Sarfaraz Khan's Father Gets 'Gift Of Thar' By Anand Mahindra After Son's Debut

The long and excruciating wait came to an end for Sarfaraz Khan as he made his Test debut for India in the third Test against England at Rajkot. Sarfarz's maiden international match for the senior Indian team came in front of his father Naushad, who remains the cricketer's biggest inspiration. It was Naushad's sacrifices that helped Sarfaraz realize his dream of representing India at the highest level. As Sarfaraz made his debut, industrialist Anand Mahindra decided to gift him a Mahindra Thar.

Reacting to a video shared by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Anand Mahindra promised to give Sarfaraz's father a Thar, having been touched by his story.

“Himmat nahin chodna, bas!”

Hard work. Courage. Patience.

What better qualities than those for a father to inspire in a child?

For being an inspirational parent, it would be my privilege & honour if Naushad Khan would accept the gift of a Thar. pic.twitter.com/fnWkoJD6Dp

Sarfaraz made his debut for India a memorable one, becoming the batter to score the fastest fifty on his maiden outing. But, Sarfaraz's stay couldn't last long as he was run out following a mix-up with Ravindra Jadeja.

Former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar appreciated the debutant Sarfaraz Khan for his attacking approach during his knock on the first day of the third Test match of the five-match series at the Niranjan Shah Stadium on Thursday.

Sarfaraz's hard work came to fruition when he smashed a stylish 62 of 66 balls while coming in at number six on his debut. He put on a sparkling show of batting and looked on course to hit a big score.

However, miscommunication with star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja in the middle cut short his brilliant debut innings as he was run out by Mark Wood at the