India batter Sarfaraz Khan, who wasn't a part of the playing XI for any of the two Tests against Bangladesh, slammed a century in the Irani Cup for Mumbai, sending the team management a clear message.
Sarfaraz, despite his heroics in domestic red-ball games, hasn't quite managed to cement his place in the Test playing XI. While Sarfaraz was a part of the India squad for the 2-match series against Bangladesh, he was released on both occasions -- first for the Duleep Trophy, then for the Irani Cup.
Playing for Mumbai in the Irani Cup, Sarfaraz slammed a hundred on Wednesday, in what was his 15th triple-digit score in First Class cricket.
Sarfaraz also reached the landmark in just 150 balls, showing intent to play a positive brand of cricket. THAT moment when Sarfaraz Khan brought up hisA brilliant knock so far #IraniCup | @IDFCFIRSTBankFollow the match https://t.co/Er0EHGOZKh pic.twitter.com/nEEJW2kea9 For Mumbai, Rahane and Sarfaraz added 98 runs by the end of Day 1 as Mumbai put a score of 237 on the board for the loss of 4 wickets.