Sarfaraz Khan made his debut for India under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma during the third Test against England in Rajkot. Khan scored his half-century in the first innings as well as in his second innings. During a recent interview, the Mumbai batter revealed what he thinks of Sharma’s captaincy, which according to him was just like ‘Bhuvan‘, Aamir Khan’s character in the 2001 movie ‘Lagaan‘.
During the Test series, Sharma was heard on the mic stump scolding his teammates for fielding mistakes. He also advised Khan to not try to become a “hero”, reminding him to wear a helmet while fielding close to the batter.
Khan, however, defended Sharma, saying that the captain doesn’t scold much. The 26-year-old believes it’s the way people of Mumbai talk.
Matlab jab unko dekhta hoon toh ekdum pyaar sa aata hai ki itne ache bande hai vo. Whenever I see him, I just admire him. He is such a good person. He takes everyone together as a team. Whenever he speaks something during the team meeting, it reminds me of Aamir Khan's movie, Lagaan. Khan said during the India Today Conclave in New Delhi
Sarfaraz Khan reveals how fame increased his Instagram followers
Many Indian cricket fans were waiting to see Sarfaraz Khan make his debut for the national team after a series of dominating performances in the Ranji Trophy. And he did not disappoint his fans at all. As mentioned before, he scored two fifties in that match in Rajkot.
During the same event in New Delhi, Khan revealed that his Test debut for India gained him millions of followers on his Instagram.
For the last 4 years, there were 600-700k followers on Instagram. Suddenly, after playing for India, they had become 1.5 million. It’s good. Khan said
Khan also disclosed that he did feel a lot of pressure while making his debut. And on England’s Bazball, Khan opined that it’s their style of play while India tries to win each session. In total, Khan hit three fifties, the third of which came in the fifth Test.
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