Young star batsman Sarfaraz Khan made an explosive debut against England in Rajkot. In the first innings of his first match, Sarfaraz Khan played a quick half-century of 62 runs, easing the tensions of the English bowlers. This young batsman made a great impression in the debut game. However, he was a bit unlucky and was thrown out at the non-striker’s side due to a wrong call from Ravindra Jadeja. Even after being eliminated in his debut match in Rajkot, Sarfaraz Khan equaled the record of former Indian legend and the person who gave him his debut cap, Anil Kumble.
Run Out created a special bond between Sarfaraz Khan and Anil Kumble. In fact, before Sarfaraz, Anil Kumble made his Test debut against England on August 9, 1990 in Manchester. Like Sarfaraz, Kumble was also run out in the first innings of his first Test. However, Kumble could only score two runs in his first Test innings. This is 60 runs less than Sarfaraz’s first innings.
Like Kumble, Sarfaraz was also substituted in the first innings of the debut Test against England. However, for Sarfaraz, his debut was much more special than Kumble’s knock. He scored 62 runs in 66 balls with the help of 9 fours and 1 six.
Sarfaraz Khan received the debut Test cap in the Rajkot Test from former India spin bowler Anil Kumble. In such a situation, it is an interesting coincidence to equalize Kumble’s record by playing his first Test match against England. Sarfaraz wants to forget his runout in the second innings of the game and play a big innings for India.