Sarfaraz Khan

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Sarfaraz Khan was born on 27th October 1997 in Mumbai. Interestingly, he shares his birthday with Sri Lankan cricket legend Kumar Sangakkara, who was born exactly 20 years before Sarfaraz. Imagine the cosmic cricket connection!

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Sarfaraz’s father, Naushad Khan, was a renowned cricketer in Mumbai during his playing days. Naushad is now a well-known coach. He has an eye for talent and discovered players like Iqbal Abdulla (who happens to be Sarfaraz’s teammate at Royal Challengers Bangalore) and Kamran Khan

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As a toddler, Sarfaraz used to sleep amidst his father’s kit bags at Azad Maidan, soaking in the cricket atmosphere

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At the tender age of 12, Sarfaraz made headlines by scoring a then-record 439 runs in a Harris Shield inter-school tournament match. This is the same tournament where we first heard the name Sachin Tendulkar when the little master scored 326 runs back in 1988.

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Sarfaraz faced scrutiny when the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) accused him of fudging his age. However, he proved his age through an advanced test, and the charges were dropped.

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In a domestic T20 match, Sarfaraz remained ice-cool when Mumbai needed three runs to win from the final delivery. He scooped the last ball for a six!

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When he made his IPL debut against the Chennai Super Kings, Sarfaraz became the youngest player to feature in an IPL match at the age of 17 years and 177 days.

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In the U-19 World Cup, Sarfaraz scored 211 runs at an impressive average of 70.33. His standout performance against Pakistan, where he scored 74 runs and took 1/10 with the ball, earned him the Man of the Match award

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