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Sarfaraz Khan
Personal information
Full name
Sarfaraz Naushad Khan
Born (1997-10-22) 22 October 1997 (age 27)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
NicknameSarfu,[1] Panda,[2] Macho[2]
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLegbreak
RoleBatter
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2013/14–2014/15Mumbai
2015–2018Royal Challengers Bangalore (squad no. 97)
2015/16–2017/18Uttar Pradesh
2019–2021Punjab Kings
2019/20Mumbai
2022-presentDelhi Capitals
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 24 21 74
Runs scored 2,351 325 872
Batting average 81.06 32.50 22.35
100s/50s 7/7 1/0 0/3
Top score 301* 100 67
Balls bowled 150 6 8
Wickets 0 0 0
Bowling average – – –
5 wickets in innings – – –
10 wickets in match – – –
Best bowling – – –
Catches/stumpings 20/– 9/– 28/–
Source: ESPN Cricinfo, 24 June 2022

Sarfaraz Naushad Khan (born 22 October 1997) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy and for Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League (IPL).[3][4] Sarfaraz represented India in the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in 2014 and 2016. He is an aggressive right handed batsman and a part-time spinner.[5]

When he made his IPL debut for the franchise RCB in the year 2015, He was the youngest player with only 17 years and 177 days old, to play an IPL match. And, in the very next season, he was the only uncapped[6] player to be retained by a franchise in the IPL.[7][8] Currently, he is the fourth-youngest player to play in the history of IPL.[9] As a 15-year old in 2012, he was mentioned in to the prestigious Wisden Cricketers' Almanack along with his younger brother Musheer.[10]

Early life and background

Sarfaraz was born and brought up in the suburbs of Mumbai. He spent most of his childhood in Azad Maidan. There Naushad Khan, his father and coach, nurtured young cricketers such as Iqbal Abdulla and Kamran Khan. His coaching began at an early age when his father discovered his talent of timing the ball well. In monsoon conditions it was difficult for him to reach the maidan (grounds) from his home in the suburbs, so a synthetic pitch was laid beside his house for practice. "Not only does it save our time and energy but it has also helped him get used to bouncier wickets that he will have to deal with later on," his father commented.[11]

He was unable to attend school for 4 years due to his cricket commitments, so a private tutor was employed for his maths and English classes.[7]

Youth and domestic career

He came into the limelight when he broke the 45-year-old record of Sachin Tendulkar by scoring 439 off 421 balls in a Harris Shield game. It was his maiden Harris Shield game in 2009 when he was just 12 years old.[12] He was playing for his school, Rizvi Springfield. The innings included 56 fours and 12 sixes.[3] He soon started playing for the Mumbai Under-19 team and his performance for them led to selection for the Indian Under-19 team.[7]

In 2013, he scored a match-winning 66 ball 101 against South Africa Under 19s, which included 17 fours and a six. Bharat Arun, the then head coach of the India Under 19 team, commented that: "He is a gusty player, who reads the situation well. He has shots all around the wicket and looks even better when playing straight. He uses his feet well and plays cheeky strokes too."[13]

Sarfaraz played for India in two Under-19 World Cups (2014 and 2016). The 2014 Under-19 World Cup was played by 16 teams in a round robin format where India finished at the 5th position. He scored 211 runs in six games at an average of 70.33; two innings were fifties, and he ended up a strike rate of 105.5. Following this performance, IPL franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore bought him for 5 million for the 2015 season. India finished as runners up in the 2016 Under 19 World Cup in Bangladesh. In the tournament Sarfaraz finished as the second highest run scorer. He scored 355 runs from six innings, with five scores of over 50, at an average of 71.[3] At the Under-19 level he has the record for most number of fifties in World Cups (7 fifties across two World Cups).[14]

Sarfaraz Khan got to his 2nd successive daddy hundred, this time an unbeaten 200-plus score in Round of Ranji Trophy at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium.[15]

Sarfaraz started his Ranji career with Mumbai when he played against Bengal in 2014. He started playing for Uttar Pradesh from the 2015–2016 season. By September 2019 he had played 11 first-class matches and has scored 535 runs with the highest score of 155. He had also played 12 list A matches and had scored 257 runs at a strike rate of 96.25.[3] In January 2020, in the 2019–20 Ranji Trophy match against Uttar Pradesh, Sarfaraz scored his maiden triple century in first-class cricket.[16]

Controversies

In 2011, a school team accused him of being overage. Bone tests showed him to have an age of 15 but according to the birth date registered with the Mumbai Cricket Association he was 13 years old. Sarfaraz and his father went for a second, advanced test. This time the resulting age matched with the registered birth date. Sarfaraz himself was disturbed by this controversy and it affected his emotional health. It took him two to three months to get his focus back on cricket. He is also currently infamous for having the highest BMI among all First Class batsmen[17]

In 2015, Sarfaraz made some offensive gestures to the selectors after leading Mumbai to a victory in the Under-19 championship semi-final. As a consequence, he was dropped from the team and along with Suryakumar Yadav. His match fees for two years were withhold as an assurance for his good behavior.[18]

IPL career

After a good performance in the 2014 Under-19 World Cup, Sarfaraz was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in 2015 for 5 million. At an age of 17, he is the youngest player to have ever participated in an IPL match.[7] In his debut game against Chennai Super Kings, he scored 11 runs off 7 balls. With the trio of Virat Kohli, Chris Gayle and AB de Villiers dominating in the next two matches he did not get a chance to bat. In the next match he outshone the trio of more established batsmen, scoring 45 runs off 21 balls against Rajasthan Royals. The innings included six fours and a six and helped RCB post a large total. Virat Kohli bowed down to him while he was walking back to the dressing room at the end of the innings.[5][19] In total in the IPL season for 2015, he played 13 matches and scored 111 runs at a strike rate of 156.33.[20] He started the 2016 season quickly when he played a cameo of 35 runs off 10 balls against Sunrisers Hyderabad. In the 19th over he attacked the bowling of Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, the best bowler of the tournament[21] and scored 4 fours and a six. His teammate Chris Gayle commented that "He's too young and he's like a son to me. He's definitely one for the future and one must keep an eye on him." [22][23]

He kept on having short, eventful innings in the 2016 season for RCB. Eventually he was dropped from the team due to his lack of fitness. In 2016 he ended up played 5 matches and scored 66 runs at a strike rate of 212.90.[20] In the 2017 season he injured his leg during a training session and had to miss the entire season.[7]

In a surprising move, RCB retained Sarfaraz over the likes of Chris Gayle, K L Rahul, Kedar Jadhav and Yuzvendra Chahal for the 2018 season.[24] Sarfaraz had a poor season and managed to score only 51 runs from six innings at a strike rate of 124.39.[20] He was eventually released by RCB ahead of the 2019 season. Punjab Kings picked him up for the next season for just 2.5 million. Having his former RCB team-mates like K L Rahul, Chris Gayle and Mandeep Singh helped him through this transfer.[25] He scored 180 runs from eight matches at an average of 45 and a highest score of 67 runs.[20]

In February 2022, he was bought by the Delhi Capitals in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.[26]

References

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  2. ^ a b "'They used to call me panda, now they've started calling me macho'". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
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  4. ^ "IPL 2020 - Devdutt Padikkal, Ruturaj Gaikwad in power-packed band of uncapped Indian batsmen". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
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  6. ^ "Uncapped definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary". www.collinsdictionary.com. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
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  8. ^ "IPL Player Retention 2018: Twitter stunned by RCB's decision to retain Sarfaraz Khan". timesnownews.com. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  9. ^ "Fourth Youngest player to play in the history of IPL". Kreedon. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  10. ^ "Sarfaraz and Musheer Khan ecstatic to make Wisden". archive.mid-day.com. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  11. ^ "Representing India and his father". ESPNcricinfo. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  12. ^ "Wonder boy Sarfaraz wants to meet Sachin Tendulkar". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  13. ^ "Sarfaraz Khan, 15, slams ton against South Africa U-19". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  14. ^ NDTVSports.com. "Sarfaraz Khan Creates History at ICC Under-19 World Cup | Cricket News". NDTVSports.com. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  15. ^ "Ranji Trophy: Sarfaraz Khan follows up triple hundred with 199-ball double vs Himachal". India Today. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  16. ^ "Ranji Trophy: Sarfaraz Khan joins Rohit Sharma, Sanjay Manjrekar in elite list after 301 not out". India Today. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
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  22. ^ "Catch the Full Commentary of Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, 4th Match, Indian Premier League, 2016". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  23. ^ piyush (13 April 2016). ""Sarfaraz is like a son to me" says Chris Gayle". Royal Challengers Bangalore. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  24. ^ "Sarfaraz, the biggest surprise in IPL retentions". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  25. ^ "Sarfaraz Khan – ready for a fresh reboot with Kings XI Punjab". ESPNcricinfo. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
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