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Sarfaraz Khan selected for third test, will he get place in playing 11

Sarfaraz Khan selected for third test, will he get place in playing 11

Sarfaraz Khan: Team India’s squad for the third test has been released and Sarfaraz Khan has got a chance. Now it remains to be seen whether he will get a place in the playing 11 or not.

India vs England 3rd Test: BCCI has announced the Indian team. Once again the selectors have expressed confidence in Sarfaraz Khan. Sarfaraz Khan, who scored a mountain of runs in domestic cricket, was included in Team India for the second Test match. After which it was being speculated that Sarfaraz Khan could debut in the Visakhapatnam Test, but the team management had shown more confidence in Rajat Patidar instead of Sarfaraz Khan. However, it is now believed that Sarfaraz Khan may get a chance to debut in the third Test against England starting from February 15.

Sarfaraz Khan selected for third test, will he get place in playing 11
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Will the third test be the debut match

When Sarfaraz Khan was included in Visakhapatnam Test. At that time, Sarfaraz Khan was expected to debut, but in the second test, captain Rohit Sharma and head coach Rahul Dravid preferred Rajat Patidar in the playing 11 instead of Sarfaraz. But Rajat Patidar was completely failing in the Visakhapatnam test. After which the team management can include Sarfaraz Khan in the team in place of Rajat Patidar in the third test. Let us tell you that Sarfaraz Khan is in excellent form.

He played an innings of 161 runs against England Lions. Whereas in domestic cricket, Sarfaraz Khan’s figures are much better than Rajat Patidar. After which captain Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid can include Sarfaraz in the third test.

Sarfaraz’s great record

Sarfaraz Khan has performed well in first class cricket. Sarfaraz, who has played 45 first class matches, has scored runs with an attractive average of 69.85. Sarfaraz Khan has 3912 runs in his name in first class cricket. Besides this, he has also scored 14 centuries and 11 half-centuries. Apart from this, he has also scored a triple century in domestic cricket. Despite this, he still has to wait to make his debut.

Rajat Patidar has scored 4041 runs in first class cricket with an average of 45.40. Although he had to play 56 matches for this. Talking about centuries in first class cricket, Patidar has scored 12 centuries and 22 half-centuries.

Third test will start from 15th February

The third test match between India and England will start from 15 February. This match will be played in Rajkot, Gujarat. Let us tell you that the first Test match was played between India and England on this ground in 2016. After which once again both the teams will be seen clashing on the ground of Rajkot. Let us tell you that two matches have been played in the series so far. In which both the teams have won 1-1 match.

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