Sarfaraz Khan is unmatched. In the Pune Test, he gave India a big breakthrough without even catching the ball. Of course, that wicket went to Ashwin's account but it would not have been possible to get it without Sarfaraz Khan's intelligence. The wicket that Ashwin and Team India got due to Sarfaraz was that of New Zealand batsman Will Young. With this wicket, New Zealand also got the second blow in the first innings of the Pune Test.
How Sarfraz got India a wicket without even catching the ball was seen in the 24th over of the innings. The last ball of this over by Ashwin was seen to deviate a bit from its line. After hitting the middle stump, the ball went towards the leg side. Will Young tried to play a flick shot on it but he missed. As soon as Young appealed, the Indian players appealed strongly, which did not have any effect on the umpire.
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After the umpire's refusal, Sarfaraz Khan, standing at forward short leg, asked captain Rohit Sharma to take DRS. The way Sarfaraz was putting his point in front of Rohit, his confidence was clearly visible in it. He was telling Rohit that the ball had touched the bat, he had seen it. Sarfaraz also got Virat's support in convincing Rohit. Rohit finally showed confidence and took DRS and then the same thing happened which Sarfaraz had said. The on-field umpire had to reverse his decision and Will Young had to go to the pavilion after getting out.
Everything is going well for Sarfaraz Khan right now, be it scoring his first Test century, the birth of his child, or now this decision, which gave Team India the second blow to New Zealand by getting the wicket of Will Young.
