‘Dad has told me that I bat like Javed Miandad’ – Sarfaraz Khan names greats of the game he admires

The 26-year-old said that he likes the batting style of Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Vivian Richards and Joe Root. While Sarfaraz has played with Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers during his Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) days in the past, he is getting the opportunity to watch former England captain Joe Root play from close quarters in Visakhapatnam.

“I like to watch Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Sir Vivian Richards, and even Javed Miandad because my dad has told me that I play like him. I watch Joe Root’s batting also.

“Anyone who is succeeding, I am watching them to see how they are doing it so I can learn and apply it. I want to continue doing this, whether it’s in the Ranji Trophy or playing for India in the future,” Sarfaraz told JioCinema.

But then there is a real-life hero for Sarfaraz — his father Naushad Ahmed — who dedicated countless hours to make his son a cricketer.

“My father introduced me to cricket, and I always wondered why am I even playing. I am an attacking batsman and I used to get out sooner than others and scoring big runs was getting difficult.