Dazzling debut after years of rejection: Who is Sarfaraz Khan, India's beacon of hope for Test cricket?
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Dream debut
Indian batter Sarfaraz Khan is being hailed as India's next beacon of hope in Test cricket after he scored 62 off 66 balls before being dismissed by a run out. A prolific run-getter in Indian domestic cricket, Sarfaraz got his Test cap from former captain Anil Kumble with his teary-eyed father, Naushad Khan, and wife looking on in Rajkot.
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Years of trial
Sarfaraz burst into limelight with a record 439 in school cricket in 2009 but his career later hit roadblocks and controversies. He has been knocking on the selectors doors for more than three years while scoring in the domestic Ranji Trophy and has a first-class average of over 69 in 45 matches and a best of 301 not out.
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School record to age-fudging
Sarfaraz burst into limelight with a record 439 in school cricket in 2009 but his career later hit roadblocks and controversies. Hailing from a small town in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, Sarfaraz was once charged with age-fudging after failing a bone test report and was later booted out of a training camp due to indiscipline.
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RCB player
He played the Indian Premier League and was once selected by Royal Challengers Bangalore, but could never cement his place in the XI and was also advised by skipper Virat Kohli to lose weight.
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Father's dreams
Sarfaraz, who plays domestic cricket for Mumbai, is happy to realise a dream his father had set out to achieve. "It was my father's dream to play for India but unfortunately it couldn't happen due to some reasons and there wasn't much support from home then," Sarfaraz said. "Then he worked very hard on me and is now doing it for my brother. It was the proudest moment of my life."