According to former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar, the performance for India by Sarfaraz Khan shows the reason why he might turn out to be important for India’s upcoming tour of Australia. Sarfaraz changed the game with his century, where he eventually reached 150 on Day 4.
Sanjay stated that the majestic innings by Sarfaraz showed his exceptional batting power upon a challenging pitch at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. The conditions in Australia might turn out to be similar as that of the stadium in Bengaluru. Sanjay further stated about the versatility of Sarfaraz will cause him to be an important player of the Indian team, especially when facing a team which has a strong pace attack.
“Very happy to see the way he plays fast bowlers, and he has played fast bowlers before as well against England. This was a pitch very similar to the foreign pitches that we get, where there is a bit of pace and bounce. Interestingly, I am imagining him on a flatter pitch in Australia, where there isn’t a lot of seam movement,” Manjrekar said in an interaction with ESPNCricinfo.
“He is going to give migraines to those Australian bowlers because of the shots that he plays. There is certainity, there is calmness and if you see the close up of Sarfaraz, he watches the ball always on to his bat. He has a tremendous hand-eye coordination. His technique isn’t bad for Australia. I will be very excited to see how he goes, and he is a definite candidate, and he should walk into the India playing XI against Australia,” Manjrekar added.
