Sarfaraz Khan injured in practice session

Indian cricketer Sarfaraz Khan had an injury scare during the practice session of the Indian team on Thursday (November 14) at Perth. 

Sarfaraz Khan is one of the new-generation Indian cricketers who have travelled to Australia for the five-match Test series (Border-Gavaskar Trophy). This Test series is very important for both teams, as their qualification for the next ICC World Test Championship final is at stake. 

The Border-Gavaskar Trophy will begin on November 22 with the Test match at Perth. The 27-year-old Sarfaraz played all three Tests during the recently concluded three-match home Test series against New Zealand. He is fighting to grab a spot in the Indian playing XI for the series opener. 

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Sarfaraz Khan walked off after an elbow injury

During the training session on Thursday, Sarfaraz was injured. While he was batting in the nets, a ball was hit to his right elbow. Soon, he walked off the ground. There is no clarification on the matter of the latest injury of Sarfaraz. 

Indian captain Rohit Sharma is unlikely to be available for the five-match Test series opener at Perth. So, at least one spot has been opened up in the team. KL Rahul and Sarfaraz Khan are fighting to earn their spots for the Perth Test along with the uncapped Abhimanyu Easwaran and the wicketkeeper-batter Dhruv Jurel. 

Sarfaraz Khan scored 150 runs in the Bengaluru Test

After scoring 222 not out and 17 in the Irani Cup, Sarfaraz scored a duck and 150 runs in the Bengaluru Test against New Zealand. However, in the next two Tests, the right-handed batter scored 11, 9, 0, and 1 runs, respectively. 

Sarfaraz has scored 371 runs in six Test innings with an average of 37.10. He has hit one century and three half-centuries in his early Test career. 

In his first-class career, Sarfaraz has scored 4593 runs with an impressive average of 65.61. He has scored 16 centuries and 14 half-centuries in his first-class career.