IND vs ENG: Rohit Sharma reveals the tactical move behind Sarfaraz Khan’s batting promotion

India dominated the Third Test with a commanding 2-1 lead in the five match series against England. The declaration came at the score of 430/4, setting a huge target of 557 on Day 4. The visitors failed to make any progress as they collapsed at just 122 runs which eventually led to India’s victory by 434 runs. Yashasvi Jaiswal was the star of the match as he scored a stellar score of 214 runs, Sarfaraz Khan on the other hand left a strong impression with two consecutive half centuries.

Sarfaraz contributed 62 runs in the initial innings and maintained an unbeaten score of 68 off 72 balls in the subsequent one. His impressive second innings performance comprised six boundaries and three sixes.

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Initially, all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was elevated to the No. 5 batting position in the first innings, while Sarfaraz was held back. This strategic move proved advantageous for India as Jadeja went on to amass 112 runs.

However, in the second innings, Sarfaraz took precedence over Jadeja and validated his promotion with a commendable innings.

“For this game, we thought he has got so much experience and has got a lot of runs as well, we wanted that left-right combo, Sarfaraz being Sarfaraz and with the quality he has got, we wanted him to have time,” said Rohit during the post-match press conference.

“We saw what he can do with the bat. [on the batting order] It’s not a long-term view, we go with the flow and what we feel on that particular day, looking at the opposition, the bowling attack. We calculate everything and then go with the flow,” he added.

The fourth Test of the five-match series between India and England is scheduled to take place from February 23 in Ranchi.

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