Sarfaraz Ahmed Pakistan vs New Zealand Test Series: Former Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed returned to the Test team after four years. Recently, he was part of Pakistan’s playing XI in the two-Test series played against New Zealand in Karachi. Sarfaraz had a great comeback in Test cricket. He scored half-centuries in both the innings of the first Test. Whereas in the first innings of the second Test, he scored a half century and a memorable century in the second innings. All eyes were on Sarfaraz throughout the Test series. Although during this he did amazing batting but there were flaws in his wicketkeeping. If we look at the entire Test series, he made about a dozen mistakes during wicketkeeping.
skyrocketed in batting
It is not easy for any batsman to score runs after coming back to the Test team after four years. But Sarfaraz Ahmed did it. He realized during the Test series that the Pakistan team management did not do well by not giving him a chance. Sarfaraz dominated the Test series against New Zealand. He scored the highest 335 runs in the entire series, which included three half-centuries including one century. Remember former captain Sarfaraz was playing Test match for the first time in his home town Karachi.
10 mistakes made in wicketkeeping
Where Sarfaraz Ahmed rocked the batting, on the other hand there were flaws as a wicketkeeper. Sarfaraz, playing Test after four years, did not look as agile during wicketkeeping. If we look closely at his wicketkeeping in the entire series, then he made 10 mistakes. In the Test series against New Zealand, Sarfaraz missed three stumpings while wicketkeeping. Left three catches, did not take two reviews and could not pick two edges. In this way, he made 10 mistakes while wicketkeeping in the entire series.
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