Sarfaraz khan, Young batsman from Royal challangers Bangalore was in full form from the past season of IPL. In U-19 World cup , Sarfaraz was the second highest run scorer with 355 runs in 6 matches. But this year IPL was a bit tough since he featured only 5 matches and scored 66 runs with an average of 33. His fitness lack is the reason behind his failure in this season.
Sarfaraz Khan played a brilliant innings against Sunrisers Hyderabad in league matches where he scored 35 from just 15 balls. With his brilliant cameo, his team scored 227 runs in 20 overs.
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Sarfaraz already lost 5 kilos while he was part of the RCB unit. He said,“Our trainer at RCB, Shankar Basu, has mailed me a fitness programe which I’ll adhere to.” After RCB’s unexpected failure in finals Virat Kohli gave Sarfaraz his Bat and Gloves as an surprise gift.
Sarfaraz recently won the ‘Young Cricketer of the Year’ award at the CEAT award function on Monday when asked about the gift from his IPL captain, he said “He told me to work hard. I think he’s given me the bow and arrow to help me conquer my target. This means a lot to me.”