Sarfaraz Khan in action for India during a Test match
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Rohit Sharma-led India's batting in the second innings was a complete contrast to what it was in the 1st innings. Team India suffered a bitter batting collapse, which saw them get bundled out in just 46 runs. But in their second innings, they came out with all guns blazing and notched up three important half-centuries from skipper Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Sarfaraz Khan, bringing the 356-lead of the Kiwis down to 125 runs now. With this sparkling batting display, the hosts can think of a comeback in the last two days in Bengaluru.
Former India cricketer-turned commentator, Sanjay Manjrekar is of the opinion that Sarfarz Khan's playing style, reminds him of the great Pakistan batter, Javed Miandad of the 1980s, who tackle both the spinners and pacers alike.
"He (Sarfaraz) reminds me of a Javed Miandad of the 1980s but this is a 2024 version of a Javed Miandad. Really impressed with the way he played. We know he plays spin well but I liked the way he played fast bowlers," he told ESPNCricinfo.
The 59-year old was heavily impressed by his calculated and matured innings, which saw him scoring 7 boundaries and 3 maximums. He loved the way Sarfaraz ducked the bouncers and played defensively towards the fag end of the day.
"And towards the end of the day's play when he was looking to play defensively and wanting bad light when there was actually bright light. I loved the way he was ducking to bouncers, just trying to play the day out so he has that game as well and that augurs well for India and Sarfaraz Khan for Australia because he has shown that element of batting as well'', he added.
At stumps, Sarfaraz Khan is currently batting on 70(78) and with Virat Kohli gone on the final ball of day 2 on the same score, the 26-year old will be looking to make most of his opportunities count. India are presently on 231/3.
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