A few spectators were spotted congratulating Sarfaraz Khan's father Naushad after his son reached 50 on Test debut on day 1 against England in Rajkot. A video of the same went viral on social media as Sarfaraz's father acknowledged all the congratulations he got from the Indian fans in the stands.
Sarfaraz made his long-awaited Test debut and his father Naushad got quite emotional as the duo hugged after the 26-year-old got his first India cap. The right-handed batter did not let the selectors down after walking into bat at 237-4, bringing up a 48-ball half-century. He was also well on track, but Mark Wood caught him short at the non-striker's end when on 62, ending his 77-run partnership with Ravindra Jadeja.
"I was nervous for the first few balls" - Sarfaraz Khan
At the post-day press conference, the 26-year-old revealed that he was padded up in the dressing room for 4 hours, elaborating:
I was padded up for almost four hours (in the dressing room). I kept thinking that I have kept so much patience in life and there is no harm in keeping some more. After I went in, I was nervous for the first few balls but I have practiced and worked so hard that everything went well."
India recovered from 33-3 in the first hour to reach 326-5, thanks to twin centuries from Ravindra Jadeja and Rohit Sharma, with the pair putting on 204. Jadeja and Sarfaraz added 77 following Rohit's departure.
