"It's A Matter Of Great Honour That Sunil Gavaskar Thinks So Highly Of Me" - Sarfaraz Khan
Mumbai’s domestic run-machine Sarfaraz Khan responded to Sunil Gavaskar’s statements claiming that it will be surprising if the youngster fails to make it to the Indian team in the near future.
Sarfaraz has been lighting up the domestic tournaments, Ranji Trophy, in particular, becoming only the third batter to score over 900 runs in two different seasons. This time around, he piled up 936 runs in six games for Mumbai.
“It’s a matter of great honour that he thinks so highly of me. If you go to any cricket ground and ask any child practising there what his ultimate goal is, his answer would be that he wants to play for India. I also have the same dream.”
“But my Abbu says, ‘trust the process’. I play in the hope that I get better every day. This is my passion; this is what I have always wanted to do and I never want to come out of this zone. When it will be in my luck, I will play for India,” Sarfaraz said.
Sarfaraz Khan keen on representing India in all formats
Doesn’t matter if it’s red ball or white ball cricket, Sarfaraz wants to don the Team India jersey. He said he hasn’t trained for a particular format but instead aims to be an all-format player for the national side.
“In state, I played under Prashant Shetty, then Vinod Ragvand, Bharat Arun Sir, and Pravin Amre. They have all taught me the technique but no coach has told me to focus on red ball or anything, it’s just that my father knew that I could do that and I put in the hard work,” he also mentioned.
“My father used to tell me that in white ball, there is money and fame. But if you become a Test cricketer at least once in your life, you will get a different type of respect…So, the hard work went on,” he concluded.
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