Sarfaraz Khan, who made his debut against England in Rajkot, told everyone in the very first match what he can do with the bat. He played brilliant half-centuries of 62 and 68 runs in both the innings of his debut. Everyone praised the way Sarfaraz Khan batted especially against the spin bowlers of England on debut. The reason behind Sarfaraz playing spin so well is his hard work. He did a lot to master spin. Today we will tell you how Sarfaraz became a master of spin.
played 500 balls every day
Sarfaraz Khan started his cricket journey from his father Naushad Khan’s cricket club Macho Cricket Club. During the two lockdowns imposed during the Corona period, Sarfaraz started preparing against spin. Talking to PTI, the coach who watched him closely said, ‘Sarfaraz Khan played 500 balls a day, facing off, leg and left-arm spin bowlers at Azad Maidan, Cross and Oval.
1600km car journey
To strengthen himself in front of spin bowling, Sarfaraz traveled 1600 km by car during the lockdown during the Corona period. During this time, he traveled from Mumbai to Amroha, Moradabad, Meerut, Kanpur, Mathura and Dehradun and played in the arena, where the ball turns a lot. The credit for Sarfaraz Khan’s success cannot be given only to his father Naushad Khan. Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s coach Sanjay Rastogi, Mohammed Shami’s coach Badruddin Sheikh, Kuldeep Yadav’s coach Kapil Dev Pandey, Gautam Gambhir’s coach Sanjay Bhardwaj and Abhimanyu Easwaran’s father RP Easwaran have also made important contributions to his progress.
Everyone together made Sarfaraz a warrior
All these coaches together made Sarfaraz Khan a brilliant warrior against spin. Especially during the lockdown, Sarfaraz visited all of them and worked hard in the nets. Kuldeep Yadav’s coach Kapil Pandey said about Sarfaraz that ‘Naushad called me during the lockdown. We both are from Azamgarh and have played club cricket together in Mumbai. So when he talked about Sarfaraz, I felt it was my responsibility. During the lockdown, Sarfaraz faced Kuldeep Yadav a lot in our Kanpur Academy. Both of them participated in many net sessions together. Sarfaraz, who grew up playing in the red soil of Mumbai, has an excellent game against spinners and uses his feet very well.
India’s star fast bowler Mohammed Shami’s coach Badruddin also talked about Sarfaraz and said, ‘Yes, I organized training and nets for him in Ahmedabad. There is no doubt that both son and father have worked hard, I arranged for his stay in the hostel and played some matches.