Sarfaraz Khan is an Indian professional cricketer who is in the best shape of his career; learn about his age, bio, cricket career stats, record and Ranji Trophy 2022 runs
Sarfaraz Khan is a professional cricketer from India who plays for Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy and Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He is presently playing for Mumbai in the 2022-23 Ranji Trophy season. Sarfaraz Khan has been in great form this season, scoring his third century of the Ranji Trophy 2022-23 season against Delhi on Tuesday.
Sarfaraz Khan Ranji Trophy 2022-2023 runs list, stats and first class record
Hundred and counting! 💯
Yet another impressive knock from Sarfaraz Khan 👏👏
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Sarfaraz Khan has emerged as one of the competition’s most consistent players since the Ranji Trophy 19-20 seasons. Despite his domestic excellence, Sarfaraz Khan is still unable to get into the Indian national squad. In this article, we’ll look at Sarfaraz Khan’s biography as well as his cricketing stats and records.
Who is Sarfaraz Khan?
Sarfaraz Khan, 25, is a professional Indian cricketer who was born on October 22, 1997, in Mumbai, India. He was born in the Mumbai outskirts to Naushad Khan and Tabassum Khan. Sarfraz Khan’s early coaching began with his father, Naushad Khan, who was also a cricket coach. Sarfaraz Khan was so focused on cricket that he was unable to attend school for four years. As a result, his father was forced to employ a private tutor for him.
Domestic career
Sarfaraz Khan began his domestic cricket career with Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy. In 2014, he made his Ranji Trophy debut against Bengal. He then went on to play for Uttar Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy in 2015-16. However, since the 2019-20 Ranji season, everything has gone Sarfaraz Khan’s way. Sarfaraz Khan had an amazing season in the 2019-20 Ranji Trophy, being the season’s fifth-highest run scorer with 928 runs and a batting average of 154.66.
Sarfaraz Khan was the leading run-scorer in the previous Ranji Trophy season, with 982 runs with a batting average of 122.75. During that season, his consistency helped Mumbai reach the final. Sarfaraz Khan has already collected 556 runs in 9 innings with three hundred and a batting average of 92.66 in the Ranji Trophy 2022-23 season.
Sarfaraz Khan’s career stats
| Competition | First-class | List A | T20 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 34 | 26 | 84 |
| Runs scored | 3,175 | 469 | 1071 |
| Batting average | 77.43 | 39.08 | 23.28 |
| 100s/50s | 11/9 | 2/0 | 0/3 |
| Highest score | 301* | 117 | 67 |
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