Pakistan Cricketer Reacts As Sarfaraz Khan Included In India's Test Squad
NDTV
Middle-order batter Sarfaraz Khan earned his maiden Test call-up as the BCCI added him to the squad for the second Test against England.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), on Monday, announced a plethora of changes in the Indian squad for the second Test against England after Ravindra Jadeja and KL Rahul were both ruled out due to injuries. The duo's exclusion paved the way for the board to hand Sarfaraz Khan his maiden call-up to India's Test squad while Washington Sundar and Sourabh Kumar were also named in the roster. Sarfaraz, who has been a consistent scorer in domestic cricket, has been waiting for this day, and when the BCCI gave him his maiden call-up, social media welcomed the decision with both hands. Congratulations brother So Happy for you pic.twitter.com/TDmKXMZYjj
India and Mumbai batter Suryakumar Yadav was one of the first cricketers to extend greetings to Sarfaraz on the call-up. But, greetings came from across the border as well, with Pakistan opening batter Imam-ul-Haq also congratulating the Indian cricketer for his Test call-up.
"Congratulations brother So Happy for you," Imam-ul-Haq wrote on X (formerly Twitter).
As for the injuries, Jadeja sustained a hamstring problem while going for a quick single on Sunday while Rahul complained of pain in his right quadriceps.
