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Published 16:36 IST, January 17th 2023

Sarfaraz Khan sends BIG message to BCCI selectors with another century amid India snub

Sarfaraz Khan boasts the second-highest batting average (minimum 50 innings) in first-class cricket after the legendary Australian player Don Bradman.

Reported by: Vishal Tiwari
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Mumbai batsman Sarfaraz Khan on Tuesday made a big statement with yet another century in the Ranji Trophy game against Delhi. Sarfaraz has smashed a spectacular hundred just days after the BCCI snubbed him for the upcoming Border-Gavaskar (Test series) against Australia. Despite his brilliant show with the bat in India's first-class setup for the past two seasons, the Chetan Sharma-led Indian selection committee did not pick him for the four-match series against Australia. 

Ranji Trophy: Sarfaraz Khan hits another hundred

Sarfaraz scored his latest century during the Ranji Trophy match between Mumbai and Delhi. He reached the three-digit mark off 135 balls in Mumbai's first innings earlier in the day. Sarfaraz's knock was made up of 14 boundaries and two sixes.

Sarfaraz got out after scoring 125 runs off 155 balls including 16 boundaries and four sixes. Mumbai have scored 272/9 in 75 overs at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Here's how netizens are reacting to Sarfaraz's latest achievement with the bat. 

 

Sarfaraz's Ranji Trophy stats

Sarfaraz boasts the second-highest batting average (minimum 50 innings) in first-class cricket after the legendary Australian player Don Bradman. Sarfaraz has played 36 first-class matches for Mumbai and has scored 3380 runs at an average of 80.46. Bradman, who has a Test batting average of 99.94, averages 95.14 in domestic red-ball cricket. Sarfaraz has played 22 innings in Ranji Trophy since 2019 and has scored 2289 runs at a staggering average of 134.64, including nine centuries and five half-centuries. 

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Updated 16:36 IST, January 17th 2023

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