Out-of-favour India middle-order batter Sarfaraz Khan smashed a blistering hundred for Mumbai in opposition to TNCA XI on the opening day of the Buchi Babu Trophy match in Chennai.
Coming in to bat at No.5, Sarfaraz reached his hundred in simply 92 deliveries, and stitched a 100-run stand for the sixth wicket with Aakash Parkar.
The 27-year-old is eyeing a comeback to the Indian Take a look at workforce after he was not noted of the squad for the tour of England. Although he was picked within the squad for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy collection in Australia, he didn’t play a single sport within the five-match affair.
The final of Sarfaraz’s six Assessments got here throughout New Zealand’s tour of India final 12 months. After scoring an excellent 150 within the first Take a look at in opposition to the Kiwis in Bengaluru, Sarfaraz simply managed 21 runs within the subsequent 4 innings as India was blanked 0-3 at house.
In 11 Take a look at innings thus far, Sarfaraz has scored 371 runs at a middling common of 37.10. Nevertheless, with Karun Nair and Sai Sudharsan failing to make a press release with the willow in the course of the not too long ago concluded Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy collection in England, Sarfaraz has a golden alternative to be within the scheme of issues once more forward of a packed house season.
In his most up-to-date outing in First-Class cricket, Sarfaraz had impressed with a gentle 92-run knock throughout India A’s tour of England forward of the five-Take a look at collection.