Mumbai’s prolific batter Sarfaraz Khan failed to make it to the playing XI for his side against Services in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. The right-hander had been in brilliant form and had been playing a crucial role in Mumbai’s success in the recent Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy final. The 25-year-old was seen getting admitted to a hospital in Ranchi after suffering pain due to a kidney stone and could not make it to the ground.
Mumbai also missed Shivam Dube in the line-up as he was ruled out recently from the tournament after an injury he picked up while bowling. Star batter Shreyas Iyer is not available as he is with the Indian team for the New Zealand tour and the Ajinkya Rahane-led side had to depend on promising youngsters like Armaan Jaffer and Sairaj Patel to make a difference.
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Sarfaraz’s father confirmed the medical issue is under control and Sarfaraz Khan is recovering well. The right-hander did not find a place in the Indian team for the upcoming Bangladesh tour despite ending up as the highest run-scorer in the Ranji Trophy last year, however, he is in line to picked for Bangladesh A tour.
Sarfaraz Khan, Mumbai's batting star, was admitted to a Ranchi hospital on Saturday after complaining of kidney pain. He was discharged on Sunday and is available for the next match in #VijayHazareTrophy @RevSportz @BoriaMajumdar pic.twitter.com/K3b4gPWqPB
— Subhayan Chakraborty (@CricSubhayan) November 13, 2022
Sarfaraz’s father Naushad Khan was quoted as saying by Cricbuzz, “It is a minor but painful ailment of kidney stone, something he has been suffering from for quite some time. It gave him a lot of pain because of which he had to be taken to the hospital. He is fine now.”
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Talking about the youngster, a Mumbai team official said, “Sarfaraz Khan is expected to be fit. The one-night stay in the hospital was a precautionary exercise and we are confident about his participation in Thursday’s game.”
Meanwhile, Mumbai lost to Services by eight wickets in their second game and they will need to ensure they win against Maharashtra in their next match to enhance their qualification chances after winning one and losing one game so far.
