[Watch] Throwback to when 12-year-old Sarfaraz Khan hammered 439 runs within the Harris Protect

Prolific Mumbai batter Sarfaraz Khan has been added to the Indian squad for the second Take a look at towards England after Ravindra Jadeja and KL Rahul had been dominated out as a consequence of damage. The 26-year-old has due to this fact earned a much-awaited call-up to the nationwide facet after being on the fringes for the final couple of seasons.

Sarfaraz’s inclusion comes after all-rounder Jadeja picked up a hamstring damage on Day 4 of the primary Take a look at in Hyderabad, whereas skilled batter Rahul complained of ache in his proper quadriceps. The proper-handed batter will likely be eager to take advantage of the chance if it comes his manner through the second Take a look at towards England in Visakhapatnam, which begins on February 2.

Sarfaraz has an distinctive home document, having smashed 3,912 runs in 45 first-class matches at a median of 69.85, with 14 tons of and 11 fifties. He has additionally scored 629 runs in 37 Record A video games and 1,188 runs in 96 T20 matches.

When Sarfaraz Khan grabbed the limelight for his batting heroics in class cricket

Whereas Sarfaraz has been one of the vital talked about batters in Indian home cricket over the previous few years, he first grabbed eyeballs as a 12-year-old when he hammered 439 for Rizvi Springfield towards Indian Training Society (Kandivli) within the Harris Protect inter-school event in November 2009.

As per a report in ESPNcricinfo, the batter smashed 56 boundaries and 12 sixes in his 421-ball knock, which was at that time of time a document for the best rating within the event.

Sarfaraz had surpassed the earlier document set by R Nagdev, who had hit 427 not out again in 1963-64. The proper-handed batter was dropped thrice – on 25, 253 and 302 – throughout his knock and took full benefit of the reprieves.

An previous video shared by an X person, following Sarfaraz’s choice within the Indian Take a look at crew, options an interview with the cricketer after he scored 439 runs within the Harris Protect event again in 2009.

Aside from Sarfaraz, left-arm spinner Saurabh Kumar and all-rounder Washington Sundar have additionally been added to India’s squad for the second Take a look at towards England.

India are 1-0 down within the five-match sequence, having misplaced the primary Take a look at in Hyderabad by 28 runs. Chasing a goal of 231, the hosts had been bowled out for 202 as England’s debutant left-arm spinner Tom Hartley shone with 7/62.