A crucial advice from the India National Cricket Team captain Rohit Sharma that he gave in the fourth Test match helped the young batsman Sarfaraz Khan escape a potential career-ending injury in the fifth and final Test of the series against the England National Cricket Team.
Mumbai batsman Sarfaraz Khan got his India Test call-up after grinding hard in domestic cricket for years. He kept performing sensationally in the Ranji Trophy for an extended period of time before finally getting a chance to represent India at the international level.
The brilliant career stats of the youngster combined with the absence as well as the drop in the form of key batters meant that Sarfaraz Khan walked into the Indian playing XI in the Rajkot Test against the England National Cricket Team.
The right-handed batsman made an instant impact with his performances in the debut match and smashed fifty-plus scores in both innings. In the first innings, he looked set for a century on debut but he got run out in an unfortunate fashion at the score of 62. In the next innings, he once again looked comfortable out in the middle and scored an unbeaten 68 runs.
Featuring in his second-ever Test match, Sarfaraz Khan was given a warning from his skipper Rohit Sharma while fielding on Sunday.
The youngster attempted a risky stunt of fielding at the silly point without a helmet on Day 3 in the final session. Looking at this move by the youngster, Indian captain Rohit Sharma said ‘aye bhai, hero nahi banne ka,’ and told him to call for a helmet from the dugout. On-field umpire Kumar Dharmasena also stepped in saying, ‘No, you cannot do that,’ informing that a helmet is mandatory for close-in fielders. Watch the clip here:
🔊 Hear this! Rohit does not want Sarfaraz to be a hero?🤔#INDvsENG #IDFCFirstBankTestSeries #BazBowled #JioCinemaSports pic.twitter.com/ZtIsnEZM67
— JioCinema (@JioCinema) February 25, 2024
Watch: Sarfaraz Khan Escapes Injury After Following Rohit Sharma’s Advice In Dharamsala Test Match against England
On Saturday, March 9, during the fifth Test in Dharamsala, Sarfaraz Khan fondly remembered Rohit Sharma’s words and he wore a helmet while fielding close to the batters.
He was fielding at forward short leg when the English batter smashed a Kuldeep Yadav delivery straight into Sarfaraz Khan’s head and the ball bounced off his helmet. Sarfaraz looked completely fine after suffering the blow and he continued fielding without any issues. If the batter wasn’t wearing a helmet things could have taken an ugly turn and the youngster would have been injured. Watch the clip here:
And that’s why Rohit Bhai said “Hero banne ki zaroorat naheen hai” pic.twitter.com/41tsvFUXrg
— Vishal Misra (@vishalmisra) March 9, 2024
Talking about the India vs England Test series, Rohit Sharma & Co. conquered the Bazball and won by the margin of 4-1. They won the fifth Test by an innings and 64 runs at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala to finish the series on high and stop the momentum of Ben Stokes-led England National Cricket Team in Test cricket.
Sarfaraz Khan played a key role in the match as he slammed 56 runs off 60 balls in India’s only innings in the match. The batter played an aggressive brand of cricket and his innings was filled with 8 fours and 1 six.
