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IPL 2024: Gautam Gambhir’s KKR and MS Dhoni’s CSK Battling to Sign Sarfaraz Khan After Stellar India Debut
IPL 2024: Gautam Gambhir’s KKR and MS Dhoni’s CSK Battling to Sign Sarfaraz Khan After Stellar India Debut
For new Indian cricket players and even seasoned veterans, the Indian Premier League (IPL) has traditionally served as a springboard to the national team. However, how often has it worked the other way around, with a player performing so well while wearing national colors that IPL franchises were enticed to compete for his services? With teams like Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders vying for the young player’s signature following his outstanding debut for India in the third Test against England in Rajkot, Sarfaraz Khan, who was unsold at the auction in December, is most likely close to signing an IPL deal once more.
Following years of reliable results in the national competitions, Sarfaraz made his debut for the Indian team earlier in January. Last week, he was awarded his first international cap at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot, as KL Rahul was unable to overcome his quadriceps strain. While Yashasvi Jaiswal smashed a second straight double ton and Ravindra Jadeja won the Player of the Match title for his all-around skill, Sarfaraz stole some of the show with his outstanding batting effort, scoring half-centuries in both innings.
Sarfaraz appeared certain to complete his century until he was tragically run out for 68 runs in the opening innings. But he recovered magnificently to take control of the game against the English spinners, scoring 62 not out in an important unbeaten 172-run partnership with Jaiswal in the second innings, which contributed to India’s 434-run victory.
Franchises Compete for IPL Outcast Sarfaraz
Subsequent to making a charming beginning in Rajkot, Sarfaraz went unsold in December of last year at a base cost of INR 20 lakhs. As per a source, upwards of three establishments will sign him. The report asserts that with an end goal to support the batting arrangement, which as of now incorporates players like Rinku Singh, Nitish Rana, Shreyas Iyer, Jason Roy, and Andre Russell, among others, KKR mentor Gautam Gambhir prescribed the group’s authorities to acquire the 27-year-old.
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The report additionally expressed that Dhoni has given the approval for the specialists to permit Chennai Super Kings to sign Sarfaraz. Royals Challengers Bangalore, who Sarfaraz recently played for in three IPL seasons somewhere in the range of 2015 and 2018, is the other group competing to enroll the youthful player. Nonetheless, Sarfaraz didn’t get numerous amazing open doors in the beginning XI that included Virat Kohli, Chris Gayle, and AB de Villiers.
Somewhere in the range of 2015 and 2023, Sarfaraz showed up, storing up 585 runs with one fifty. From 2019 until 2021, he was a player with Punjab Kings, and afterward he joined Delhi Capitals.
