Sarfaraz Khan (cricketer)

Sarfaraz Khan
Personal information
Full name
Sarfaraz Naushad Khan
Born (1997-10-22) 22 October 1997
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
NicknameSarfu, Panda, Macho
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLegbreak
RoleMiddle-order batter
RelationsMusheer Khan (brother)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 311)15 February 2024 v England
Last Test1 November 2024 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2013/14–presentMumbai
2015–2018Royal Challengers Bangalore (squad no. 97)
2015/16–2017/18Uttar Pradesh
2019–2021Punjab Kings
2022–2023Delhi Capitals
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA T20
Matches 6 54 37 96
Runs scored 371 4,593 629 1,188
Batting average 37.10 65.61 34.94 22.41
100s/50s 1/3 16/14 2/0 0/3
Top score 150 301* 117 67
Balls bowled 412 54 8
Wickets 5 1 0
Bowling average 59.00 56.00
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 2/32 1/17
Catches/stumpings 3/– 54/– 16/– 38/–
Medal record
Men's cricket
Representing  India
U19 World Cup
2016 Bangladesh
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 04 November 2024

Sarfaraz Naushad Khan (Hindi: [sʌɾfʌˈɾaːz ˈxaːn]; born 22 October 1997) is an Indian international cricketer who represents the Indian national cricket team in Test cricket. He plays for Mumbai in domestic cricket and has also represented Delhi Capitals, Punjab Kings, and Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Sarfaraz represented India in the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in 2014 and 2016. He is an aggressive right-handed batter, a part-time spinner, and an occasional wicket-keeper.

He made his IPL debut for the franchise RCB in the year 2015 and was the youngest player, at only 17 years and 177 days old, to play an IPL match. In the very next season, he was the only uncapped player to be retained by a franchise in the IPL. Currently, he is the fourth-youngest player to play in the history of the IPL. As a 15-year-old in 2012, he was mentioned in the prestigious Wisden Cricketers' Almanack along with his younger brother Musheer Khan.

Khan has made his international debut during the 3rd Test between England and India at Rajkot on 15 February 2024. He became the fourth Indian cricketer to score twin-fifties on test debut. Sarfaraz's strike rate (94.2) is by far the highest among the 43 batters with two fifty-plus scores on debut in men's Tests (where balls-faced data is available).