Sarfaraz, who has been raining runs for two consecutive seasons thanks to his strong form, has certainly knocked on the doors of the Indian team. In such a situation, it remains to be seen whether the selectors will consider the name of this batsman or not. Although this is not the first time in domestic cricket that Sarfaraz has dominated with his bat, but then he is being treated step-motherly.
Strong claim in Test team
Sarfaraz, who batted brilliantly in the Ranji Trophy 2021-2022, has strengthened his claim in the Indian Test team with his strong game. Sarfaraz has scored 2365 runs in his first class career of 24 matches. Sarfaraz has an average of 84 in this format of domestic cricket, which includes 8 centuries and 7 half-centuries.
At the same time, Sarfaraz’s highest score in Ranji Trophy is 301 not out.
Chance to score 1000 runs in the season
Sarfaraz had scored more than 900 runs in 6 matches last season. He has scored more than 900 runs in this season. In this way, now he has a chance to cross the 1000 runs mark in a season. For Mumbai, only four players have been able to score 1000 runs in a season, including Shreyas Iyer (1321 runs), Wasim Jaffer, (1260 runs), Ajinkya Rahane (1089 runs) and Rusi Modi (1008 runs).
At the same time, Sarfaraz has become only the second player to score more than 900 runs twice in the season.
Sarfaraz scored a century in the final
In the final match of Ranji Trophy 2021-22, Sarfaraz Khan played an excellent innings of 134 runs for Mumbai against Madhya Pradesh. On the basis of Sarfaraz’s century, Mumbai scored 374 runs in their first innings. Earlier, the team had won the toss and decided to bat first. Captain Prithvi Shaw and Yashasvi Jaiswal shared 87 runs for the first wicket for Mumbai. Yashasvi contributed 78 and Prithvi Shaw contributed 47 runs. However, after the dismissal of Sarfaraz, no other batsman showed anything special for Mumbai.
In response to Mumbai’s score of 374 runs, Madhya Pradesh has also made a slow start. For Madhya Pradesh, 47 runs partnership between Yash Dubey and Himanshu Mantri took the first wicket. While Himanshu was dismissed after scoring 31 runs, Yash (44) and Shubman Sharma (41) returned unbeaten to the pavilion. At the end of the day’s play, Madhya Pradesh have scored 123 runs for the loss of 1 wicket.