“I Played With Sarfaraz Khan’s Father”: Rohit Sharma’s Mega Revelation, Says Test Cap Belongs To Him As Well

Skipper Rohit Sharma on Wednesday said he enjoyed the company of his young “mischievous” teammates and also was overwhelmed by emotions while they made their debuts during India’s monumental 4-1 Test series triumph over England. In absence of some big stars including Virat Kohli, the five-Test home series saw five youngsters — Rajat Patidar, Dhruv Jurel, Sarfaraz Khan, Akash Deep and Devdutt Padikkal — make their debut as India showed resilience to fight back after losing the opening Test in Hyderabad.

“Personally, mujhe inke saath kaam karke bahut maza aya. Jitne bhi young ladke the… sabkaafi chulbule the. (I really loved playing with them. All of them are very mischievous),” Rohit said on his Instagram handle “Team Ro”.

“I was acquainted with most of them and understood their strengths and plans for playing the game. I just wanted to console them by reminiscing about their achievements and strengths in the past. How they reacted to me and coach Rahul Dravid was amazing. Rohit expressed his feelings about the youngster’s stories and emotions associated with them by saying he was “lost in their debuts’.

“The debut of all these boys lost me. There were also their parents present and there were many emotions. I really enjoyed seeing their debuts.”

The India captain cited the example of Sarfaraz Khan, saying he has seen his journey, having played against his father as a youngster.

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“I was just lost in their debuts. Their parents were there and I enjoyed their debuts so much. Emotion was so strong. I have played with Sarfaraz’s father in Kanga league when I was very young.

He had a left handed father who was a batter. He was a ferocious cricketer and a well – known figure in Mumbai cricket circles. I wanted to congratulate him for his dedication and perseverance that paid off with his son representing India. Rohit stated that he wanted to convey to him that his Test cap belonged to him as much as to his son.