Sarfaraz Khan did not get a place in the New Zealand Test series, now he gave a befitting reply to the selectors by scoring a century in the Ranji Trophy.

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Sarfaraz Khan: Indian team's star batsman Sarfaraz Khan continues to score runs in domestic cricket. Playing for Mumbai in the second round of Ranji Trophy 2026-27, Sarfaraz batted brilliantly against Himachal Pradesh and scored a brilliant century. This amazing form of Sarfaraz in red ball cricket shows that he has no answer in domestic cricket. Sarfaraz Khan completed his century in just 151 balls, playing brilliant shots all around the field. This is the 18th century of his career in first-class cricket. Let us tell you that Sarfaraz has not got a place in Team India's squad for the recent Test series against New Zealand.

The jugalbandi of Sarfaraz and Anand proved costly for the bowlers.

In this match, after winning the toss, Mumbai team had decided to bowl first. In front of the deadly performance of Mumbai bowlers, Himachal Pradesh's first innings was reduced to just 140 runs. After this, Mumbai's start to bat was also nothing special, but Sarfaraz Khan, who came to bat at number five, completely turned the tide of the match. He not only completed his century by staying on the field, but also made a big partnership with Akash Anand and took Mumbai's lead beyond 258 runs.

Sarfaraz's 'Bradman' like record in first-class cricket

The graph of records of Sarfaraz Khan in first-class cricket is continuously going upwards. According to the latest figures, Sarfaraz has played 66 first-class matches so far, in which he has scored more than 5000 runs while batting at an excellent strike rate of more than 70. During this period, his batting average is around 65+, which is counted among the best averages after the world's greatest batsman Sir Don Bradman. Sarfaraz, who has been scoring runs in the last few Ranji seasons, has so far scored 18 brilliant centuries and 16 half-centuries. After this excellent century against Himachal on 19 October 2026, he has once again proved why he is considered the most reliable player in the longer format.

Cricket fans and experts have long believed that Sarfaraz Khan has been continuously ignored in the national team. Despite scoring runs year after year in domestic cricket and averaging an unmatched average of almost 65, he had to wait a long time to get a chance in Team India. Whenever he is dropped at the international level or is not included in the squad, big questions are raised on the decisions of the selectors on social media. However, amid all these controversies, Sarfaraz's attention never got distracted and every time he was out of the team, he gave a befitting reply to the selectors with the bat by scoring runs on the field.

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