Sarfaraz Khan-Rohit Sharma: The two-match Test series between India and Bangladesh is going to start from September 19. Both the teams are busy preparing for this series. Meanwhile, just before the series, Indian batsman Sarfaraz Khan has praised Rohit Sharma and compared Rohit to a Bollywood superstar.
Rohit Sharma is Aamir Khan of Lagaan- Sarfaraz Khan
Before the Test series, Sarfaraz Khan praised Rohit Sharma and compared him to Aamir Khan. He said that captain Rohit does not treat any player like a junior. Sarfaraz Khan told Geo Cinema that Rohit is very different. He makes you feel very comfortable. Rohit Sharma is like my elder brother. We love playing under his leadership.
Continuing his talk, Sarfaraz further said that earlier I used to see him from outside, now the experience of playing with him has been different. Rohit does not treat us like juniors. He treats everyone equally. Lagaan is my favorite movie. The way Aamir Khan made the team in the movie, in my view Rohit Sharma is also like Aamir Khan for this team.
For information, let us tell you that Rohit Sharma has captained the Indian team in 16 Tests so far. The first Test against Bangladesh is to be played from 19 September. Earlier, in the ongoing practice session, the entire team including captain Rohit Sharma and Kohli were seen together at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. During this, new bowling coach Morne Morkel and assistant coach Abhishek Nair were also seen with the team.
India is leading the points table in WTC with 68.52 percent points. Australia has secured the second position with 62.52 percent points. Bangladesh has secured the fourth position with 45.83 percent points. The first test match between India and Bangladesh will be played in Chennai from September 19 and the second test will be played in Kanpur from September 27.