IND-BAN Test Series 2024: The Indian team is leading 1-0 in the two-match Test series against Bangladesh. The Indian team had won a one-sided victory over Bangladesh by 280 runs in the first match played in Chennai. The team has announced a 16-member team for the second match, in which one name is also of Sarfaraz Khan.
Sarfaraz did not get a chance in the first match. In his place, the team gave KL Rahul a chance in the playing eleven. However, Rahul’s performance in the Chennai Test was not very good. After this, Sarfaraz was expected to get a chance in place of Rahul.
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However, it is now believed that the team can give Rahul a chance in the second match as well. According to a report in the Times of India, this is the reason why BCCI can release Sarfaraz to play in the Irani Trophy. If this happens, Sarfaraz will go out without playing a single match in the Test series against Bangladesh.
Sarfaraz Khan could be released from Indian Test team to play for Mumbai in the Irani Cup 🏏
— Sportskeeda (@Sportskeeda) September 24, 2024
Shreyas Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane and Shardul Thakur are likely to feature for Mumbai.#Cricket #SarfarazKhan #India pic.twitter.com/5MdYhMkbdL
What Did Ajit Agarkar Say About Sarfaraz?
Regarding this, head selector Ajit Agarkar also believes that if no player in the team is injured then there is no point in keeping Sarfaraz. In such a situation, he should be released for the Irani Trophy. Sources have also claimed that it is not that difficult for Sarfaraz to go from Lucknow to Kanpur and if there is any need, Sarfaraz will also return to the Indian team.
🚨📰 Sarfaraz Khan might be released from Team India’s squad to play for Mumbai in the Irani Trophy
— Crictips (@CrictipsIndia) September 24, 2024
– Shreyas Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane and Shardul Thakur likely to feature for Mumbai pic.twitter.com/oHS8tiK4ky
What Is Irani Cup?
Let us tell you that the Irani Cup is played every year between the current champion of Ranji Trophy and the Rest of India team. Rest of India includes the best players of the other teams. This time the Irani Cup will be played from 1-5 October at the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. If Sarfaraz returns to the Mumbai team for this tournament, it will be a great achievement for the team.
This is because he has scored a lot of runs in domestic cricket in the last few years. The 26-year-old has so far scored 4183 runs in 50 first class matches with 14 centuries and 14 half-centuries at an average of 66.39. He is likely to bat in the middle order here, where he will be supported by captain Ajinkya Rahane and Shreyas Iyer.
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