I Have A Habit Of Scoring Big Runs From My School Days – Sarfaraz Khan

The 24-year-old Mumbai batter Sarfaraz Khan has said that making big scores has been his habit since school days.

In the Ranji Trophy 2022 opener against Saurashtra, the 24-year-old batsman smashed 275 runs off 401 balls, including 30 fours and 7 sixes at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, helping Mumbai score 544/8.

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“Abhi aadat hi ho gayi hai bade score karne ki, right from school cricket days, kuch alag nahi lagta hai, din bhar jab insaan batting karta hai toh lagta hai roz ka kaam. (I have a habit of scoring big runs from my school days, when every day you bat for long hours it feels like a daily routine),” said Khan.

I didn’t take risks and focused only on getting the team to a strong position – Sarfaraz Khan

Sarfaraz Khan while talking about his innings said that the surface at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad assisted the pacers in the morning and he just kept playing session by session.

“There is bounce and movement in the pitch and they have some experienced bowlers who kept bowling a good line and length. I just played session by session. Today morning again it was tough batting against the new ball, I scored only 30 runs in the first two hours. After that I played my natural game,” said Khan.

Sarfaraz Khan added that he didn’t take risks and focused on helping the team get to a strong position. He also gave all the credit for his performance to his father.

“In the initial stage, I was not even getting singles. After I got set, I started accumulating runs in singles and doubles. I didn’t take risks and focused only on getting the team to a strong position,” the batter said.

“All credit goes to my father. I practice a lot with him. After playing on the wicket (astroturf) which we have at home, no wicket is difficult to bat on. I gain a lot of confidence playing on it.”

Sarfaraz Khan’s coach Naushad Khan said that the young batsman, who made a comeback to the Mumbai team after four years, knew that he has to double his efforts to make a mark.

“The whole process he had to go through to make a comeback to the Mumbai side when he returned from UP, he understood that he has to double and triple his efforts to make a mark, normal performance se kuch hoga nahin (just getting a hundred won’t help his case),” said Naushad.

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