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Sarfaraz Khan in Team India: A 5-match test series is being played between the Indian team and England. The first Test match was played in Hyderabad from 25 January, in which England won by 28 runs. Now the second test match will be played at YS Rajasekhara Reddy Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam from 2nd February.
But before the second match, the Indian team has suffered a big blow. Ravindra Jadeja and player KL Rahul are out due to injury. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has included Sarfaraz Khan and Washington Sundar in their place in the team.
Sarfaraz may get a chance to debut
BCCI has also included an extra player Saurabh Kumar in the team. While Avesh Khan, who is already in the team and is currently playing for Madhya Pradesh, will remain in touch. But amidst all this, the best news has come for star player Sarfaraz Khan. He has also got a place in the team.
However, fans are now also curious to know whether Sarfaraz will get a chance in the playing-11 or not? Regarding this, let us tell you that the hopes of Sarfaraz getting a place in the playing-11 for the second test are very high. There are many reasons for this. If Sarfaraz gets a chance, this will be his debut match in international cricket.
Sarfaraz may face competition from Patidar
The first reason is that the team currently does not have players like Virat Kohli, KL Rahul and Jadeja. Also, Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer are also not in form. In such a situation, there is a high hope of Sarfaraz getting a chance, so that the middle order can be strengthened.
The second reason is that 26 year old Sarfaraz is in tremendous form these days. Recently, while playing for India-A team, he played innings of 161, 55 and 96 runs against England Lions. However, Sarfaraz may face competition from Rajat Patidar. Patidar has also recently played innings of 151 and 111 runs against England Lions while playing for India-A team.
If Shubman Gill, who is struggling with poor form, is given rest, then Patidar can play in his place and Sarfaraz can play in place of KL Rahul. In this way both can get a chance to debut.
India’s probable playing-11 in the second test
Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Sarfaraz Khan/Rajat Patidar, KS Bharat (wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar/Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah.
India’s squad for the second test:
Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shreyas Iyer, KS Bharat (wicketkeeper), Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Avesh Khan, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Washington Sundar and Saurabh Kumar.
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