Sarfaraz smashes 76-ball century in India's intra-squad match

Written By: Danish

Sarfaraz Khan blasted 101 off 76 balls (15 fours, 2 sixes) for India A, making a strong case for Test recall despite squad exclusion.

Performance

Jasprit Bumrah went wicketless at 5 RPO, while Siraj conceded 7 RPO despite 2 wickets - raising bowling form questions pre-England series.

Concern

The closed-door match is India's final warm-up before England Tests. India A trails by 160 runs (299/6) after Day 2.

Context

KL Rahul & Shubman Gill scored 50+ on Day 1. Sai Sudharsan (38), Ishan Kishan (45) contributed on Day 2 for India A.

Batting

Prasidh Krishna took 2 wickets, Nitish Reddy removed Easwaran (39). Washington Sundar rebounded with 35 after first-innings duck.

Bowling

This marks India's new Test era - Gill's first series as captain post Rohit/Virat retirements, with fresh faces like Sarfaraz pushing for spots.

Transition

With Sarfaraz in red-hot form (92 vs ENG Lions) and bowlers struggling, will selectors reconsider squad before England Tests?

Outlook

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