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| Full name | Sarfaraz Naushad Khan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 October 1997 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Sarfu,[1] Panda,[2] Macho[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Legbreak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Middle-order batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Musheer Khan (brother) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 311) | 15 February 2024 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 16 October 2024 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013/14–present | Mumbai | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | Royal Challengers Bangalore (squad no. 97) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015/16–2017/18 | Uttar Pradesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Punjab Kings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Delhi Capitals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sarfaraz Naushad Khan (Hindi: [sʌɾfʌˈɾaːz ˈxaːn]; born 22 October 1997) is an Indian international cricketer who represents the Indian national cricket team in Test cricket.[3] He plays for Mumbai in domestic cricket and has also represented Delhi Capitals, Punjab Kings, and Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League (IPL).[4] Sarfaraz represented India in the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in 2014 and 2016. He is an aggressive right-handed batter, a part-time spinner, and an occasional wicket-keeper.[5]
He made his IPL debut for the franchise RCB in the year 2015 and was the youngest player, at only 17 years and 177 days old, to play an IPL match. In the very next season, he was the only uncapped player to be retained by a franchise in the IPL.[6][7] Currently, he is the fourth-youngest player to play in the history of the IPL.[8] As a 15-year-old in 2012, he was mentioned in the prestigious Wisden Cricketers' Almanack along with his younger brother Musheer Khan.[9][10]
Khan has made his international debut during the 3rd Test between England and India at Rajkot on 15 February 2024. He became the fourth Indian cricketer to score twin-fifties on test debut. Sarfaraz's strike rate (94.2) is by far the highest among the 43 batters with two fifty-plus scores on debut in men's Tests (where balls-faced data is available).[11]
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- ^ a b "'They used to call me panda, now they've started calling me macho'". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
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- ^ "IPL 2020 - Devdutt Padikkal, Ruturaj Gaikwad in power-packed band of uncapped Indian batsmen". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ "Sarfaraz Khan- Stardom at 17". Red Bull. Archived from the original on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ "Sarfaraz Khan Profile – ICC Ranking, Age, Career Info & Stats". Cricbuzz. Archived from the original on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ "IPL Player Retention 2018: Twitter stunned by RCB's decision to retain Sarfaraz Khan". timesnownews.com. 5 January 2018. Archived from the original on 30 July 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ "Fourth Youngest player to play in the history of IPL". Kreedon. 25 September 2021. Archived from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ^ "Sarfaraz Khan Archives". Wisden. 16 February 2024. Archived from the original on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Sarfaraz and Musheer Khan ecstatic to make Wisden". archive.mid-day.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ "India vs England: From Sarfaraz Khan's fifties to Yashasvi Jaiswal's double tons, five records of 3rd test". Economic Times. 18 February 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024.