Sarfaraz Khan feels some Mumbai players avoid playing in the Kanga League because they fear failing in the tough conditions might hurt their careers. But he pointed out how legends like Sunil Gavaskar and Sachin Tendulkar never thought that way and ended up among the all-time greats.
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Sarfaraz Khan recalls how Sunil Gavaskar and Sachin Tendulkar embraced Kanga League challenges
Sarfaraz Khan was quoted as saying by Mid-Day, “During my childhood, I heard a lot of stories from my father [coach Naushad Khan] about how Gavaskar sir once turned up for a Kanga League match despite returning from England the same morning.”
Well, Sarfaraz played his last Kanga League match three years ago. While looking through the league’s schedule before his recent outing, the star batter noticed his name listed for scoring a century back in 2018, which brought back good memories and made him feel happy.
Sarfaraz Khan’s special request to Mumbai cricketers
He urged the big players from Mumbai to take part in the tournament to inspire the next generation. Sarfaraz signed off by saying, “If big players participate in this tournament, it will be an inspiration for the city’s youngsters. Kanga League is such a tournament that if you succeed here, you can score runs anywhere in the world.”
India is all set to host the West Indies in a two-match Test series in October, followed by another two tests against South Africa in November, and Sarfaraz would love to get back into contention for the home season in the longest format of the game.
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