*Official* England in India 2023/24 #CryMoreTour

[CricAddict]

I have seen enough to judge that Sarfaraz is a quality test player. Surprising that he wasn't picked all these years.

 

[slowfinger]

yeah this Sarfaraz already cemented in the team for the next few years, he's going nowhere.

 

[Daemon]

I have seen enough to judge that Sarfaraz is a quality test player. Surprising that he wasn't picked all these years.

Definitely haven’t seen enough personally. I can tell relies a lot on his hands and not getting into good positions / footwork.

Looked a bit sus against Rehan earlier

 

[Calm_profit]

I have seen enough to judge that Sarfaraz is a quality test player. Surprising that he wasn't picked all these years.

Guy knows how to score runs,I will be rooting for his 50 if he is playing like this

 

[ma1978]

I'm guessing Sarfraz has some Pakistani heritage somewhere down the line. If so, I'm struggling to remember the last Indian player with that sort of lineage.

mohammed siraj

irfan pathan

yusuf pathan

there are more Muslims in India than Pakistan and virtually none of them have Pakistani heritage. Pakistan is a modern concept that was created in 1947 without historical basis (to be clear you can say that largely about India too)

 

[morgieb]

lol looks like England missed another one. Was plumb.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Jeez England have missed a trick with some of these reviews. Not convinced it was pad first thom

 

[Molehill]

FFS - Now it looks like Jadeja would've been out with a review too. Any chance the umpires can maybe stick their fingers up?

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Well if we can sneak another out before the new ball and maybe one with it it will have been a good day.

Thought they should have reviewed the lbw, amazed they didn't.

 

[Arachnodouche]

Definitely haven’t seen enough personally. I can tell relies a lot on his hands and not getting into good positions / footwork.

Looked a bit sus against Rehan earlier

Sort of like VVS then. He's a decent judge of length against spin, not an instinctive lunger like a few others in the side, and plays with soft hands hence late, again unlike a few others. Confident too.

 

[ma1978]

Yeah, I get that for all the obvious reasons, and I should have worded it better. Presumably their great great grandparents managed to stay put despite the carnage going on around them?

most stayed put. The migration was limited to a small part of historical British India.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Liking Sarfaraz's work so far after a nervy first couple of overs. Think England should've brought anderson on for an over or two against him here.

 

[BazBall21]

Thought Jadeja was out live. Lucky lucky boy. Poor communication from England. Can't shell chances on this.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Definitely haven’t seen enough personally. I can tell relies a lot on his hands and not getting into good positions / footwork.

Looked a bit sus against Rehan earlier

Let's wait and see what he is like against pace first. Yes he looks busy against spin but who knows what his technique is like against a new ball banged in?

 

[Silver Silva]

Yeah, I get that for all the obvious reasons, and I should have worded it better. Presumably their great great grandparents managed to stay put despite the carnage going on around them?

Muslims have been living in India since the 7th century, long before Pakistan was a thought and have seen many wars, conflicts, emperors come and go.

 

[RightArmMystery]

Sarfaraz looks dangerous. Doesn't look like he's gonna let us get away with any loose deliveries, picks up length so quickly

 

[Molehill]

FFS - Now it looks like Jadeja would've been out with a review too. Any chance the umpires can maybe stick their fingers up?

Just realised it's Wilson and Dharmasena - if you can find a worse combo of International umpires I've yet to see it.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Let's wait and see what he is like against pace first. Yes he looks busy against spin but who knows what his technique is like against a new ball banged in?

We'll take it even if he's only a spin bully tbh. The team very badly needs a few of those.

 

[MW1304]

Shocked that the guy who averages a million is good.

 

[Spark]

We'll take it even if he's only a spin bully tbh. The team very badly needs a few of those.

Yeah based on what we've heard/know about the guy, he'd eat up a spin attack like this in his sleep.