Sarfaraz Khan fields while Shoaib Bashir of England hits a shot at short leg in Dharamshala Test.© X (formerly Twitter)
Days after his captain Rohit Sharma schooled him for not wearing a helmet while fielding in close range of a batter, youngster Sarfaraz Khan averted a major injury threat. Sarfaraz was fielding without a helmet at silly point on Day 3 of the fourth Test match against England in Ranchi. This is when Rohit told him to get the safety gear first. “Aye bhai, hero nahi banne ka (hey brother, don’t be a hero here),” told the caring captain. The 12th man then gave Sarfaraz a helmet and the play resumed.
Not only in that game but also in the next match against England, Sarfaraz made sure he obliged to what was advised to him by Rohit. This saw the youngster averting a serious injury on the third ball of the 38th over of England’s second innings in Dharamsala Test.
Sarfaraz was fielding at short leg position with his protective gear on when Kuldeep bowled a short ball to Shoaib Bashir and the batter flicked it hard on the leg side. The ball hit Sarfaraz really hard on his helmet but the protective gear made sure that the India player escaped unhurt.
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And that’s why Rohit Bhai said “Hero banne ki zaroorat naheen hai” pic.twitter.com/41tsvFUXrg
— Vishal Misra (@vishalmisra) March 9, 2024
Ravichandran Ashwin took a famous five-wicket haul in his 100th Test as India thrived on the impatience of England batters for an emphatic innings and 64-run victory in the final chapter of an action-packed five-match contest, handing the visitors their heaviest defeat in the ‘Bazball’ era.
With the series already in bag, India were playing for crucial World Test Championship points and England made their job simpler by self-imploding on day three here.
England were bowled out for 195 towards the end of the afternoon session with Ashwin running through their reckless batting line-up to end with a match haul of nine wickets. Kuldeep Yadav was adjudged player of the match though for a haul of seven wickets, including the fifer in the first essay.
(With PTI Inputs)
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