaraz Khan, a batter for Team India, debut for his country in the Test match against England in Rajkot. He recently shared a touching Instagram story with captain Rohit Sharma.
In the social media post, the debutant is seen sharing a warm hug with Rohit. With KL Rahul failing to recover from his injury in time, 26-year-old Sarfaraz was handed his much-awaited Test debut in Rajkot. The Mumbai batter lived up to all the hype, smashing 62 off 66 in India’s first innings, with the aid of nine fours and a six. He was looking good for a lot more when he was dismissed in unfortunate fashion, run out following a mix-up with Ravindra Jadeja.
In a recent post on his Instagram story, the debutant shared an endearing picture with Rohit Sharma. He uploaded the image with two heart emojis and the Indian flag symbol.
Earlier, in an interview with Sportsyaari, he had described the Indian captain as his favorite player.
“Rohit Sharma is my favourite player – he has got very good pull shots, even in my dressing room, everyone talks about the 3 double hundreds of Rohit,” the middle-order batter had commented.
Sarfaraz had added 77 for the fifth wicket with Jadeja in India’s first innings in Rajkot before he was run out. Rohit was extremely angry over the dismissal and was seen throwing his cap in disgust.