India, 1-0 down in the series of five Tests, will play the second Test in Visakhapatnam from Friday onwards. With star batter Virat Kohli missing the first two Tests due to personal reasons, star players KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja out due to injuries and youngsters Shubman Gill and Shreyas
Sarfaraz's first-class average stands at massive 80.47, next to Bradman who had a towering average of 95.14. Though the India 'A' tour of Bangladesh was not successful, he has hit three Ranji Trophy centuries since then in 2022-23 season. In the previous two Ranji seasons, he had scored 982