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IND vs NZ: Sarfaraz crafted his maiden Test 100 connected the backmost of a scope of unorthodox strokes. (BCCI)
Former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar heaped praise connected Sarfaraz Khan aft his maiden Test 100 helped India travel retired of the doldrums against New Zealand successful the archetypal Test successful Bengaluru connected Saturday.
The 26-year-old has waited for a agelong clip to person his India cap. While helium relished it with a mates of fifites successful the location bid against England earlier this year, Sarfaraz was retired from the playing XI during past month’s Test bid against Bangladesh.
The Mumbaikar responded with a treble 100 successful the Irani Cup earlier replacing an injured Shubman Gill successful the ongoing clash against the Kiwis. Putting a first-innings blob down him with an innings replete of uncharacteristic shot-making comprising precocious cuts, upper-cuts and slog-sweeps, Sarfaraz reached his maiden Test ton successful lone 110 balls.
Leading the applause for Sarfaraz was Manjrekar, who commended his style, uncommon for a cricketer from the Mumbai cricketing circles, typically known for their ‘khadoos’ batting.
Love however Sarfaraz Khan is giving the digit to the ‘Mumbai schoolhouse of batting’ 😉
Finally, it’s each astir runs & lad helium knows however to get those! 👏👏👏#INDvNZ
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) October 19, 2024
“Love however Sarfaraz Khan is giving the digit to the ‘Mumbai schoolhouse of batting’. Finally, it’s each astir runs & lad helium knows however to get those,” Manjrekar wrote connected X.
On Friday, Manjrekar had likened Sarfaraz to a 2024 vesion of legendary Pakistan batter, Javed Miandad.
“The talking constituent has to beryllium Sarfaraz Khan, due to the fact that helium reminds maine of a Javed Miandad successful the 1980s, but this is the 2024 mentation of a Javed Miandad. Really impressed with the mode helium played, we cognize that helium plays rotation well, but the mode helium played the accelerated bowlers, towards the extremity of the day’s play, erstwhile helium was playing defensively, and helium was wanting atrocious airy erstwhile determination was really agleam light,” Manjrekar told ESPNcricinfo aft Day 3’s play.
“I emotion the mode that helium was ducking into bouncers, and was trying to play the time out. He has that crippled arsenic well, that augers good for India and Sarfaraz Khan up of the bid against Australia,” helium added.
Replying to New Zealand’s first-innings pb of 356, India mislaid openers Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal earlier Sarfaraz forged a potent antagonistic alongwith Virat Kohli, adding 136 runs successful 27 overs.
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