Former India player turned veteran commentator Sanjay Manjrekar is excited to watch Sarfaraz Khan taking on Australia’s pace bowlers during the Border Gavaskar Trophy Down Under, which will start in November. While the middle-order batter is yet to play a Test away from home, Manjrekar said that the right-hander has the technique and the temperament to do well in Australia as well.

Speaking to ESPNcricinfo, the former batter commented: “I was very happy to see the way he played fast bowling. He’s played fast bowling before as well against England, but this was a pitch which was very similar to some of the foreign pitches that we get, where there is a bit of pace and bounce.

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“Interestingly, I am imagining him on a flatter pitch in Australia, where there isn’t much of seam movement. If there is seam movement, the Australian bowlers will pitch the ball up, that’s the length he’s got to work on. Anything that is short of length outside the off stump, he is going to give migraines to those fast bowlers,” the 59-year-old went on to add. “His technique isn’t bad for Australia because he plays besides the line of the ball, which is always advantageous. I’ll be very excited to see how he goes. He’s a definite candidate, should walk into that Indian playing XI at five.”