Sarfaraz Khan vs Rajat Patidar is essentially the most talked about factor forward of India’s subsequent Test match towards England. Even earlier than making their Test debuts for India, the duo are already within the information for the truth that they possess robust high quality inside them to substitute the injured KL Rahul for the Visakhapatnam Test. They are toe-to-toe with one another within the home circuit, leaving hardly any house between them for the selectors to simply ignore the opposite one.
India’s batting head coach Vikram Rathour was additionally requested about the identical and he too couldn’t give readability on what the Indian staff is considering on it. “It will be a tough choice (to pick one between Sarfaraz and Rajat). What value they bring to the team, of course, is that they are super players. We have seen how well they have done in domestic cricket in the last few years,” Rathour stated in a press convention two days forward.Â
“So on these kind of wickets, I think they can really add a lot of value to the team. If you have to pick one, it’s of course going to be tough. But that’s a decision I think Rahul and Rohit Sharma will have to make in a day or so,” the coach added.
Both the gamers have proven their class within the home circuit. Rajat Patidar has scored 4000 runs in 55 first-class matches at a median of 45.97. He has additionally scored 12 centuries and 22 half-tons within the format. Sarfaraz additionally boasts robust numbers in first-class cricket. He has 3912 runs within the home circuit in 45 matches at a median of 69.85. Sarfaraz has additionally made 14 tons and 11 half-centuries.Â
Rathour additionally opened on the continuing run of Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer, each of whom are struggling for runs. “There are young batters in our team who have not played much Test cricket. So, we need to be a bit patient with them. Batters like (Shubman) Gill, (Yashasvi) Jaiswal and (Shreyas) Iyer will eventually start getting big runs, I’m sure of it,” he stated.Â
