Sarfaraz Khan and Irfan Pathan
Both fans and analysts had diverse opinions over the Indian cricket team’s West Indies tour team selection. While many of them applauded the selectors for including some youngsters in the lineup in the form of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ruturaj Gaikwad, the absence of Sarfaraz Khan and the focus on IPL performances remained a source of controversy. Several former cricket players reacted to the selection and blasted the selectors for not taking into account results on the domestic circuit. After the announcement, Irfan Pathan, a former all-rounder for India, tweeted a mysterious tweet, and fans have connected it to Sarfaraz Khan.
Irfan Pathan asked fans to listen to a song and write the name
After posting a Hindi song, Pathan requested his followers to pick a cricketer who springs to mind while listening to the song. “I know the answer and have spoken about him before, but I would love to hear from you guys,” the caption stated of the tweet stated.
I know the answer and have spoken about him before but would love to hear from you guys. #domesticcricket #selection pic.twitter.com/SzYMXVANJi
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) June 25, 2023
Fans immediately deduced that Pathan was referring to Sarfaraz Khan. Fans began to post their own speculations because the ex-cricketer would not offer any confirmation.
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Leaderboard of Sarfraz
Currently, Sarfaraz is seeing success in his first-class cricket career. In 37 first-class games, Sarfaraz has accrued 3505 runs. He has hit 13 hundreds and has a fantastic average of 79.65. His highest knock in domestic games is 301*.
He has played 26 games in List A cricket, scoring 469 runs at an average of 39.08 runs per game. In list A cricket, he also has two centuries.
Sarfaraz scored 556 runs at an outstanding average of 92.66 during the 2022–23 Ranji Trophy season. In six games, he has also scored three hundreds.
The Mumbai batsman finished 2022 as the top run-scorer with 982 runs scored at an average of 122.75 in six test matches. He had already completed 400.
