Former cricketer AB de Villers is delighted at Sarfaraz Khan receiving his maiden India call-up for the second Test match of the ongoing five-match home series against England. He was added to the squad as KL Rahul has been ruled out of the test series due to injury.
Sarfaraz Khan has been a prolific run-scorer for Mumbai in domestic cricket. Former cricketer AB de Villiers expressed that the batter deserves to be part of India’s Test side. He also added that he hopes to see Sarfaraz make his Test debut in the second Test against England. In his latest, Youtube video, AB de Villiers said,
“It’s just very exciting for me. His record in first-class cricket is quite outstanding, and if there’s a guy that deserves it, it’s certainly him. He has played 66 innings, 3912 runs, and an average of 69.85. 14 hundreds and 11 fifties, guys, that is not normal.
“That is a very, very good first-class record. I know it’s a big jump up to international cricket against England, on the biggest stage, I hope he gets a chance because Rajat Patidar has also been playing well,” he added.
AB de Villiers on India’s probable bowling attack for the second test
All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has also been ruled out of the second Test against England due to a hamstring injury. AB de Villiers feels Kuldeep Yadav will replace the all-rounder in the playing XI for the second Test. He also added that Jadeja will be a huge loss for India. AB de Villiers said,
“It can only be Kuldeep Yadav, who doesn’t offer as much with the bat or in the field, but he does have a lot of X-factor with the ball in hand. He maybe gives India a little bit of extra variation with the bowling department because you had Axar Patel and Ravindra Jadeja there, two left-arm spinners.”
“I don’t think we all understand how big a loss Ravindra Jadeja is going into the second Test match. The guy is a superstar. I thought he would do more in that first Test match first of all, but generally speaking, he is fast, wicket-to-wicket and some of the balls turn and some don’t,” he added.
“With the ball in hand, we have seen him take 10-fers and 5-fers under pressure. He is not easy to replace. Incredible in the field, he is fast, helps the captain, and gets you run-outs, but the big loss, I think, is with the bat in hand,” AB de Villiers said further.
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